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Buri Ram prisoner caught after blanket breakout
Published on 05/07/2025
» BURI RAM - Police have recaptured a 42-year-old prisoner who escaped from Buri Ram Provincial Prison, finding him hiding in bushes behind the provincial government centre after a massive overnight manhunt involving more than 300 officers.
Medical charity decries US-backed Gaza aid
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» GENEVA - The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on Friday for a controversial Israel- and US-backed relief effort in Gaza to be halted, branding it “slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid”.
Muslim pilgrims 'stone the devil' as hajj concludes in Saudi
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
No new anthrax infection cases reported, says govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2025
» The anthrax situation in the northeastern province of Mukdahan is improving, with no new cases reported as of yesterday, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Japan 'regrets' release of anti-whaling activist Watson
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» TOKYO - Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request.
Chronicling the crumbling of the House of Assad
Oped, Published on 14/12/2024
» The swift collapse, after 54 years, of Syria's al-Assad dynasty has just transformed the Middle East's geopolitical landscape. The lightning offensive by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia took all of Syria's neighbours -- and everyone else -- by surprise. The news that President Bashar al-Assad had fled to Russia confirms the one binding truth about wars: unintended consequences can extend far beyond the theatre of battle.
Massacre in Haiti leaves nearly 200 dead
New York Times, Published on 10/12/2024
» PORT-AU-PRINCE — More than 180 people were killed in a massacre over the weekend in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Haiti’s capital, the United Nations (UN) human rights chief said Monday.
Fighting maternal mortality's toll
News, Published on 02/12/2024
» No mother should give her own life to give life to another. Unfortunately, preventing maternal mortality remains a persistent global challenge. The third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) commits countries to reduce their maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. At the current pace, the world is projected to fall far short of this target, resulting in more than one million additional, overwhelmingly preventable deaths.
Valuing Buddha?
Postbag, Published on 16/10/2024
» Re: "Temple, state forever tied at the hip", (Opinion, Oct 12).