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Those BKK airport escalator blues
News, Evie Richardson, Published on 27/04/2026
» The escalator rising from the check-in hall to international departures at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport looks much like any other in the world -- a functional steel conveyor carrying travellers from one level to the next.
UHG banking on new hotel rooms for 20% growth
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/04/2026
» Despite a 10-20% decline in European tourist arrivals following the Middle East conflict, commercial property developer UHG is targeting 20% growth this year driven by the opening of a new hotel and the addition of rooms at an existing property.
The groove of revenge
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 27/04/2026
» The final season of The Boys arrived not as another escalation, but as a convergence -- everything the series had been building towards finally collapsing into place. Developed by Eric Kripke and released on Amazon Prime Video, the fifth season premiered earlier this month, with the remaining episodes scheduled to roll out weekly until May 20. From the outset, the tone made one thing clear: this was no longer about raising the stakes. It was about ending them.
New fighting in Mali's Kidal between army and rebels
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» BAMAKO - Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian town of Kidal between Tuareg rebels backed by jihadists and government forces supported by Russian mercenaries, a day after insurgents launched coordinated strikes across the restive Sahel nation.
Loud bangs and a Trump evacuation: chaos at correspondents' dinner
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - It was meant to be a glitzy Saturday night at a Washington ballroom featuring President Donald Trump, but the glamor was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the floor and the US leader bundled out by security personnel.
The lesson that was all over the map
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/04/2026
» Last week's item regarding the wonderful world of maps and atlases sparked memories of how a map played a key cameo role during my early days in Bangkok. It was 1969 and I was teaching at a commercial college. One of the subjects I was assigned was geography. After the first lesson it was clear there was a language problem. None of the Thai class understood a word I was saying.
A temple graft turning point
Editorial, Published on 26/04/2026
» The 50-year jail term handed down last week to the former abbot of Wat Rai Khing is as harsh as it is telling. The court rightly called it a grave offence.
Gunfire in Mali as army battles ‘terrorist groups’
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» BAMAKO, Mali - The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday was battling “terrorist groups” it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict.
ONE Championship: Haggerty vows to spoil Yoza’s bid to take up Takeru’s mantle in Tokyo
Nick Atkin, Published on 25/04/2026
» Yuki Yoza believes it is his responsibility to carry Japanese kickboxing forward in ONE Championship.
ONE Championship: Rodtang truce holds as Chatri launches Japan’s ‘new era’ at Samurai 1 presser
Nick Atkin, Published on 25/04/2026
» ONE Championship’s fragile truce with Rodtang Jitmuangnon held firm in Tokyo on Friday night – allowing the promotion to put the focus back where it wanted it.