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Nakhon Nayok fire 100% contained, bounty raised
Online Reporters, Published on 29/01/2026
» NAKHON NAYOK - The paddy field fires caused by illegal burning in Pak Phli district have been fully extinguished, while local authorities have stepped up patrols in still‑vulnerable areas and raised the reward for information leading to capture of arsonists to 50,000 baht.
Memory chip crunch could drive up smartphone prices
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» TOKYO - Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other devices next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres gobble up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
Kalmaegi flattens ripe rice fields in Buri Ram
Surachai Piragsa and Online Reporters, Published on 08/11/2025
» BURI RAM - Farmers in many villages in Muang district are facing severe hardship from the impact of Storm Kalmaegi, which has brought heavy rainfall and strong winds that flattened rice fields just as crops reached full maturity.
'Backyard fireworks' of WWII bombs still litter Solomon Islands
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» HONIARA — Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip was ploughing his soil by hand when he heard an unusual clunk -- one of the countless unexploded bombs still scattered across the small Pacific nation decades after World War II.
High Treasury yields could slow down AI boom
News, Joachim Klement, Published on 29/09/2025
» Tech giants are ploughing money into artificial intelligence, fuelling the ongoing US stock market rally in the process.
Sabalenka defeats Anisimova to retain US Open crown
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» NEW YORK - World number one Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Amanda Anisimova to defend her US Open crown on Saturday, defeating her American rival in straight sets to clinch the fourth Grand Slam title of her career.
Under a drone canopy, Ukraine army medics rely on robots and luck
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) - When Magician, a Ukrainian serviceman, was remotely steering a robot hauling a wounded soldier away from the front line towards safety, the worst-case scenario played out on his monitor.
Sacred oxen predict bumper trade year
News, Published on 10/05/2025
» As Thailand comes under pressure from the threat of a 36% reciprocal tariff by the United States on its exports, a note of optimism emerged from the ancient Royal Ploughing Ceremony, where sacred oxen foretold a prosperous year for international trade.
Suspect in Berlin stabbing wanted ‘to kill Jews’
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» BERLIN - A Syrian man arrested after a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial that seriously wounded a Spanish man had been harbouring a “plan to kill Jews”, police and prosecutors said on Saturday.
Nervousness in Germany on eve of elections
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» BERLIN - German politicians made a final scramble for votes on Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right targeting a record showing.