PARAMARIBO – A number of political parties are still busy forming an alliance which will be known as OptSu. These parties have already had several meetings at various moments but they still have not reached a formal agreement. Sources told Times of Suriname that the negotiations are progressing slowly as... Read more

Boat owners who transport passengers on various routes are reportedly demanding a boat fare hike. The boat fare is currently at SRD 13. The boat owners criticized the government for raising the bus fares in December but leaving the boat fares at the same level. They pointed out that they... Read more

BANGKOK – Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border. Criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people and... Read more

RUSSIA – We’ve just seen a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who says he has “warned world leaders against trusting Putin’s claims of readiness to end the war”. In a statement on X, Zelensky says he spoke with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and emphasised the need for Ukraine... Read more

HAMAS – Hamas has said it is committed to implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel and will continue releasing hostages as scheduled, raising hopes that a resumption of the war can be averted. Following talks in Cairo, the Palestinian armed group said mediators from Egypt and Qatar had confirmed... Read more

UKRAINE – Arriving at Nato headquarters early on Thursday, Europe’s defence ministers had one common message – that there could be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine and Europe at the table too. The question is to what extent the US is listening. After a frenetic 24 hours of US... Read more