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Alaska: a source of Russian imperial nostalgia
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» MOSCOW - Alaska, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial nostalgia and often less-than-serious territorial claims in Russia.
PTTEP to divest from Mexican site
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/08/2025
» SET-listed PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) is pushing ahead with its plan to exit the petroleum business in Mexico, in line with the company's business restructuring to invest in other regions.
NFL games snubbed
Postbag, Published on 14/08/2025
» Without even notifying me, True Visions discontinued its broadcasts of American football (NFL). That's the last straw.
Budget puts govt on edge
News, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2025
» As a special session to deliberate the second and third readings of the 3.78-trillion-baht fiscal 2026 Budget Bill gets under way, the Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partners can do little but keep their fingers crossed.
Thailand must redefine FDI for future
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 14/08/2025
» Thailand's economic future looks increasingly uncertain. Once a rising star among emerging markets, the country now faces persistent stagnation. A key reason lies in how we have treated foreign direct investment (FDI) -- not as a strategic lever for national economic development but as a short-term fix driven by rent-seeking behaviour, bureaucratic collusion, and a failure to safeguard the nation's long-term economic interests and its goals for equitable development.
EC told to speed up probe into alleged vote-rigging
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/08/2025
» A group of candidates on the reserve list of senators has accused the Election Commission (EC) of dragging its feet on an investigation into alleged vote-rigging in the 2024 Senate election and have demanded an explanation for the hold-up.
Government given failing grade on corruption
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has criticised the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration’s first year in power as lacking a clear direction, effective mechanisms and a genuine commitment to tackle corruption.
Paetongtarn court ruling set for Aug 29
Published on 13/08/2025
» The Constitutional Court will rule on Aug 29 in the case seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for her handling of a phone call with former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen.
Slogans urge Tibetans to assimilate under Chinese rule
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2025
» NYINGCHI — As the plane touches down at the airport in Nyingchi, in China's remote eastern Tibetan Autonomous Region, the slogan "Long live ethnic unity!" can be seen written in massive Chinese characters along the base of a nearby mountain.
Sam Rainsy says Cambodian criminal-wealth could buy hundreds of F-16s
Published on 13/08/2025
» Criminals operating in Cambodia are raking in about US$19 billion a year according to exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who pointed out that is enough to buy 292 F-16 fighter jets.