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Cornered Orban at risk of losing next election
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 28/03/2026
» Viktor Orban has not aged well. When I met him in Budapest two months before the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, he was a typical hyper-ambitious student leader. Anybody who has been to university knows the type: fluent, ruthless, perpetually on the look-out for the main chance, and oddly old still to be a student. (He was 26.)
Inheriting the brush
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/03/2026
» At first glance, a mural resembles a familiar backdrop to an ubosot at any temple. You expect it to depict themes from the Jataka Tales and the Tripitaka to legends and folklore. But upon closer look, it reveals something different -- it is deeply personal, vernacular and subversive of gender norms.
Pheu Thai cabinet hopeful Sudawan fails screening check
Online Reporters, Published on 27/03/2026
» Pheu Thai Party deputy leader Sudawan Wangsuphakitkosol, tipped to take one of the party’s eight cabinet seats in the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, has failed to meet required qualifications.
Action star Chuck Norris dies at 86
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood action star most famous for his role in “Walker, Texas Ranger”, has died, his family said on Friday. He was 86.
Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Aziza Ahmad hasn't planned anything -- no family meal, no gifts for the children. In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
A Timeless Culinary Voyage: basil Celebrates 30 Years with Blue Elephant
Published on 19/03/2026
» Bangkok, Thailand — To mark three decades of culinary excellence, basil at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, a Luxury Collection Hotel, presents an extraordinary one-night dinner titled “Bangkok: A Timeless Culinary Voyage – From Royal Heritage to Modern Bangkok”. Created in collaboration with Blue Elephant, the event takes place on March 27 and is priced at 2,800++ baht per person.
South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» SIDON, Lebanon - The line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see along the coast of southern Lebanon, as residents of areas bombarded in the Israel-Hezbollah war poured into the ancient city of Sidon in search of safety.
'We will wait for each one': Ukrainians greet POWs with tears and cheers
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) - Larysa Gladka was among hundreds of Ukrainians lining the road stretching towards the northern border, holding flags as they anxiously fixed their gaze at the horizon.
Senior US counterterrorism official resigns to protest Iran war
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - A senior US counterterrorism official resigned on Tuesday to protest the US-Israeli war against Iran and said the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to the United States.
Top US counterterrorism official quits over Iran war
The New York Times, Published on 17/03/2026
» WASHINGTON — One of the top counterterrorism officials in the United States announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his opposition to the Iran war and what he said was Israel’s influence over the Trump administration’s policies.