Trump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen on Friday under US-Iran deal
By Reuters and published by CNA TEHRAN: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 15) that ships were again moving through the Strait of Hormuz and the vital oil route would be “completely open” by Friday, after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war. The reopening of […]
Read MoreShares surge, oil skids in Asia on news of US-Iran deal
By Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom SYDNEY: Share markets surged in Asia on Monday (June 15) while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for higher interest rates. In Thailand […]
Read MoreDeal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to US naval blockade
By AP and published by Yahoo!News ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available and Iran signalled implementation would not start […]
Read MoreUS and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday (June 12) the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalise a deal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the US […]
Read MoreAlarmed Asean leaders discuss crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News CEBU, Philippines – Southeast Asian leaders met in an annual summit today (May 8) under intense pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies from the Iran war, which one top minister said, “should not have occurred in the first place.” The alarm by the heads […]
Read MoreThailand has reached deal with Iran for vessels to transit Hormuz Strait: PM
By AFP and published by CNA THAILAND has reached an agreement with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (March 28). Iranian forces have effectively slowed shipping through the strait to a trickle during the Middle East war, which began late last […]
Read MoreUS announces aid to bolster Thailand, Cambodia truce
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – The United States on Friday (Jan. 9) announced some US$45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the […]
Read MoreThailand proposes 72–hour ceasefire with PoWs to be freed if truce holds up
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Dec. 26) after a meeting of the National Security Council that Defence Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit will be signing a joint statement on a 72-hour ceasefire at the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting tomorrow and if the truce holds up the 18 Cambodian prisoners of war […]
Read MoreThailand proposes 72–hour ceasefire with PoWs to be freed if truce holds up
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Dec. 26) after a meeting of the National Security Council that Defence Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit will be signing a joint statement on a 72-hour ceasefire at the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting tomorrow and if the truce holds up the 18 Cambodian prisoners of war […]
Read MoreCeasefire possible tomorrow with 72-hour follow-up period
AFTER over two weeks of heavy clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border it is now possible that the two countries will declare and sign a ceasefire tomorrow (Dec. 27) with there to be a 72-hour monitoring period, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Dec. 26). The Cambodian delegation led by Maj. Gen. […]
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