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We've all seen this war game play out before
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/06/2025
» I've seen this movie already. I don't want to see it again."They lied," said Donald Trump in 2016, running for the Republican presidential nomination against the neo-cons in his own party who had started the "forever wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq. "They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none. And they knew there were none."
Chinese exec arrest sought in SAO case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/05/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is seeking to arrest Wu Binglin, a Chinese executive of China Railway No.10 (Thailand), one of the companies involved in the construction of the now-collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building.
Arrests loom next week for three groups of suspects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/05/2025
» Police are expected to issue arrest warrants next week for three groups of people allegedly involved in the collapse of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building during the earthquake on March 28.
Dozens of workers trapped in collapsed Bangkok high-rise
News, AFP and Online Reporters, Published on 28/03/2025
» A mushroom cloud of dust and debris swept through the streets of northern Bangkok on Friday as panicked residents ran for their lives after an under-construction skyscraper came crashing down following a powerful earthquake.
Zuckerberg lifts US content guardrails in bias shift
News, Kurt Wagner and Riley Griffin, Published on 09/01/2025
» It was no accident that Meta Platforms Inc chose Donald Trump's favourite TV news show, Fox and Friends, to discuss its decision to ditch outside fact-checking.
Elon Musk and his US$2 trillion fiscal fantasy
News, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 27/11/2024
» When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield on ten-year US government bonds increased from 4.3% to 4.4%, and the 30-year-bond yield rose from 4.5% to 4.6%, with both remaining at those levels ten days later. As the bond market declined -- higher yields mean lower prices -- the stock market rose. Clearly, investors expect the next Trump administration to produce higher government budget deficits and more debt.
Republican former US VP to vote for Kamala Harris
News, Reuters, Published on 08/09/2024
» WASHINGTON, US: Republican former vice president Dick Cheney said Friday he will vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris over Republican former president Donald Trump in the Nov 5 US elections, following a similar statement made by his daughter Liz Cheney this week.
Journalists group denies taking bribe
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/03/2024
» The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) yesterday denied allegations that its vice president, with the initial W, received a bribe linked to an illegal online gambling network.
Financing childhood growth
News, Joel E Cohen & John E Rogers, Published on 18/07/2023
» In 2020, chronic undernutrition stunted the growth of nearly a quarter of the world's children under five years old. Being too short for one's age, as a result of chronic undernutrition, can cause irreversible physical and cognitive damage and increases the risk of dying from common infections.
Nato dodges bullet on Sweden, identifies new rifts
News, Peter Apps, Published on 17/07/2023
» It's unusual for much to be left to chance at Nato summits.