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Tributes continue to pour in for late queen
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2025
» World leaders and international organisations continue to express their condolences over the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, as government institutions and members of the public pay tribute to her enduring legacy of service and compassion.
Trump squeezes India over Russian oil
News, Ron Bousso, Published on 24/10/2025
» Donald Trump is putting more pressure on India to slash its Russian oil purchases. This could deprive Moscow of vital revenue, but it will mostly just push more Russian oil into an increasingly large shadow market. The US president said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, an agreement India has yet to confirm.
India winning the poverty fight
News, Shamika Ravi, Published on 16/08/2025
» Contrary to popular belief, democracy is about far more than holding elections or ensuring the peaceful transfer of political power. At its core lies the duty of elected representatives to respond to the fundamental needs of all citizens -- especially the marginalised and vulnerable -- regardless of their political or religious affiliations. Reducing poverty and fostering inclusive development are critical to fulfilling this democratic responsibility.
Marriage shock; fatal roadside row; shackles no barrier
News, Mae Moo, Published on 15/06/2025
» Confusion over motive
Myanmar worker killed in construction accident on Bangkok's Rama II road
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 08/06/2025
» A Myanmar construction worker was killed on Sunday morning after a section of soil collapsed at a construction site on Rama II Road in Bangkok, causing a large concrete slab to fall and crush him while he was laying drainage pipes.
Conflict in Gaza and Kashmir on a parallel track
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 12/05/2025
» There is a striking parallel between the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip and the week-old not-yet-war between India and Pakistan. Both confrontations were set off by horrendously cruel mass murders by terrorists whose goal was obviously to start a war that drew the attention of the world back to their own goals and grievances.
Earthquake may bring diplomatic payoff for junta chief
News, Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um, Published on 05/04/2025
» Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general, Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his junta ousted an elected government to unleash a brutal civil war.
PM set to welcome Indian premier
News, Published on 29/03/2025
» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Thailand next week, marking his first official visit to the kingdom in 12 years, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said yesterday.
Weaponising data against democracy
News, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 17/02/2025
» For those who have witnessed the shock-and-awe tactics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past decade, the events unfolding in the United States since Donald Trump returned to the White House evoke a sense of déjà vu. In India, we have learned the hard way: authoritarian leaders are often far more dangerous in their second term than in their first.
Putin throws Brics at his global critics
News, John J Metzler, Published on 30/10/2024
» Vladimir Putin put on a good show. The 16th annual Brics Summit in Kazan, Russia, set the stage for the gathering of what's essentially the "Alternative economic club" to the established Western groups such as the G-7 and the IMF. Thirty-five 35 delegations, including 24 heads of state and government, journeyed to Kazan for a three-day summit and schmooze session with the otherwise diplomatically isolated Russian president.