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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.
Trump's 'America First' in overdrive
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 23/01/2026
» President Donald Trump's extraterritorial capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on cocaine-trafficking and terrorism-related charges earlier this month and repeated demand to take over Greenland at the World Economic Forum this week are part and parcel of a belligerent and transformative "America First" paradigm that dates back at least four decades.
Thai diplomacy amid global turmoil
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/01/2026
» How do we know which way the wind is drifting? This is a frequently asked question amid the tectonic shifts in international politics. Answers vary. Some say the wind blows from Washington, others from Beijing. Some insist it comes from the market, others from geopolitics. Regardless of the answers, Thailand -- thanks to its nimble diplomacy -- has managed to go with the flow without much difficulty.
Trat tourism rebounds as security stabilises
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 22/12/2025
» Trat: The tourism sector in Thailand's eastern border province of Trat is gradually regaining confidence following reassurances from security officials.
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.
Foreign arrivals on the rebound
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 02/12/2025
» Tourism in Trat province has entered its high season, with foreign arrivals showing a clear rebound since late October, says Wichit Sukasuyanont, president of the Trat Tourism Business Association.
Visitor fed wristband to turtle, faces arrest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» Park officials are searching for a visitor accused of feeding a wristband to a sea turtle at Mu Ko Similan National Park.
Court takes aim at proxies
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/11/2025
» The Supreme Court has overturned previous rulings, reinstating the 17.6‑billion‑baht tax assessment against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ending eight years of legal proceedings.
Tropical storm to bring days more rain
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/11/2025
» The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warned of continued rainfall this week as a result of Tropical Storm Kalmaegi.
Heritage agriculture as a solution
News, Qu Dongyu, Published on 27/10/2025
» In the 18th century, a series of volcanic eruptions turned the fertile fields of Lanzarote, the easternmost of Spain's Canary Islands, into a desert of black ash. Instead of abandoning the land, farmers adapted.