Ghostly sounds won’t put Thailand at a disadvantage on world stage: PM
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Oct. 13) that he has yet to listen to the sounds of ghosts and fighter jets flying played in the dead of the night at Ban Nong Chan village by a social media influencer to drive out encroaching Khmer villagers but believes it will not put Thailand […]
Read More‘War is over’, says Trump as Hamas releases 7 hostages
By AFP – published by CNA and AP – published by CBC Gaze City – Hamas started releasing all surviving hostages on Monday (Oct. 13) in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit, having declared the war “over”. Trump’s lightning visit […]
Read MoreUS will impose additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports from November, Trump says
By Agencies – published by CNA and AP – published by Yahoo!News Washington – The United States of America will slap an additional 100 percent tariff on imports from China and impose export controls on all critical US-made software from November 1, President Donald Trump said on Friday (Oct. 10). In a post on […]
Read MorePutin hints at ‘agreement’ but Trump says ‘no deal until there’s a deal’
By Agencies and published by CNA Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – United States President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have concluded a high-risk summit that will test the US president’s promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine. They held a short press conference, but did not take questions following their brief […]
Read MoreTrump, Xi could attend Asean summit in October: Anwar
By Agencies and published by CNA Cyberjaya, Selangor – Chinese President Xi Jinping could attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday (Aug. 8), in what would be a rare in-person appearance by a Chinese supremo at the regional gathering. Speaking at an […]
Read MoreTrump doubles India tariffs to 50% over Russian oil purchases
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Aug. 6) ordered an additional 25 percent tariff on goods from India for its purchases of Russian oil. The tariff, set to take effect in three weeks, comes on top of a separate 25 percent duty entering into force on […]
Read More19% tariff for both Thailand and Cambodia shows US more focused on mutual benefit: Korn
FORMER finance minister Korn Chatikavanij said in a Facebook post today (Aug. 1) that US tariff of 19 percent for both Thailand and Cambodia shows that the superpower is not distinguishing between right and wrong and clearly in this era friendship is not as important as mutual benefit, TV Channel 7 said. US President […]
Read MoreTrump unveils new tariffs for dozens of trading partners
By Agencies and published by CNA NEW US tariffs on a wide swath of America’s trading partners will now go into effect on Aug. 7 after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday (July 31) modifying the rates for many economies. The order capped off a hectic day as nations sought to […]
Read MoreTrump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, South Korea, small-value imports
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 30) issued a blitz of tariff announcements ranging from changes to previously threatened levies on imports of copper, goods from Brazil and South Korea, to ending an exemption from tariffs for small-value shipments from overseas. The wave of announcements […]
Read MoreThai-Cambodian border completely quiet according to midnight deadline
GUNS fell silent along the Thai-Cambodian border at midnight sharp except for Trat where clashes continued for another half an hour then stopped but there were fierce clashes during the last ten minutes with Thai F-16 fighter jets also bombarding Khmer positions, Amarin TV said this morning (July 29). The ceasefire agreed upon by […]
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