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WORLD

Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» BATA, Equatorial Guinea - The walls around Equatorial Guinea’s notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV’s visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine

WORLD

Deportees from US stranded and ‘scared’ in DR Congo

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» KINSHASA - Spending the past five days cooped up in a hotel in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is not quite what a group of Latin Americans expected when they sought asylum in the United States.

WORLD

Trump’s ‘low IQ’ slur and the right’s race obsession

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» WASHINGTON - When US President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a particularly pejorative insult: “low IQ person”.

BUSINESS

Platinum Group unveils The Neighbourhood of Platinum, rebranding The Market to PLATINUM POP

Published on 23/04/2026

» The Platinum Group, Thailand’s leading operator of shopping centres, wholesale and retail businesses, hotels and office buildings, has unveiled a major strategic plan to anchor its presence in the high-potential Ratchaprasong – Pratunam – Ratchaprarop district. The initiative aims to create a new landmark under the concept “The Neighbourhood of Platinum”, elevating the area into a central business district (CBD) mega mixed-use ecosystem in the heart of Bangkok. 

SPORTS

‘Big loss’ for F1 if Verstappen quits, say rivals

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» WOKING, England - If four-time world champion Max Verstappen were to quit Formula One, as he has hinted on numerous occasions, it would be a “big loss” for the sport, his McLaren rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri said on Wednesday.

WORLD

Pope in Equatorial Guinea criticises prison conditions

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» BATA, Equatorial Guinea - Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.

THAILAND

Historic temple in Surin eyed as tourist hotspot

News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2026

» The government will restore and preserve Prasat Ta Kwai temple in Surin province to establish it as a sustainable historical tourist attraction, says Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised.

THAILAND

Debt hike a 'last resort'

News, Published on 23/04/2026

» Raising the public debt ceiling or issuing emergency borrowing decrees will be considered as a "last resort", only if global volatility persists and domestic fiscal resources prove insufficient, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas says.

BUSINESS

Investment promotion rethink proposed

Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/04/2026

» Thailand may need to adjust its investment promotion strategy for targeted industries, particularly data centres, to ensure the country gains maximum benefits, says Industry Minister Varawut Silpa‑archa.

BUSINESS

Higher pay, leaner benefits eyed for new civil servants

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/04/2026

» The Comptroller-General's Department in collaboration with relevant agencies is exploring guidelines to increase the starting income of newly appointed civil servants as it looks to ease the burden of medical care expenditure.