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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0700Ukraine reveals US-led peace plan but questions remain
KYIV - Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a US-led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, though key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow could accept the new terms.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:39:00 +0700Lid lifted on Hong Kong bid-rigging rackets
Raphael Chan entered Hong Kong’s construction industry in the mid-1990s convinced that quality building work could improve people’s lives. But he quit more than two decades later, disillusioned by what he called rampant corruption in the ...
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:10:00 +0700Thailand doubts Cambodia is sincere about truce as rocket barrages continue
Cambodia has continued firing heavy weapons at Thai border areas, prompting Thailand to question Cambodia’s sincerity ahead of planned truce negotiations.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:47:00 +0700Thai tourism campaign featuring Lisa to launch in January
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will launch a promotional campaign featuring its newly appointed ambassador Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal, including an advertorial film, expected to boost tourism by the "Lisa Effect".
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:25:00 +0700Steps to curb election ‘policy corruption’ proposed
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has proposed a new set of indicators to assess the risk of policy-based corruption ahead of the Feb 8 general election.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:04:00 +0700‘Zombie ships’ help keep Venezuelan oil industry alive
A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:02:00 +0700Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of displaying Nazi symbol
SYDNEY - Australia cancelled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned Nazi symbol, the immigration minister said on Wednesday, as the country cracks down on antisemitism in the wake of a mass sho...
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:40:00 +0700US dollar on course for worst year since 2003
SINGAPORE - The US dollar is headed for its worst annual performance in more than two decades as investors wager that the Federal Reserve will have room to cut interest rates further next year, even as some of its peers look set to start raising t...
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:37:00 +0700Thai South warned of torrential rain
People living in the South of Thailand are warned of torrential rain between Thursday and Sunday, the Southern-east Coast Meteorological Centre said on Wednesday.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:36:00 +0700Thailand sets demands ahead of four days of Cambodia peace talks
The Thai military said ceasefire talks with Cambodia, set to begin on Wednesday, are expected to conclude with a meeting of the countries’ defence ministers on Saturday, as the two sides seek to end weeks of deadly clashes.