This is what WRC events could look like under its new promoter The World Rally Championship’s new commercial rights holder has outlined its vision for the length of events moving forward Motorsport · Sep 7
What WRC’s new promoter wants from its events The World Rally Championship’s new commercial rights holder has outlined its vision for the length of events moving forward Autosport · Sep 7
What we learned from WRC’s new owners’ vision for the future New commercial rights holder Cosmobilis has outlined plans for new event formats, a rebuilt media platform and greater manufacturer involvement while promising to preserve rallying’s core identity Autosport · Aug 29
What WRC’s new owners plan to change – and what they won’t New commercial rights holder Cosmobilis has outlined plans for new event formats, a rebuilt media platform and greater manufacturer involvement while promising to preserve rallying’s core identity Motorsport · Aug 29
Household power bills to fall from Sept 1 Household electricity bills have been poised to fall from September after regulators approved a new tariff structure that removes public street-lighting costs from residential bills and caps the rate for the first 200 units of monthly consumption at no more than 3 baht per unit. Bangkok Post · Aug 13
New data centre rules seek to ease investment fears The government's upcoming measures to screen data centre investment projects in Thailand are designed to safeguard electricity security without derailing the country's ambition to attract foreign capital into this fast-growing industry, says an energy official who requested anonymity. Bangkok Post · Aug 12
New commercial rights holder announced for the WRC and ERC in landmark deal Cosmobilis and Park Square Capital have acquired WRC Promoter GmbH Autosport · Jul 31
FIA announces landmark deal with new WRC and ERC commercial rights holder Cosmobilis and Park Square Capital have acquired WRC Promoter GmbH Motorsport · Jul 31
More sectors to use direct power deals Authorities are preparing to broaden the pilot direct power purchase agreement (PPA) programme, initially designed for data centre operators, to include a wider range of industries seeking clean energy solutions. Bangkok Post · Jul 23
EU Court of Justice clears way for Puigdemont amnesty as it backs Spain The ECJ backs Spain’s amnesty law, saying it breaches neither EU nor anti-terror rules, although Puigdemont's arrest warrant stands until the Constitutional Court decides on his appeal. Euronews · Jul 16
Households get more breaks on power bills New revisions in Thailand’s electricity tariff structure will lower power rates for household consumers and remove public street lighting costs from residential electricity bills, expected to take effect as early as the August billing cycle. Bangkok Post · Jul 15
Power bills set to rise in final four months Households and businesses are bracing for higher electricity bills in the final four months of this year as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has announced a sharp increase in the fuel tariff (Ft), which is expected to jump nearly fivefold from 0.16 baht to 0.94 baht per kilowatt-hour, driving overall… Bangkok Post · Jul 13
Armagh astronomer secures grant to investigate how first stars lit up universe Professor Jorick Vink said the grant has the potential to be ‘transformational’ for research worldwide. The Independent UK · Jul 12
Rome completes key milestone in pursuit of 2027 WRC round The Italian capital is vying to join the WRC calendar next year Autosport · Jul 10
Bangkok Post · Jun 24 Cost-shifting saga shocks Reports that authorities have shifted the energy costs for public streetlights onto consumers are shocking.
Autosport · Jun 24 Tanak to contest ERC round with Toyota The 2019 world rally champion will attend a round of the European Rally Championship next week
Motorsport · Jun 24 Ott Tanak to drive Toyota Rally2 car at ERC Rally di Roma Capitale The 2019 world rally champion will attend a round of the European Rally Championship next week
Bangkok Post · Jun 9 Debt-free energy transition is possible Thailand's energy transition is on the agenda, but in the most expensive way possible. On May 9, the government published an emergency decree authorising the Ministry of Finance to borrow up to 400 billion baht, of which half is for energy crisis relief and the other half (200 billion baht)…
Newslaundry · May 25 Video on people displaced for Vizag Google data centre blocked by Meta after govt notice Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC)—an international network of journalists —has issued a statement against Meta, the parent company of Instagram, for reportedly restricting their video story in India, which addressed the forced displacement of Dalits in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam to accommodate a Google data centre, without offering any clarification.
Bangkok Post · May 22 Higher electricity prices to hit large Thai families Large households and small businesses operating from residential properties are expected to face higher electricity bills from July, as the government prepares to roll out a new tariff system.
Motorsport · Jan 7 Rally Hungary cancelled, European Rally Championship seeking replacement The 2026 European Rally Championship will no longer kick off its campaign in Hungary
Motorsport · Dec 16, 2025 Jon Armstrong joins Josh McErlean in new M-Sport Ford WRC 2026 line-up The Ford squad has expanded its association with the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy for next year
Autosport · Dec 16, 2025 M-Sport hands Armstrong WRC drive alongside McErlean for 2026 The Ford squad has expanded its association with the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy for next year
The Conversation · Dec 10, 2025 Why the rise of a new far-right party in Catalonia spells danger for the Spanish government Catalan politics are now, it seems, a far cry from 2017’s infamous, unauthorised independence referendum. It was violently repressed by national police forces, led to widespread rioting, triggered a constitutional crisis in Spain, and saw leaders like Carles Puigdemont flee the country.
Motor1 · Oct 22, 2025 Record-Breaking Skoda Does 1,759 Miles on a Single Tank The diesel engine is gradually fading. Even in Europe, the last stronghold of the oil-burner, demand has plummeted in recent years. At its peak, diesel accounted for more than 50 percent of new car sales in the early 2010s, obviously before the Volkswagen Group’s notorious scandal. Through August this year,…