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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.
Learning to get along
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2025
» After three months of extreme hostility, with border clashes resulting in a few dozen deaths, Thailand and Cambodia finally agreed to a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.
Torrential rain warning for 8 southern provinces
News, Online Reporters, Published on 21/10/2025
» People in eight southern provinces are warned to prepare for torrential rain from Thursday to Sunday with possible flooding, forest runoff and landslides.
Ceasefire, but not online
News, Editorial, Published on 29/07/2025
» It is welcome news that peace negotiations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday resulted in an agreement between Thailand and Cambodia for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
Ripe time to end hatred to create a better future
News, Orna Sagiv, Published on 27/01/2025
» The United Nations recognised the importance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust by designating Jan 27 as a day for global reflection, to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration and extermination camp, by the Soviet Red Army on that day in 1945. This year, we mark the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, and while the memory of the Holocaust is crucial, it loses its true significance if we fail to apply its lessons to today's reality. The horrors of the Holocaust teach us the terrible consequences of a society that accepts, or even encourages anti-Semitism, racism and hatred.
Govt urged to stamp out racism after Thaksin speech
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has criticised former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for a racist jibe he made in a speech during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai, saying his comments were inappropriate and discriminatory.
Paetongtarn defends dad
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has leapt to the defence of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra over his alleged racist remarks, saying her father had no intention to make such controversial comments.
Thaksin under fire for racist jibe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/01/2025
» Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, has come under fire over racist remarks he allegedly made during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai, with a senator calling on him to give a public apology for the insensitive comments.
EU needs to focus on innovation
News, Philippe Aghion & Mathias Dewatripont & Jean Tirole, Published on 14/10/2024
» In the three decades after World War II, Western Europe caught up with the United States in terms of per capita GDP. But since the mid-1990s, this trend has reversed, with the US growing twice as fast as Europe.
Brics model for a new world order
News, Evgeny Tomikhin, Published on 29/07/2024
» On Jan 1, the Brics chairmanship shifted from South Africa to the Russian Federation. Russia is going to further promote strategic partnership on the basis of continuity and consensus, increase the role of Brics in global affairs, which is reflected in the motto of Russia's chairmanship: "Strengthening multilateralism for just global development and security".