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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.
World 'moving towards selective authoritarianism'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2026
» An academic is saying the crisis in Venezuela reflects a shift towards "selective authoritarianism", noting Washington's arrest of President Nicolas Maduro is a sign of an emerging new world order that is increasingly shaped by raw power, rather than shared principles.
Paris Olympics can help unify a fractured city
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 26/07/2024
» Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.
Ensuring access to healthcare for all
News, Nicolas Durier, Published on 18/12/2023
» The spread of Covid-19 in Thailand showed how no one is safe until everyone is safe. Indeed, it was reported that the outbreak which began in the country back in December 2020, originated in migrant worker communities in Samut Sakhon, which faced challenges in accessing healthcare services.
Riots' deja vu raises the stakes
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 04/07/2023
» A teenager killed by police in a Paris suburb. A wave of anger that morphs into widespread rioting and opportunistic looting. A tough law-and-order response followed by an appeal for unity and calm -- and a political call for action that fades over time.
Why does Biden want to buy Venezuelan oil again?
News, John J Metzler, Published on 13/12/2022
» The fix is in. During the Thanksgiving holiday, the Biden administration announced it was quietly reversing policy and allowing limited petroleum imports from Venezuela. The Treasury Department lifted restrictions permitting a six-month deal to ease sanctions so that Chevron petroleum may buy and then ship Venezuelan crude oil to American refineries.
Search continues for missing Belgian man
News, Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 24/07/2022
» CHIANG MAI: The search for a Belgian man who fell from an inflatable raft into the Taeng River during heavy rain continued yesterday.
Russia is back and it's a little bit better
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/07/2021
» Make no mistake, Russia is back in Southeast Asia, the region where its former empire reigned during the Cold War. This time, Russia is more sophisticated and more assertive, as another global power that can shift and change the present strategic environment in the most visible way. Today Russia is determined to break US-led sanctions and further integrate its economy with the region's economic dynamics.
The 7-decade battle for universal human rights
News, Robert Destro, Published on 10/12/2019
» In today's splintered world, it is tempting to assume that there is absolutely nothing upon which all nations can agree and all cultures can embrace as an integral part of their communities. But International Human Rights Day, celebrated on Dec 10, reminds us that it wasn't so long ago that the world came together to do exactly that. On Dec 10, 1948, the United Nations unanimously adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a set of rights to which all individuals are entitled. Rights such as being free from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. Rights like freedom of religion or belief. The freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. The right to form and join trade unions. Under the UDHR, every human being in the world can claim these as their own birthright, no matter their citizenship or allegiance.
The elephant in the room
News, Leah Carter, Published on 20/10/2019
» Elephants are a national symbol, source of pride and one of the biggest draws for tourists to Thailand.