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Online scam losses fall to record low
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/04/2026
» The Anti-Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) on Monday reported 5,000 online scam complaints last week, with total losses falling to their lowest level so far.
Senators question land bridge
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/04/2026
» Senators have raised objections to the government's one-trillion-baht land bridge megaproject, citing economic impacts, environmental concerns and a lack of a thorough public hearing process.
Is the Iran war America's Suez or its Gallipoli?
Oped, Yanis Varoufakis, Published on 21/04/2026
» When Egypt closed the Suez Canal for five months in 1956, it triggered events that shrunk the global standing of Britain's pound sterling, inaugurated the petrodollar age, and demonstrated how a small country can inflict serious damage upon the economic power that had subjugated it decades earlier.
Pope Leo blasts 'exploitation' on visit to resource-rich Angola
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» SAURIMO — Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful on Monday during a visit to Angola's diamond-rich northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa.
Panic as Myanmar bomb lands inside Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 20/04/2026
» MAE HONG SON - Thai villagers along the Salween River in Sob Moei district fled their homes on Monday after a bomb dropped by the Myanmar air force landed inside Thai territory during air strikes against ethnic Karen forces.
Opening Hormuz is the easy part, restoring oil flow is not
Reuter's columnist Ron Bousso, Published on 20/04/2026
» LONDON - The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world’s most critical oil and gas chokepoint. But one thing is already clear: even if the guns fall silent, flows through the narrow waterway will take months – and possibly years – to recover to pre-war levels.
High tide alert for Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 20/04/2026
» A high-tide alert is in effect for communities in low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, where the water could overflow onto roads and damage property and affect the quality of drinking water.
Israel vows to level homes in Lebanon, counter threats with 'full force'
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» BEIRUT - Israel said its military had been instructed to use "full force" against threats in Lebanon despite a truce, and vowed to level homes allegedly used by Hezbollah, with state media reporting demolitions were underway on Sunday.
Bayer’s strongest-ever pharma portfolio and promising pipeline drive future growth
Published on 20/04/2026
» Bayer AG expects its pharmaceutical business to return to mid‑single‑digit growth from 2027 and aims to expand its operating margin towards 30% by 2030. The outlook was shared by Stefan Oelrich, Member of the Board of Management and President of Bayer’s Pharmaceuticals Division, during Pharma Media Day 2026 in Berlin.
Spectre of stagflation haunts Thailand
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Nareerat Wiriyapong and Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/04/2026
» Thailand's economy is increasingly seen as fragile now that the Songkran holiday has come to an end, as price freezes on energy and other products are discontinued.