Hushed mourners from France’s Islamic community buried a 17-year-old whose killing by police sparked nationwide rioting and looting. President Emmanuel Macron scrapped his trip to Germany due to the gravity of the…
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Blind Ex-Thai embassy employee alleges neglect, seeks compensation
Photo Courtesy of Bangkok Post: The Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry has denied allegations of embassy neglect made by a former employee, Rattanaporn Saeng-on, who lost her eyesight. Rattanaporn claims she was abandoned…
Timeline and pictures of Sak Surin’s journey home released
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has released the timeline and images of a Thai elephant’s journey back to Thailand from Sri Lanka. The ailing elephant, named Sak Surin,…
Water crisis grapples Koh Samui as rising tourist demands amplify freshwater shortage
Photo Courtesy of digitalnomads.world Koh Samui, a popular tourist resort island in Surat Thani province, is dealing with a severe water crisis caused by a decrease in rainfall and increased water demands….
The Dutch King Apologizes For His Country’s Role In Slavery On 150th Anniversary Of Abolition
Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a speech commemorating the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. This apology follows Dutch Prime Minister Mark…
Elon Musk smashes Twitter and imposes a daily limit on the number of tweets you can read
What seemed like a global Twitter outage turned out to be an even greater blow for the social network. Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter, has implemented new restrictions on the…
Politics Is Seen As Interfering With Thailand’s Most Popular Sports
Two of the most popular sports, men’s football and women’s volleyball, are entangled with politics in Thailand. Pita Limchareonrat, a prominent political figure, is being closely watched to see if he could…
Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery
Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized for his country’s involvement in slavery during a speech at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands. The king expressed personal…
Hun Sen’s son kicks off election campaign for Cambodia’s ruling party
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has begun a three-week election campaign, with his party expected to win after the main opposition party was barred from participating. The election, scheduled for July 23,…
New phase of single-use plastic bag reduction to be launched on July 3rd
Thailand’s Pollution Control Department is launching the second phase of its Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management on International Plastic Bag Free Day, aiming to reduce single-use plastic bags going to landfills…