Duterte hits out at China over “nasty” words |
President Rodrigo Duterte has called out China for shooing away a Philippine military aircraft over the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), according to the Manila Times Online report…
Who can stand the pain longest, China or the United States? |
Trade Wars – the US and China are staring each other down – who’ll blink first? What are their trade weapons and who started it? And what effects are they…
President Joko Widodo opens Asian Games 2018 |
Pluemjit Thinkaow, captain of Thailand’s national women’s volleyball team, carries Thai national flag to lead Thai athletes at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018 at Gelora Bung Karno…
Over 30 resorts near Kaeng Krachan dam temporarily closed by flooding |
More than 30 resorts located downstream of Kaeng Krachan dam, a popular tourist spot in Phetchaburi province have been closed down temporarily due to heavy flooding. The floodwater levels at…
Kofi Annan struggled to escape the curse of history |
GENEVA (Reuters) – Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died on Saturday, will be remembered as a dedicated humanitarian whose career was tarnished…
New poll commissioner vows to prevent crooks from getting into the parliament |
Newly-appointed election commissioner Pakorn Mahannop vowed today that he would try to make sure that dishonest people will not be able to get into the parliament. “In my career as…
Sia Oun’s handover deferred until Tuesday |
Cambodian authorities have decided to postpone the handover of Mr Panya Yingdang, aka Sia Oun, wanted for the murder of a man and a woman in Chon Buri on July…
Former UN chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80 |
Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80, his foundation said, after decades of championing efforts to try to end…
Heavy rain forces closure of highway linking Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai |
The major highway between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai has been closed after a flash flood damaged the bypass between Kilometre markers 42-50 of the highway now under repair at…
President Jokowi declares Asian Games 2018 open |
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo carries a torch of the 2018 Asian Games as he runs with Sport and Youth Minister Imam Nahrawi (L) during the torch relay at the presidential…
Supreme Court accepts alleged corruption case against Wattana Muangsuk |
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Posts on Friday accepted for further hearings a corruption case related to the Uah Arthorn housing project of the National Housing…
PM Prayut vows to get rid of informal debts |
Branding informal debt as an evil, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said last night he could not afford to let unscrupulous money lenders take advantage of their poor debtors and vowed…