Myanmar Ambassador to Thailand recalled over serious charges
MYANMAR Ambassador to Thailand Zaw Zaw Soe was recently summoned to the capital Naypyitaw for interrogation, The Irrawaddy news outlet quoted sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying. This followed the visit to Thailand by coup-installed President Min Aung Hlaing and military Commander-in-Chief Gen. Ye Win Oo last month during which the […]
Read MoreThailand proposes meeting between PM and US President Trump for trade talks, minister says
By Reuters and published by AsiaOne.com THAILAND has proposed talks between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and US President Donald Trump this week, the Thai commerce minister said on Tuesday (Sep. 15), as the two countries seek to conclude negotiations on a bilateral trade deal and discuss tariff rates. Anutin is travelling to New York […]
Read MoreFar-right win leaves Germany’s Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News BERLIN: Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out working with the Alternative for Germany on Monday (Sep. 7) after the far-right party surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, but he conceded the result had shaken his party “to its very foundations”. The AfD is appealing to lawmakers […]
Read MoreSeveral Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau
By Reuters and published by CNA JAKARTA: Seven Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed on Monday (Sep. 7) afternoon because of volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau, the transport minister said. Ash from Anak Krakatau, which sits halfway between Java and Sumatra islands, has blanketed Jakarta and several surrounding areas […]
Read MoreOil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran’s Larak Island
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News SINGAPORE/BEIJING – Oil prices were trading more than 2% higher on Monday (Aug. 31) after the US attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as their conflict extended into its sixth month. Brent crude futures climbed $2.21, or 2.51%, to $90.31 […]
Read MoreNepal-Tibet floods: More than 1,300 missing as search for survivors continues
By AFP and published by CNA NUWAKOT: Rescue teams rushed on Thursday (Aug. 27) to find more than 1,300 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages. A terrifying clip of surveillance video from the Chinese side of the frontier shows […]
Read MoreThai held over parrot eggs haul in South Africa
By AFP and published by CNA JOHANNESBURG: South African customs officials arrested a Thai national trying to smuggle 50 suspected endangered parrot eggs through Johannesburg’s main airport, the environment ministry said on Wednesday (Aug. 26). The 50-year-old was arrested last week at OR Tambo International Airport after officials found the eggs concealed inside a […]
Read MoreUSS Abraham Lincoln visiting Thailand not related to Iran conflict: Defence Ministry
THE Defence Ministry and Thai navy today (Aug. 26) clarified that USS Abraham Lincoln’s stopover in Thailand during Sept. 2-6 is not related to the Iran conflict with ammunition or other supplies not being loaded and the country is ready to receive ships from all nations equally, TV Channel 7 said. RADM Surasan Kongsiri, […]
Read More3 US Navy Carrier Strike Group ships heading for Thailand for a short visit
THE Thai Navy confirmed that three ships from a US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to make a short stop in eastern Thailand while an American newspaper reported that USS Abraham Lincoln is heading to visit Thailand early September after an extended mission in the Middle East, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 25). RADM […]
Read MoreMyanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country’s south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters and a local activist with direct knowledge. The offensive around the Dawei Special […]
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