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100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» MINNA (NIGERIA) - Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear.
Council of State spikes lottery partial-refund hopes
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/12/2025
» The Council of State (CoS) has advised against a proposal to offer partial refunds to buyers of digital lottery tickets who do not win prizes because the plan was deemed to exceed the authority of the Government Lottery Office (GLO), says a top finance official.
Second-lowest turnout ever for HK legislative election
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's legislative election on Sunday drew the second-lowest turnout rate on record, with voters choosing candidates under Beijing's "patriots only" rules in the aftermath of the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Artists resist repression in Thailand, US
Oped, Sally Tyler, Published on 08/12/2025
» In late August, two seemingly unrelated events occurred in Thailand and the US. The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) altered a major exhibit it had recently opened and, a few weeks later, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily taken off the air by the ABC television network. These events are linked as forms of artistic repression and perhaps more concerning, as examples of the growing use of intermediary censorship by authoritarian regimes.
Case for SET reform
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/12/2025
» Re: "Thai bourse seeks to jump start growth", (Business, Dec 6).
UTN chief says party ready for upcoming election
Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2025
» The United Thai Nation Party (UTN) leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga on Sunday said the party is ready for the upcoming general election, as he unveiled a platform centred on “decisive leadership” to tackle mounting crises.
What to know about Australia’s social media ban
The New York TImes, Published on 07/12/2025
» SYDNEY — There are an estimated 440,000 young Australian teens, ages 13 to 15, on Snapchat. On Instagram, 350,000 in that age group are active users, and on TikTok, 200,000. Even Facebook — not exactly squarely in the Gen Alpha zeitgeist — reportedly has 150,000.
India nightclub fire kills 23 in Goa
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» MUMBAI (INDIA) - A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said early Sunday.
PT defies threat of early election
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/12/2025
» Pheu Thai Party (PT) deputy leader Sorawong Thienthong on Saturday brushed aside warnings of an early House dissolution if the opposition files a no-confidence motion, saying the government should not stay in office "even one more day'' given its performance.
Provinces gain Unesco 'learning city' status
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 07/12/2025
» Rayong, Satun and Tak provinces have been admitted to Unesco's Global Network of Learning Cities, joining a growing group committed to promoting lifelong learning across age groups.