Briton killed and another injured in ‘sickle’ attack in Thailand
A British man who died in Thailand is believed to have been the victim of an assault involving a sickle. Marcus Evans, 49, from Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea, in Somerset, was…
Tumultuous 2021 for Myanmar
Myanmar, a nation which was much touted to be the final frontier of South East Asia for its underdeveloped and unexplored industries, experienced a tumultuous 2021. The coup The nation…
Mixed blessings for Thai-US relations
US President Joe Biden / AFP Looking back over the past year, Thailand’s overall relations with all the great powers have been cordial and have moved in the right direction,…
How a proposed tax on share trading will affect investors
The Finance Ministry is considering levying a financial transaction tax (FTT) on stock trading next year, but a decision will depend on economic conditions, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith revealed recently.…
Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps world
A soldier from the Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) administers a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic set up at Chester Cathedral on…
Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people
Cars are seen in flood water caused by heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur early on December 19, 2021. Arif Kartono / AFP More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their…
7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
Villagers stand outside a building in Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara on Flores island on December 14, 2021, after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast in eastern Indonesia. (Photo…
Quote from Xi Jinping
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Vietnam welcomes 1st tourists to resort island after 2 years
More than 200 foreign tourists arrived on Vietnam’s largest Phu Quoc island on Saturday, the first to visit the Southeast Asian country after nearly two years of border closure due…
Nobel Prize winning activist Malala gets married
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (Photo by Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP) “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser (Malik) and I tied the knot…
Raphael Glucksmann tells Taiwan ‘You are not alone’ during his first visit
Raphael Glucksmann, leader of the opposition Parti Socialiste and Place Publique (Socialist Party and Public Place) list for the European elections, attends a rally in Lyon, France May 16, 2019.…
China hits back after Biden criticises Xi’s COP26 no-show
FILE / China is the world’s largest emitter of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change/ AFP China hit back Wednesday against criticism by US President Joe Biden, who had…