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OPINION

China's water security ambitions

News, Published on 15/04/2026

» China holds only 6% of the world's fresh water, which supports nearly 20% of the global population and generates over 18% of global gross domestic product. The country faces water challenges largely due to water quality concerns and significant spatio-temporal imbalances.

THAILAND

Feasibility studies behind Land Bridge ‘inaccurate’

Published on 14/04/2026

» A coalition of academics, environmental organisations and civil society groups has urged Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to disclose all environmental and health impact assessment (EHIA) reports related to the proposed southern Land Bridge project.

WORLD

Controversy in Indonesia over US military overflight proposal

Published on 14/04/2026

» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s foreign ministry has warned ‌the defence ministry that an American proposal to give its military “blanket” permission to fly over Indonesian territory risked entangling Jakarta in potential South China Sea conflicts, sources say.

WORLD

Fresh from conflict, Pakistan plays peacemaker

AFP, Published on 14/04/2026

» ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - As the clock ticked down to US President Donald Trump’s deadline to destroy Iran’s civilisation last week, hope emerged from an unlikely corner, with Pakistan’s prime minister first seeking — and within hours securing — a two-week ceasefire between the warring sides.

WORLD

Japan to limit power banks on flights to 2 per person from April 24

Published on 14/04/2026

» The Japanese government will limit the number of power banks that can be brought aboard commercial flights to two per passenger following incidents involving such batteries catching fire or emitting smoke, it said onTuesday.

WORLD

McDonald's, Iran, and the pope: Trump's bizarre press conference

AFP, Published on 14/04/2026

» WASHINGTON - If the McDonald's delivery to the Oval Office on Monday wasn't extraordinary enough, President Donald Trump's press conference on Iran, the pope and Jesus certainly was.

BUSINESS

Rule change could encourage insurers to increase equity holdings

Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/04/2026

» A decision by Thailand’s insurance regulator to reduce the equity risk charge for domestic investments is expected to unlock significant institutional inflows into the stock market, as insurers gain greater flexibility to allocate capital to higher-return assets.

BUSINESS

S&P warns of rising corporate credit stress

Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/04/2026

» Thai companies with high leverage are likely to face negative cash flow over the next two years, due to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East.

OPINION

Rethink Asean-Pakistan relations

News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/04/2026

» Pakistan became an Asean sectoral dialogue partner in 1993. Yet for more than three decades, the grouping's engagement with this nuclear-armed state has remained limited. The time has surely come to reconsider its status and elevate it to a full dialogue partner.

OPINION

Nuclear divide

News, Published on 14/04/2026

» Re: "Talks fail on nuclear issue", (BP, April 13).