Ten years’ old The Burj Khalifa opened ten years ago on January 2nd 2010. There were celebrations, fireworks and then the tower...
Uncharted territory – the USA pursues regime change in Iran The new year drone strike that killed Iran’s most prominent commander, Qassem Suleimani, will have profound consequences for the...
Australia is burning Picture: The Guardian: By Richard Flanagan – from the New York Times Mr. Flanagan is an Australian author who...
Bangkok Post on the theatre of the absurd 19 December 2019 The Bangkok Post can be a strange beast. For the most part it does not take...
A few elephant pictures Because I have them – and because there are few creatures more elegant or calming! These were taken at...
Impeached but secure So on 18 December 2019 Donald Trump became the third US President to be impeached by the House of...
Greta Thunberg’s call for action Greta Thunberg was announced yesterday as Time magazine’s person of the year prompting the usual online spite: This from...
FZ 981 – final report The final report on the 2016 crash of flydubai flight 981, a Boeing 737-800 at Rostov-on-Don, Russia, was issued...
“One of the most shameful episodes in Thai League history” It is always interesting to see how other people look at events and activities that we may be be...