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WORLD

Tiny, defiant Nile island caught up in Sudanese war

AFP, Published on 22/04/2026

» KHARTOUM - For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.

WORLD

What are EU countries doing to counter energy price rises?

Reuters, Published on 22/04/2026

» BRUSSELS - The European Commission will ⁠set out ⁠plans on Wednesday to ​cut electricity taxes as it seeks to reduce the price impact of the Iran war and to coordinate ​the refilling of countries' gas storage ahead ‌of the increase in heating demand later this year.

WORLD

Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise

AFP, Published on 22/04/2026

» SYDNEY - An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.

THAILAND

Thailand offers backing for Myanmar's bid to normalise Asean ties 

Reuters, Published on 22/04/2026

» Thailand ‌wants to play a leading role in Myanmar's bid to normalise its ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) after five years on the sidelines, the Thai foreign minister said ahead of a meeting on Wednesday with new President Min Aung Hlaing.

LEARNING

Long-stay visas for condo buyers in Phuket clarified

Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2026

» Immigration authorities and real estate executives held a meeting in Phuket on Tuesday to clarify the new long-stay visa programme for foreign real estate investors, which aims to attract high-potential buyers.

THAILAND

Border on alert amid Myanmar raids

News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 22/04/2026

» Security has been tightened along the Thai–Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province after Myanmar airstrikes hit Karen National Union (KNU) positions opposite Mae Sariang and Sob Moei districts, prompting Thai authorities to place ranger units and local agencies on 24-hour alert.

OPINION

Chokepoints expose fragility of our global order

Oped, Published on 22/04/2026

» Most schoolchildren learn that the Earth is roughly 40,000km around. They do not learn that the global economy depends on just 160 of those kilometres.

BUSINESS

Oil and stocks steady amid hope for peace talks

AFP, Published on 21/04/2026

» LONDON - Oil prices dipped and stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday as investors held out hope that despite conflicting rhetoric there was scope for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas shipments.

BUSINESS

Long-stay visas for condo buyers in Phuket clarified

Published on 21/04/2026

» PHUKET - Immigration authorities and real estate executives held a briefing on Tuesday to clarify the new long-stay visa programme for foreign real estate investors, which aims to attract high-potential buyers and support economic activity in Thailand’s property sector.

WORLD

Downing Street ‘exerted pressure to OK Mandelson’

AFP, Published on 21/04/2026

» LONDON - Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office applied constant pressure on civil servants to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington and seemed to brush off security concerns, a sacked official told MPs on Tuesday.