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China military purge exposes Xi's unease
News, John J Metzler, Published on 14/02/2026
» Strange and mysterious events are transpiring inside the walls of Beijing's Forbidden City. In the massive nearby government compound Zhongnanhai there's a clear unease as Communist Party Chief and military supremo Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has shuffled the political cards in the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), by purging his two top generals.
True eager to seek synergy with Arise, CP
Business, KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA and SRISAMORN PHOOSUPHANUSORN, Published on 29/01/2026
» True Corporation intends to harness the strength and resources of its group and those of incoming majority shareholder Arise Ventures Group to generate profit and dividend payments.
Suphachai rules out digital merger
Business, KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA and SIRIVISH TOOMGUM, Published on 28/01/2026
» Arise Ventures Group, the new major shareholder in True Corporation, insists it has not considered merging its True Internet Data Center Co Ltd (True IDC) and Ascend Money into True's organisational structure, as it could burden True's telecom business.
Moderate global growth masks regional strains
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 14/01/2026
» Global economic growth still continues, but at a moderate pace. That's the verdict from the UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026, which predicts that global economic output will grow by 2.7% this year, or slightly below the 2.8% estimated for 2025, but less than the pre-pandemic average of 3.2%.
A bright spot in global landscape
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 02/01/2026
» It's time to consult the crystal snow globe and try to peer ahead to what may be on the horizon for the new year. Without question 2025 has been tumultuous but the year ahead holds cautious promise to finally solve some political crises mixed with some epic events on tap.
Syria's tragic saga a long way from being over
Oped, John J Metzler, Published on 12/12/2025
» Just one year ago Syria's brutal and seemingly eternal Assad family dictatorship was toppled.
China's bluster over Japan's Taiwan remarks
News, John J Metzler, Published on 05/12/2025
» Beijing has gone rhetorically ballistic over comments by Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a situation threatening Japan's survival" that thus could trigger a military response. Her statement poses uncharacteristically tough talk from Tokyo at a time when tensions are running high in the Far East.
ID project in the eye of the storm
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Komsan Tortemvasana, Published on 29/11/2025
» Thailand's suspension of iris scans by Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company behind the World ID project, highlights the challenges the country faces in regulating emerging technology.
Gaza is being offered a big historic chance
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 27/11/2025
» The UN Security Council has approved a landmark American-sponsored resolution which just may give long suffering Gaza its final chance for peace and reconstruction. The US resolution enshrines Washington's 20-point plan for Gaza; the current ceasefire, the establishment of a Board of Peace and backs the creation and deployment of an international stabilisation force for the war-ravished territory. There were 13 votes for, none against, and two abstentions, Russia and China.
PDPC tells firm to halt iris scan service
News, KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA and SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK, Published on 25/11/2025
» The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has ordered TIDC Worldverse to suspend its iris scan verification services in Thailand after it was found to be offering cryptocurrency in exchange for personal data.