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Attacker of Thai grandfather in US acquitted of murder
The New York Times, Published on 17/01/2026
» A man caught on video violently shoving an 84-year-old Thai grandfather to the ground in San Francisco in 2021 has been found not guilty of murder and elder abuse, in a case that became a nationwide symbol of rising attacks against Asians during the coronavirus pandemic.
Iran: Don't intervene there, Mr Trump
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/01/2026
» Any day now, the United States will "come to the rescue" of the protesters in the streets of Iran's cities and American bombers will unleash "hell" on the minions of the theocratic regime -- or not, as the case may be.
Living in Thailand's age of impunity
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/01/2026
» There's no place like Thailand. Joyscrolling TikTok and Reels reveals dozens of clips made by international visitors lamenting having to leave our lovely country and return to dreary Europe or joyless America. "Nobody talks about how hard it is to go from this" -- insert a cut of a wonderful beach in Krabi -- "to this"--cut to a drab, damp suburban street somewhere in the West. Add a crying-face emoji. "I want to move here!" the traveller announces. True, everybody loves Thailand.
Uganda counts votes amid reports of violence
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.
Three missing people located after Korat crane collapse
Prasit Tangprasert and Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Three people reported missing in the crane collapse that struck a passenger train in this northeastern province have been located. Two sustained injuries and remain in hospital, while the third was not on board the train, provincial authorities said on Friday.
Cops identify 5 arson, bomb blitz suspects
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» PATTANI: Police have identified five suspects who investigators believe were behind the coordinated bombing and arson attacks on 11 petrol stations across three southernmost provinces last week, according to officials in charge of the case yesterday.
Who runs Red Line?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2026
» Re: "Red Line B40 daily fare cap starts", (BP, Dec 2, 2025). I'm just curious whether the Red Line commuter trains are under the jurisdiction of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) or the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Dead to Rights: When the camera becomes a weapon
Khanaphot Saengchai, Published on 15/01/2026
» Reload. Aim. Shoot. The verbs describing life-taking actions with a gun can also describe reloading film, framing a shot, and operating a camera. Dead to Rights (2025), a fictional retelling of the Nanjing massacre, draws a horrendous parallel between guns and cameras as instruments of war.
Iran denies death-sentence reports
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» An Iranian protester who the United States feared faced imminent execution will not be sentenced to death, the judiciary said on Thursday, while President Donald Trump said he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action.
Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.