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Congo: Where the tail is still wagging the dog
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/03/2025
» 'Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC," said President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo last October, and lo! It is coming to pass just as he predicted. But you can't tell the players without a programme, so a little bit of explanation first.
Congo conflict is double trouble for global tin market
News, Andy Home, Published on 22/03/2025
» Alphamin Resources' decision to suspend operations at the Bisie tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the fragility of tin's global supply chain.
Karen Border Guard Force to help nail scammers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Asawin Pinitwong, Published on 15/02/2025
» Col Saw Chit Thu, leader of the Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), has pledged to cooperate with the Thai government to crack down on call-centre scam gangs in Myanmar near the Thai border.
DSI seeks leader of junta ally
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is seeking a warrant for the arrest of Col Saw Chit Thu, leader of the Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), and two other high-ranking officers on charges of transnational human trafficking, said Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong on Tuesday.
Disarming teen; druggie auntie busted; Otop gun trade
News, Mae Moo, Published on 12/01/2025
» Arm falls to ground, fight carries on
Thai food producers take on the world
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/05/2024
» Thai food products may be popular in international markets but still need strong support from state agencies to secure trademarks in foreign countries, said food exporter Srichanok Wattanasiri.
Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war?
News, Peter Apps, Published on 29/04/2024
» In the eastern Chinese port of Dongying, the start of 2024 has often seen several tankers docked simultaneously discharging Russian crude oil into a new 31.5-million-barrel storage facility completed late last year.
Record lithium site in Phangnga 'unconfirmed'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/01/2024
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said it has not confirmed a claim that Thailand is home to the world's third-largest site of lithium. However, the ministry's top authority confirmed that the deposits in the country's southern province of Phangnga have a higher content of lithium than many other key deposits around the world.
Phangnga sites have high lithium content
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2024
» Two major lithium deposits in Phangnga are confirmed by a Thai geochemistry expert to have a higher content of lithium than many other key deposits in the world.
A rare occasion when 'dogs are allowed'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/04/2023
» Earlier this month an art museum in Athens opened its doors to dogs so the canine community could experience a quiet sniff around important works of art. This might seem rather trivial but when you consider that the "No Dogs Allowed" sign is one of the most familiar around the world the dogs need as much moral support as they can get. It must be a bit disheartening for hounds to be greeted everywhere by signs that they are not wanted… an odd way to treat man's best friend.