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Hiker struck by lightning on stormy northern mountain
News, Online Reporters, Published on 13/10/2025
» MAE HONG SON – A 30-year-old woman hiking on Doi Pui Luang was seriously injured when struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Sunday evening, leading to a difficult two-hour emergency evacuation down the mountain.
'I know it's immoral': Child labour still common in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» KARACHI - From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi.
Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival
Published on 13/10/2025
» The number of international first-year students at Hong Kong's public universities remained below pre-pandemic levels in the last academic year despite the government doubling quotas for non-locals, with an admissions official saying Singapore has emerged as a growing education powerhouse.
Thai Teenager Uses Creativity to Drive Social Change
Published on 13/10/2025
» Aim Wanglee is using creativity to break barriers and drive meaningful change, focusing on child labour protection.
Thai developers bet on sustainable homes
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/10/2025
» As climate concerns mount and urban living intensifies, Thailand's property sector is turning to sustainability as both a necessity and a market opportunity.
Stock rollercoaster goes from slump to stimulus-driven surge
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/10/2025
» After losing 9% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2025, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index is moving into the final quarter with more bullish sentiment, topping 1,300 points in early October thanks to the new government's economic stimulus and an easing cycle for Thai interest rates.
World No. 204 Vacherot in shock after 'crazy' Shanghai triumph
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» SHANGHAI - World number 204 Valentin Vacherot said he was in shock Sunday after beating his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters, becoming the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP 1000 tournament.
In a world on fire, workers get burned
News, Published on 13/10/2025
» In these chaotic times that many characterise in terms of rollback, regression, and retreat, there is one measure that continues to surge ahead -- global temperature. The year 2024 was the hottest ever since worldwide temperature recording began. Though climate occupied a major space in discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York City last month, significant progress did not emerge from the fractured international environment.
A tad confused
Postbag, Published on 13/10/2025
» Re: "Cultural confusion", (PostBag, Oct 11) & "Off to a dancing start", (BP, Oct 10).
Boxing pride is global
News, Editorial, Published on 13/10/2025
» As Thailand prepares to host the 2025 SEA Games this December, a controversy has emerged over the use of the term "Muay" instead of "Muaythai" for the boxing event.