Serial petitioner calls for probe of Thaksin-Anwar Ibrahim meeting
A POLITICAL activist who is often referred to as a serial petitioner today (Jan. 2) called on Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to investigate whether her father/ de facto Pheu Thai boss had violated a court order forbidding him from leaving the country in recently meeting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a yacht somewhere […]
Read MoreThaksin confirms holding talks with Malaysian PM on a yacht
FORMER Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra confirmed today (Dec. 27) that he did meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a yacht in the middle of the sea near Thailand’s Koh Lipe and Malaysia’s Langkawi islands yesterday with both of them saying they had fruitful talks about several key issues, Amarin TV said. Thaksin […]
Read MoreThaksin, Thammanat quietly visit Koh Lipe, rumoured to have met Malaysian PM
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and former agriculture and cooperatives minister Thammanat Prompao quietly travelled Koh Lipe island on a fleet of six yachts and were rumoured to have met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a yacht sailing in the middle of sea, Amarin TV said this morning (Dec. 27). The fleet of yachts […]
Read MoreMalaysia PM appoints Thai heavyweight Thaksin his adviser on Asean
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today (Dec. 16) appointed Thailand’s billionaire political heavyweight and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as his personal adviser for when he becomes chair of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc next year. Anwar said Thaksin’s role during his leadership of the Association of […]
Read MorePM to boost ties with Malaysia in all areas during official visit
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawater and her delegation arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last evening (Dec. 15) for the seventh annual full-fledged Thai-Malaysian meeting to jointly push forward various projects, especially cooperation in developing border areas, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Invited by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and welcomed at the […]
Read MoreThai, Malaysian PMs hold talks on security and development
THAI Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held talks in Malaysia’s Kelantan province this afternoon (Aug. 3) where they focused on boosting security and development in the bordering regions, Thai Rath newspaper said. Srettha and his delegation arrived at Narathiwat Airport at 11.22 a.m. after which Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar […]
Read MoreThai, Malaysian PMs set to talk on bilateral security issues
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is scheduled to hold bilateral security talks with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim at a southernmost border checkpoint on the upcoming Saturday. Accompanied by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, the Thai prime minister will hold talks with his Malaysian counterpart primarily pertaining […]
Read MorePM to hold deep South security talks with Malaysian counterpart
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin confirmed today (July 30) he will meet with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim somewhere in the southernmost region to discuss bilateral security issues over the upcoming weekend. Srettha said he is scheduled to meet with Ibrahim to talk about issues of common interest mostly related to […]
Read MoreTourism-deprived South Thailand provinces expect better days with improved road, air access
Narathiwat Province, South Thailand – The South Thailand provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat are pretty much at the bottom of the heap in terms of tourism. That is set to change over the next three years thanks to upcoming improvements in road and air accessibility. An upgrading of Narathiwat airport is due for completion […]
Read MoreWorld’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
By AFP and published by CNA Clark – NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the […]
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