Thai-US trade talks irrelevant to Cobra Gold military exercise: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Aug.14) categorically denied that bilateral trade relations between the United States and Thailand would ultimately have anything to do with the Cobra Gold military exercise between the two allied countries. Anutin was apparently responding to unconfirmed speculation that the annual military exercise jointly hosted by […]
Read MoreTrump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal
By Reuters and published by CNA CAIRO: United States President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday (Aug. 3) but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz […]
Read MorePeace talks with southern insurgency groups put off after Narathiwat attacks
THE Thai government has indefinitely postponed peace talks with southern insurgency groups after two attacks last week with five rangers killed and six civilians injured in one of them while a police officer was slightly injured in a car bomb blast, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 28). Mr. Thanat Suwannanon, director of the […]
Read MoreThai PM boosts trade ties with China’s Sichuan province
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held talks with Mr. Wang Xiaohui, secretary of the Communist Party of China for Sichuan province in Chengdu today (July 18) with both sides agreeing to upgrade cooperation in trade, investment, science, technology, innovation, tourism, and local-level cooperation in concretely connecting the Thai economy with the western Chinese market, […]
Read MoreFar South peace talks to take place in Malaysia soon: Wan Noor
FORMER parliament president and current chief adviser to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today (May 25) that peace talks between the government and insurgents in the Far South will likely resume in Malaysia late next month after a two-year hiatus, PPTVHD36 said this afternoon. He revealed this significant move after […]
Read MoreThai, Cambodian troops sort out border claim amid new warning
WHILE negotiations by Thai and Cambodian troops defused tension at Sa Kaeo province with the latter agreeing to pull back to the Thai borderline until the Joint Border Committee (JBC) officially concludes demarcation in future a veteran Thai soldier warned of silent offensive, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 20). This issue arose […]
Read MoreThailand, Cambodia likely joining trilateral talks at Asean summit
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow confirmed Thailand’s readiness to join a trilateral meeting with Cambodia and the Philippines during the Asean summit on May 7-9 as being arranged by Manila with Khmers too apparently agreeing to do so, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said today (May 4). Thailand is prepared to a certain extent […]
Read MoreOil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
By AP and published by Yahoo!News NEW YORK – Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and US stocks raced to another record on Friday (April 17) after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying crude from the Persian […]
Read MoreIsrael and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US over weekend
By Reuters and published by CNA WASHINGTON – A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday (April 16) and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war could be nearing an end. […]
Read MoreHopes for Middle East peace grow as Israel discusses Lebanon ceasefire
By Reuters and published by CNA WASHINGTON – Optimism grew on Thursday (April 16) that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the administration of President Donald Trump talking up hopes for a deal that would open the crucial Strait of Hormuz. […]
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