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OPINION

A prudent path

Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/03/2026

» Re: "Thailand braces for fallout from Mideast war", (Business, March 9). While we wish the leading political party in the new government fortitude and resilience in its efforts to steer Thailand through these turbulent times, we must also remind ourselves of the wise counsel of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great when he proposed the Sufficiency Economy as the most viable philosophy to help Thailand surmount the challenges of external threats and global shifts in economics and political destabilisation.

WORLD

Hungary and Ukraine feuding over Russian oil

AFP, Published on 06/03/2026

» BUDAPEST - Kyiv accused Budapest of kidnapping seven of its citizens on Friday, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would use “every means” to pressure Ukraine in an escalating row over stalled Russian oil supplies.

WORLD

Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking 'hostage' bank staff carrying $40mn

AFP, Published on 06/03/2026

» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary on Friday of taking "hostage" a group of Ukrainian bank employees who were reportedly transporting US$40 million and nine kilogrammes of gold.

THAILAND

Ambassador visits Oct 7 families

News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 01/03/2026

» Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Alona Fisher-Kamm visited three northeastern provinces last week to convey condolences and support to the families of four Thai agricultural workers killed in the Oct 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

WORLD

Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» KANO (NIGERIA) - The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP.

WORLD

UN says Israeli actions raise 'ethnic cleansing' fears in West Bank, Gaza

AFP, Published on 19/02/2026

» GENEVA — Israel's increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians "raise concerns over ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, the United Nations (UN) reported on Thursday.

LEARNING

Hat Yai school gunman captured

Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2026

» Police have arrested a gunman who seriously wounded a school director and injured two students before taking hostages in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Wednesday afternoon.

THAILAND

Hat Yai school gunman captured

Published on 11/02/2026

» Police have arrested a gunman who seriously wounded a school director and injured two students before taking hostages in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Wednesday afternoon.

WORLD

Israel to partially reopen key Gaza crossing

AFP, Published on 30/01/2026

» JERUSALEM - Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians — but only for the “limited movement of people”.

WORLD

Israel prepares to bury last Gaza hostage

AFP, Published on 28/01/2026

» MEITAR, Israel - Grieving relatives of Ran Gvili gathered on Wednesday as Israel prepared to bury the last hostage returned from Gaza, marking the end of a painful national saga triggered by Hamas’s 2023 attack.