New Zealand’s Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Wellington, New Zealand – Auckland rang in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, making it the first major city to greet the new year at a celebration dampened by rain. South Pacific countries are the first to bid farewell to […]
Read MorePeople’s duo top yearend opinion poll
A YEAREND opinion poll shows that while the majority of respondents hoped for a good prime minister and a government in 2026, most of them also chose People’s former MP Rukchanok Srinork and this camp’s leader Natthapong Ruengpanyawut as the best of five most popular politicians in 2025, PPTVHD36 said. The Suan Dusit Poll […]
Read MoreThailand releases 18 Cambodian PoWs
THAILAND released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (PoWs) at 10 a.m. today (Dec. 31) as the 72-hour ceasefire signed last Saturday passed without major mishap, Naewna newspaper said. They have been held since the first round of fighting last July and were set free at Ban Phak Krad permanent border checkpoint, Pong Nam Ron […]
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