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Updates and events in the War in Ukraine 2025
A weak article by Neil, reduced to a mere columnist for the Daily Fail. I realise you are constantly fond of talking up Putin and the Russian, and so seek any article that supports your own conceit, rather than parroting your own view in anything like a cogent manner. Andrew Neil declares that Europe has been reduced to the role of spectator in a world being “remade.” But let’s pause. Was it mere spectators who rallied billions to Ukraine when Washington wavered? Was it passive observers who doubled defence budgets, forged new security pacts, and began the most serious rearmament since the Cold War? To claim Europe is condemned to silence because Trump and Putin staged theatre in Alaska is to confuse venue with influence. The summit may have taken place on American soil, but the consequences play out on European battlefields and in European treasuries. And in those arenas, Europe is not watching—it is underwriting, it is arming, it is deciding. Neil suggests the continent has lost agency. Yet it is Europe that has written the cheques, supplied the tanks, trained the soldiers, sheltered the refugees, and set the red lines. You know how many Ukrainian troops the UK alone has trained? 5 divisions worth, through Operation Interflax. The EU, through EUMAM, has put together almost 7 divisions. The US; about 1 division. The U.S. may thunder in headlines, but it is Europe that sustains the war effort day after grinding day. Observers do not mobilise entire industries for war production; architects do. Indeed, the very reason Trump rushed to meet Putin in Alaska is because Europe’s stance has boxed Russia in. Putin knows he cannot fracture European unity, so he looks westward for concessions. That is not Europe’s irrelevance—that is its leverage. The truth is simple: Europe is not condemned to watch history being made. Europe is making it. What Neil mistakes for sidelining is in fact a redistribution of weight—one in which Europe is no longer content to play junior partner to America, but is learning, painfully and necessarily, to stand on its own. So no; Europe is not an observer at someone else’s play. It is authoring the next act. -
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Report Thaksin Gifts 15 Homes to Si Sa Ket: A 3.5 Million Baht Gesture
OMG, this guy is so corrupt, he is literally giving the middle finger to all thai people like look at me i am untouchable, you cannot even put me in jail - my money buys me everything - oh and it was your money fools -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 18 August 2025
Rangers Continue Efforts to Keep Elephants in Protected Areas Pictures courtesy of NBT Rangers from Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, under the supervision of the Office of Protected Areas Administration Region 2 (Si Racha), have intensified their efforts to monitor and manage wild elephants in local communities. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1370070-rangers-continue-efforts-to-keep-elephants-in-protected-areas/ -
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Report Thais Lose Faith in Political Parties as Hope Fades, Poll Shows
I would agree with you, except this is a NIDA poll which makes me have a lot of doubt as to its census. It is not very often NIDA polls prove accurate to reality. On the other hand, it doesn't surprise me no one has faith in the current government. Given it is mostly controlled by Thaksin now, who seems desperate to win over people by giving millions to help families and the Army at the Cambodian conflict region. His daughter facing charges and her hearing this week for her role. in the Cambodian scandal with their leader as well as her being controlled by Thaksin. Other Senators being charged with vote buying. Most of the government is currently in scandals it seems. -
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Community Rangers Continue Efforts to Keep Elephants in Protected Areas
Pictures courtesy of NBT Rangers from Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, under the supervision of the Office of Protected Areas Administration Region 2 (Si Racha), have intensified their efforts to monitor and manage wild elephants in local communities. According to Mr Arnon Buanuan, head of Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, the rangers and local volunteers have been conducting regular patrols to prevent elephants from straying into villages and farmland, ensuring the safety of both wildlife and residents. On 16 August, the rapid response teams carried out operations at multiple locations: • Ban Chanta Pae, Chanthakhloem Subdistrict, Khao Khitchakut District: Team 11 patrolled the area to monitor elephants and prevent them from entering residential zones. • Ban Thap Chang, Thap Chang Subdistrict, Soi Dao District: Team 12 encountered four elephants in farmland and successfully guided them back into the forest. • Ban Wang Kraphae, Thap Sai Subdistrict, Pong Nam Ron District: Team 19 found ten elephants in agricultural areas and safely returned them to the forest. • Ban Khao Tabak, Pong Nam Ron Subdistrict, Pong Nam Ron District: Team 20 conducted patrols to safeguard villagers from potential elephant encounters. The operations form part of ongoing efforts to address human-elephant conflicts in the region, balancing community safety with wildlife conservation. Rangers emphasised that these measures aim to protect both the elephants and local residents. Adapted by Asean Now from NBT 2025-08-18
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