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    Indonesia village grapples with trash brought in by tides

    Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024

    » TELUK - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.

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    UN condemns Iran's treatment of girls, women

    Oped, Published on 15/03/2024

    » The Iranian regime has been firmly condemned by a UN fact-finding mission investigating the unprovoked killing of Mahsa Amini two years ago, in an incident that set off nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old student, according to a UN fact-finding mission, died in police custody after violating the Islamic Republic's strict "morality rules" requiring women to wear the headscarf.

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    Yemen's Houthis target 'US ship Pinocchio' in Red Sea

    Reuters, Published on 12/03/2024

    » CAIRO: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted what was described as the "U.S. ship Pinocchio" in the Red Sea with missiles, according to a speech by the group's military spokesman televised early on Tuesday.

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    Unseen realities

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2024

    » Artist Thidarat "Mariem" Chantachua is known for using Islamic patterns, threads and embroidery but because she wears a hijab, people assume she comes from one of the three southernmost provinces. At the exhibition "Invisible Town", Thidarat reveals that she grew up near a landfill and waste management centre in the On Nut area of Bangkok.

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    IBank finally flourishes

    Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2024

    » Over the past two decades, the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) has faced numerous challenges in becoming the sole financial institution in the country to provide sharia-compliant financial services in accordance with Islamic principles, says president Thaweelap Rittapirom.

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    Enhancing Healthcare for Muslim Communities: Partnership Announcement

    Published on 20/02/2024

    » "As we mark the 29th year since the establishment of Phyathai Nawamin Hospital, we remain dedicated to providing patient care for nearly three decades. Our commitment to continuous improvement aims to establish us as a leading hospital on the eastern side of Bangkok, consistently delivering high-quality medical services. We are pleased to announce the launch of our joint initiative, focusing on knowledge sharing in healthcare services, particularly as a provider of Halal Healthcare."

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    Thailand's 2043 security outlook

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/02/2024

    » Under an increasingly polarised world underlined by the strategic competition between global superpowers -- along with their friends and alliances, it is not surprising that Thailand views the global security landscape with trepidation. Such a trend is a litmus test for middle and smaller power nations to navigate their security policies and engagements. They do not have many choices; nevertheless, these small and medium-sized countries can either align themselves with the most prominent powers or lesser ones that can protect their national interests, or they can get together and use their combined strength to deter the hegemonic ambition of outside powers. Staying alone and pursuing one's pathway without supporting partners is not an option.

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    Explore the history of Pakistan with Siam Society

    Life, Published on 19/02/2024

    » Siam Society is holding a study trip to explore the fascinating history of the Mughals and Gandhara civilisation in Pakistan, from April 12-23.

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    Polls no panacea

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/02/2024

    » Re: "The perils of too much democracy", (Editorial, Feb 10).

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    The true cost of our 'wars' and 'wreckonomics'

    Oped, Published on 16/02/2024

    » In Constantine Cavafy's poem Waiting for the Barbarians, the much-feared barbarians never turn up. "Now, what's going to happen to us without barbarians?" the poem asks. "Those people were a kind of solution."

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