Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea
By AFP and published by CNA Seoul: US President Donald Trump said “inappropriate and hostile” military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday (Aug. 16). Trump cited his “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, […]
Read MoreThai agencies monitoring Sumatra quake as tremors were felt in southern Thailand
THE second earthquake to hit Indonesia yesterday (Aug. 15), with western Sumatra island rocked by 6.9 magnitude temblor in the evening after a powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck eastern Flores island before dawn, was felt in southern Thailand and the Interior Minister has instructed the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) to closely […]
Read MoreSihasak optimistic as Australian diplomat is chosen to preside over Thai-Cambodian conciliation
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow expressed confidence in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s (UNCLOS’s) Conciliation Commission tasked with helping resolve a maritime dispute with Cambodia after Australian diplomat and legal expert Katrina Cooper was appointed the fifth conciliator and the chair, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Aug. 15). […]
Read MorePowerful earthquake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted
By AFP and published by CNA MAUMERE, Indonesia: A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday (Aug. 15), sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the shallow quake was located off the north coast of the island, about 68km northwest of the […]
Read MoreUS could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON: The US has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey, that US intelligence officials could not independently verify, according to a current US official and two former […]
Read MoreThailand not linking Cobra Gold 2027 war games to US tariff cuts: Ministry
THE THAI Defence Ministry denied that Thailand is using the holding of Cobra Gold 2027 military exercise to wrestle tariff reduction from the US with the war games being held as planned while still studying letting US set up a drone manufacturing plant here, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Aug. 13). RADM Surasan […]
Read MoreNew attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
– By Reuters and published by US News & World Report DUBAI: The US and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday (Aug. 11) as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions. The attacks, in […]
Read MoreDeath toll rises to 132 with hundreds more injured in Colombia earthquake, association says
By CNN and Reuters – published by CNA BOGOTA: At least 132 people have died, and 570 have been injured as a result of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck earlier Monday (Aug. 10), according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities, which earlier took part in an disaster response meeting with the president. […]
Read More19 university student groups jointly protest Myanmar leader’s visit to Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NINETEEN student groups at three major universities today (Aug.7) aired a concerted protest against Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing’s official visit to Thailand welcomed by the Bhumjaithai-led government. The 19 students groups attached to Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University and Kasetsart University issued the joint statement to strongly denounce the Myanmar’s […]
Read MoreMyanmar leader calls on Thai businesses to invest in his country
MYANMAR President Min Aung Hlaing urged Thai businesses to invest in his country assuring them of legal protection while highlighting development of deep-sea shipping at Dawei Port as a gateway to South Asia, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Aug. 6). Speaking at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre as co-chair of Thailand-Myanmar Business Forum 2026 […]
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