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Thai hoteliers jittery over energy prices
Published on 17/03/2026
» Hotel operators in Thailand consider high energy prices more troubling than mass cancellations as only one month remains in the high tourism season, resulting in requests for the government to promote domestic travel during the Songkran holiday to help maintain occupancy rates.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» Here are the latest developments on Tuesday in the Middle East war:
Belgian court decides on holding trial over 1961 Congo leader murder
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» BRUSSELS — A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba.
Elderly vendor conned out of cash in street swindle
Online Reporters, Published on 17/03/2026
» NAKHON PATHOM - A 73-year-old grilled-fish vendor was swindled out of nearly 1,000 baht in cash and three fish by a conman who exploited the pensioner’s trust before fleeing on a motorcycle.
400 killed in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2026
» KABUL — At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the neighbours.
Iran 'negotiating' with Fifa over moving World Cup games to Mexico
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» MEXICO CITY - Iran's football federation is "negotiating" with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) to relocate the country's first-round matches at the World Cup to Mexico from the United States, citing the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's embassy in Mexico said Monday.
Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SAO PAULO - In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.
Your next petrol stop comes with a coconut
BitesizeBKK, Published on 17/03/2026
» There’s a new freebie appearing at some Thai petrol stations. Instead of getting a plastic bottle of water, you get something much sweeter: a coconut.
Global funds look to Malaysia as Iran war shakes up Asian assets
Published on 17/03/2026
» Even before the war in Iran sparked a surge in energy prices, Malaysia stood out from its Southeast Asian peers as the newfound darling of global investors.
MRTA fast-tracks major metro projects
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2026
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is accelerating major metro projects and preparing new feasibility reviews for two additional lines recently transferred from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).