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Iran says no leniency for 'rioters' as protests persist
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» PARIS - Iran will offer no leniency to "rioters", though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country's judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of sometimes-deadly protests.
Young woman accuses Chinese men of gang-rape in Pattaya
Published on 05/11/2025
» PATTAYA - A young woman has accused three Chinese men of assaulting and jointly raping her at a house in Pattaya early Wednesday morning.
Hungary’s Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins literature Nobel
Published on 09/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday.
ONE Championship: Jonathan Di Bella settles score with Prajanchai – and calls for Muay Thai title fight at Madison Square Garden
Published on 05/10/2025
» Fifteen months after a disputed decision, the Canadian–Italian star finds ‘killer instinct’ to outpoint Thailand’s pound-for-pound great and become undisputed strawweight kickboxing champion – and now wants his other belt
UK couple freed by Taliban
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2025
» DOHA — A senior British couple who were detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in February have been released and flown to Doha following Qatari mediation, an official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Vienna wins on home turf as it hosts first tram driver world cup
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» VIENNA - Vienna hosted the first ever Tram Driver World Championship on Saturday, with the city's skilled drivers emerging victorious out of 25 teams from across the world battling it out in a tense competition.
Brazil's Bolsonaro faces prison after coup plotting conviction
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday convicted firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, sealing his fate with a 4-1 vote that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
The gift of literature
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/09/2025
» Hailing from a rural village, Hin Pa toils back-breaking hours until he runs into his childhood friend, Bak Berd, who makes a living as a parasailor in Phuket. Spurred by his invitation, Hin Pa relocates to the island for better opportunities. In a memorable scene, a traveller hands him a book midair. Who would foresee that it inspires him to read more, venture into painting and cycle around the world?
Open mic catches Xi and Putin discussing immortality
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed life-prolonging organ transplants and immortality as they chatted before Beijing’s massive military parade this week, in comments picked up by state media microphones.
New movies out this week: Aug 28-Sept 3
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/08/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.