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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 13 people
Reuters, Published on 16/07/2024
» CAIRO - Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several areas across Gaza on Tuesday, while Palestinian health officials said at least 13 people were killed in Israeli bombardments in southern and central areas of the enclave.
Senate poses risk to political reform
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/07/2024
» The political dust has settled, as the new Senate was successfully installed this week. Yet, looking at the components of the upper chamber, a new kind of politics still seems like a distant dream.
President-elect considers scrapping Indonesia’s deficit cap
Published on 09/07/2024
» Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto is said to be considering removing legal limits on the country’s budget deficit as the incoming administration looks for wider leeway to spend, according to a report by the local news outlet Tempo.
Biden's lapses are said to be increasingly common and worrisome
New York Times, Published on 03/07/2024
» NEW YORK - In the weeks and months before United States President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless or would lose the thread of conversations.
Leadership call
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2024
» Re: "I'm not certain whether the conflicts (at the Royal Thai Police) will ever be solved", (InQuote, June 21) and "RTP probe lacks results", (Editorial, June 21).
Extreme heat kills hundreds of hajj pilgrims
Published on 19/06/2024
» RIYADH - Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, according to press reports and foreign ministries.
Extended alcohol sales hours ruled out for now
Online Reporters, Published on 19/06/2024
» A government panel is adamant that alcohol sales hours will not be extended, citing rising numbers of casualties and road accidents.
HIV tests for would-be monks set to be scrapped
News, Published on 01/06/2024
» The Sangha Supreme Council has agreed with a proposal by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to prohibit temples from requiring men to pass an HIV test before they are ordained, citing the reason that it is not a chronic infectious disease.
PM recruits Wissanu amid ethics woes
Published on 30/05/2024
» Wissanu Krea-ngam, a political veteran expected to be appointed as the legal adviser to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, says the premier has several ways to defend himself in the ethics case brought against him in the Constitutional Court.
DDC steps up bird flu checks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is stepping up surveillance for avian influenza after US health authorities reported a second case of bird flu in humans last week.