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Iran: Drought, incompetence, revolution?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/11/2025
» Twenty years of strict sanctions on Iran by both the United States and the United Nations did not bring down the regime of the ayatollahs. Half a dozen major waves of non-violent protest involving several thousand deaths have not brought it down either. Even last June's massive bombing campaign by Israel and the US did not bring it to heel.
Global prayer for peace echoes across Bhutan
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 11/11/2025
» Buddhist devotees from near and far have gathered in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, for the Global Peace Prayer Festival, from Nov 4-19.
Exhibition shows plight of quake survivors
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 18/05/2025
» Imagine standing before a centuries-old pagoda as it shakes and crumbles into dust. In that instant, the world you knew vanishes as families run down the street in panic.
All eyes turn to conclave after Pope Francis's funeral
News, AFP, Published on 27/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
Cry for help from Moei River 'scam city'
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 10/01/2025
» 'Do you think I can get out of here?" the question induced sudden dead air as no one could answer it. But for people familiar with the stories of a city of scammers located in a border town in Myanmar, it is not difficult to feel the gravity of terror inflicted on the woman who raised such a question.
A move that could backfire
News, Published on 14/09/2024
» Pheu Thai might not have considered the consequences of sidelining Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon's faction from the coalition and keeping the group led by Capt Thamanat Prompow, according to observers.
Worker seeks aid in returning late twin
News, Prasit Tangprasert & Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 26/10/2023
» A 36-year-old worker who secured safe passage from Israel is making an impassioned plea for the government to help locate the body of his twin brother killed during Hamas' terrorist attack on the Gaza Strip.
Israel still appeals?
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2023
» The surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas in Israel that has resulted in the deaths of 24 Thai workers is raising the question of whether the Middle Eastern country will remain attractive to labourers who are looking to earn high wages overseas.
Propaganda shows national derangements
News, Slavoj Žižek, Published on 11/09/2023
» Whenever a country's social contract unravels, conditions become ripe for rumours and absurdities to circulate. Even when these are outrageous and obviously nonsensical, they can give expression to a people's deepest fears and prejudices.
Tourism needs a Plan B to hit its target
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/07/2023
» Thailand's key economic driver has cruised past the first six months but it could see a big speed bump ahead on the road to year's end.