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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
Eateries face rising costs, weak outlook
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 23/04/2026
» Restaurant-related associations have collaborated to tackle surging energy costs, fluctuations in raw material prices, and digital transformation.
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.
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”.
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.
‘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.
Visa-free stay to be cut for quality boost
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/04/2026
» Thailand is preparing to end the 60-day visa-free scheme to improve screening and support sustainable growth in the tourism sector, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul.
War risks, rate cuts affect Thai banks’ margins
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/04/2026
» The local banking industry recorded marginal net profit growth in the first quarter of this year, pressured by a decline in net interest income (NII) as conflicts in the Middle East are expected to heighten risks for the sector.
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.
Climate scrubbed from G7 agenda to appease US
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» PARIS - A meeting of G7 nations on the environment begins in Paris on Thursday but climate change has been left off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States.