Russia expects trade with China to reach $200 billion by 2024 – report
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia RUSSIA said on Saturday (Apr. 30) it expected commodity flows with China to grow and trade with Beijing to reach $200 billion by 2024, as Moscow faces mounting isolation from the West. China has refused to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine and has criticised the unprecedented Western […]
Read MoreThailand ranked the 8th safest travel destination in survey of Americans
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha is pleased that Thailand rose to rank as the 8th safest global travel destination in a survey of Americans by travel insurance provider Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 30). A similar survey in 2018 had placed Thailand 20th with this year’s result being a significant […]
Read MoreMan dies after getting entangled in dangling cable
A MAN WHO fractured his skull after falling off his motorcycle upon getting entangled in a dangling cable on Thursday evening died in hospital last night (Apr. 29) with his wife demanding that the communication company which strung up this cable take responsibility while police are checking whether charges could be filed, Matichon newspaper […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Conspiracy hatched to turn kingmaker into PM
By Out-Crowd IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN whether a fresh conspiracy to turn Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan into head of government in place of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha following an approaching censure debate/no-confidence vote will ever bear fruit. Prawit who concurrently heads the ruling Palang Pracharath Party is being openly pitted by some coalition […]
Read MoreUkraine says Russia taking ‘colossal losses’ in eastern battle
By Reuters, published by the Straits Times, plus The Daily Mail Kyiv – Ukraine acknowledged on Friday (Apr. 29) it was taking heavy losses in Russia’s assault in the east, but said Russia’s losses were even worse. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky also praised his US counterpart Joe Biden after he called on Congress to […]
Read MoreTHAI Dreamliner’s tyre burst while landing at Indian airport
A THAI AIRWAYS International’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner landed safely at Bengaluru airport in India despite a rear tyre having burst with all 150 passengers and crew unharmed, Thansettakij newspaper said today (Apr. 29). The malfunction that struck Flight TG325 occurred at 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday Apr. 26 just as the airplane touched down after […]
Read MoreNavy admits instructor forced officers to swallow semen
A SPOKESMAN of the Royal Thai Navy admitted that it was true an instructor had forced newly-stationed officers to swallow semen mixed with fish sauce with this officer having been transferred and investigation underway, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 29). This admission followed the posting of an account of the alleged incident on the […]
Read More220kg Ice found in overturned cabbage pickup truck
SURAT THANI police last night (Apr. 28) found a big lot of 220 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden in a pickup truck loaded with cabbage after it flipped over and are now chasing the driver and accompanying passenger who fled the scene, Matichon newspaper said this morning. Tha Chana police station was alerted […]
Read MoreBiden wants $33B more to help Ukraine battle Russia
By AP and published by Star Tribune Washington – US President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday (Apr. 28) for an additional $33 billion to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, a signal that the US is prepared to mount a robust, long-term campaign to bolster Kyiv and weaken Moscow as the bloody war enters […]
Read MorePolice apologise for using foreign images to illustrate Tangmo Nida’s wound
POLICE issued an apology for using images found through Google search to illustrate the key wound suffered by late actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned during a speedboat trip in Chao Phraya river in Feb. during a press briefing two days ago, Thansettakij and Naewna newspapers said today (Apr. 28). Netizens reviewed […]
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