Cambodian national dies in ICE custody in Indiana
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON – A detainee died in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Indiana on Monday (Feb. 16), with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said on Wednesday, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody. Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian […]
Read MoreFour Myanmar men beat American man to death
AN AMERICAN man was fatally beaten by four Myanmar men in Chom Thong district of Bangkok last evening (Feb. 16) after harassing them for a month to get his former girlfriend to return to him, Amarin TV said. This television station’s news team interviewed one of the eyewitnesses, who is the boss of three […]
Read MoreUS prosecutors see no more charges after final Epstein file dump
By AFP and published by CNA WASHINGTON – A top US prosecutor signaled Sunday (Feb. 1) that authorities would not bring any more charges after the release of millions of new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a case that has drawn in many world-famous names. “The review that we had […]
Read MoreUS prosecutors see no more charges after final Epstein file dump
By AFP and published by CNA WASHINGTON – A top US prosecutor signaled Sunday (Feb. 1) that authorities would not bring any more charges after the release of millions of new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a case that has drawn in many world-famous names. “The review that we had […]
Read MoreUS storm leaves 850,000 without power, forces 10,000 flight cancellations
By Reuters and published by CNA WASHINGTON – More than 850,000 customers in the United States as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were cancelled on Sunday (Jan. 25) during a monster winter storm that paralysed eastern and southern states with heavy snow and ice. As snow, freezing […]
Read MoreTrump heads for Davos maelstrom over Greenland
By AFP and published by CNA Davos, Switzerland – United States President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday (Jan. 21) as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart. Trump brutally mocked the Europeans a day before heading to the World Economic Forum, […]
Read MoreUS suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries including Thailand
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Fox News Washington – The State Department said Wednesday (Jan. 14) it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Thailand, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the […]
Read MoreThai oil prices not rising in the short term after Trump tariff threat to Iran trading partners
OIL prices in Thailand are not rising in the short term despite US President Donald Trump having on Monday (Jan. 12) announced a 25 percent tariff on any country trading with Iran, amid Tehran’s violent crackdown on a wave of protests, PPTVHD36 said today. Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon said while this development will affect […]
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 MoreAncient bronze sculptures return to Thailand after 60 years
THE Thai Fine Arts Department has received four ancient bronze sculptures, three of them Bodhisattvas and one the Buddha, that had been smuggled to US by an unscrupulous art dealer and officially returned by San Francisco Museum of Asian Art on Dec. 8, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 6). Villagers living around Khao Plai […]
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