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When being neutral is no safeguard
Oped, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 18/03/2026
» 'Don't worry about it, we are neutral!" was Thailand's flippant response to the Islamist terrorist attack on America in 2001 when hijacked jets carrying innocent passengers and filled to the brim with aviation fuel smashed into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on Sept 11.
PHD consolidates Menarini Asia-Pacific’s media mandate in the region
Published on 06/03/2026
» Bangkok, March 5, 2026 – Omnicom Media (OM) agency PHD has consolidated Menarini Asia-Pacific’s (Menarini) media mandate in the region following a competitive pitch that began in June 2025.
International school growth nears plateau
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 04/03/2026
» Thailand's decade-long surge in international schools is approaching a plateau, as falling birth rates and demographic shifts threaten to curb expansion in a sector that has nearly tripled in size since 2014.
Killing the goose that lays the Olympic gold medal
Oped, Nancy Qian, Published on 24/02/2026
» The Olympic Games have always been about more than sports, with the medal count serving as a measure of national vitality. The 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina are no different. The Americans, like everyone else, want confirmation of their preeminence. So important is that outcome that even US Vice President JD Vance briefly acknowledged the value of non-white immigration to the United States when he complained that Eileen Gu, the US-born medal-winning skier for China, should be competing under the American flag.
Milan-Cortina hailed as 'new kind' of Winter Olympics at closing ceremony
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry lauded Milan-Cortina 2026 as a "new kind of Winter Games" as she declared them closed on Sunday.
Gu strikes gold, USA beat Canada in men's ice hockey
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - Eileen Gu pulled out all the stops on Sunday to win the gold medal that had eluded her at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, while the USA beat Canada in the high-stakes final of the men's ice hockey.
Nakai targets Olympic skating upset as 'skimo' makes debut
AFP, Published on 20/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - Japanese teenager Ami Nakai goes for a shock Olympic gold in women's figure skating on Thursday after ski mountaineering made its debut in heavy snow at the Winter Games.
Sakamoto eyes skating gold in Olympic farewell
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» MILAN - Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto launches her quest for a fairytale Olympic swansong on Tuesday as heavy snow in the Italian Alps disrupted the schedule at the Milan-Cortina Games.
Twisted truths
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 16/01/2026
» If the phrase "keeps you guessing till the very end" is loosely used these days, it genuinely applies to the new crime-mystery limited series His & Hers, a show in which the stakes are high and its central characters have far too much to lose.
Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations on Friday after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex, killing at least 94 people and leaving dozens still missing.