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China’s Premier Li Keqiang takes an oath after he was re-elected for a second term during the sixth plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 18, 2018. Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died after suffering a heart attack, state media reported on October 27, 2023. NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 68, state media reported Friday.  A reform-minded bureaucrat, Li was once tipped as the…

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Thailand to bid to host 2028 World Pride

Thailand will bid to host World Pride in 2028, to reflect the country’s acceptance of and open mindedness regarding LGBT+ issues. Government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke quoted Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin…

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A sequence of images of the moon taken during a total lunar eclipse in 2007.//Conrad Jung/Chabot Space and Science Center)

Partial lunar eclipse to be visible from Thailand on Sunday

People in Thailand will have an opportunity to witness a partial lunar eclipse this Sunday (October 29), which also marks the end of Buddhist Lent, said a director of Astronomical…

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Second set of remains of Thais killed in Israel arrived in Bangkok Thursday

Seven bodies of Thai nationals killed in Israel arrived in Bangkok this morning (Thursday), on an El Al flight. They are the second set of victim remains to arrive, following…

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Tighter security makes it harder to fly Thais out of Tel Aviv

Getting Thais out of Israel is becoming more difficult, after the Israeli government tightened up security in the country and at its airports, admitted a top Thai Airways International (THAI) executive….

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Sri Lanka offers free visas to seven nations including Thailand

Colombo – Sri Lanka has approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from seven countries including Thailand to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy. Other countries are China,…

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In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified gunman points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. / AP

At least 22 dead in Maine shootings, gunman at large

At least 22 people were killed and “many, many more” were injured in shootings in the city of Lewiston, Maine Wednesday evening, local officials reported, with police saying that the…

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. / AP

Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’

Israeli officials expressed outrage Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ remarks that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” saying his comment at a…

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Thai workers in Israel arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Wednesday.

Bodies of seven more Thais killed in Israel to return home on Thursday

The seven sets of remains are scheduled to arrive at 10.35am at Suvarnabhumi International Airport tomorrow (Thursday), following eight others which were returned last week. The Thai government has put…

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A participant poses for a photograph during the International Transgender Day of Visibility rally in Shibuya district of Tokyo on March 31.//AFP

Japan court says ‘cruel’ gender change sterilisation rule unconstitutional

Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s top court said on Wednesday that obliging transgender people to be sterilised in order to change their legal gender was unconstitutional. But the claim from a transgender woman…

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Pita is back!

Pita Limjaroenrat, former Move Forward party leader, has appeared in New York to attend a gala dinner as “a leader defining the next generation of leadership” on the “TIME100 Next”…

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A lake in the forest in Puerto Arturo, a sector in the heart of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, in Peten Department, Guatemala, on October 5.//AFP

World ‘failing’ on pledge to stop deforestation by 2030

The world is “failing” on a pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, with global losses increasing last year, a group of NGOs and researchers warned Tuesday. In 2021,…

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Photo shows Thai PM Srettha Thavisin (L) and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R).

Thailand’s prime minister and the colorful history of sock diplomacy

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s unconventional fashion statements have drawn criticism after he wore bright-colored socks to meetings with world leaders last week. The Thai PM appeared in bubblegum-pink socks and…

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A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 23, 2023, shows smoke ascending over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. / AFP

Hamas says more than 5,000 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said Monday that more than 5,000 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian enclave since Israel launched its withering bombing campaign more than two weeks…

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Netanyahu under fire for evading responsibility for failure to foresee Hamas attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to absolve himself of responsibility for the failure to predict the October 7 attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, the Haaretz newspaper reported….

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(FILES) Chinese coast guard ships (L and R) corral a Philippine civilian boat chartered by the Philippine navy to deliver supplies to Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre in the disputed South China Sea, / AFP

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over South China Sea collisions

Manila summoned Beijing’s ambassador on Monday over two collisions between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea, a foreign ministry official said.  The countries have traded blame…

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Israel to intensify Gaza strikes, U.S. pushes for more aid

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Israel pounded southern Gaza with air strikes early on Sunday and said it would intensify its attacks in the enclave’s north, as the U.S. committed…

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Former US President Donald Trump//AFP

Trump fined $5,000 by New York judge for violating gag order

New York, United States – The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former US president $5,000 on Friday for not complying with a partial gag order…

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Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people…

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An arial view shows destoyed buildings in al-Zahra city south of Gaza City on October 20, 2023 following Israeli bombardment overnight amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.//AFP

‘Majority’ of hostages in Gaza are alive: Israel army

Jerusalem – Most of the 200 or so people kidnapped in Israel by Hamas militants and taken to the Gaza Strip are still alive, the Israeli military said on Friday….

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Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh.

PM Srettha calls for innovative ASEAN-GCC partnership

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today called for innovative partnership between ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for a sustainable future. Addressing the ASEAN-GCC summit in Riyadh, Srettha reaffirmed…

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A combo photo shows Apichart (L) and Pongthep (R) Kusaram who were killed in Israel.//Facebook

The pain of loss hits a father as he lost two sons in Israel

Lampieu Kusaram, who lost both of his sons when Hamas attacked Israel earlier this month, said that no amount of compensation can ease his sense of loss. The body of…

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China and Thailand should expedite building of the China-Thailand railway : Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Thai PM Srettha Thavisin, during their bilateral meeting in Beijing, that the two countries should accelerate construction of the China-Thailand railway and expand cooperation in…

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Srettha touts advantages of “land bridge” project for Chinese investors

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says he has assured his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang, that the land bridge mega project in southern Thailand will not only provide another shipping route, linking…

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This handout picture shows coffins of Thai workers killed in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas during a ceremony attended by Thailand’s ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya (C) and officials on the tarmac of Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 19.//AFP

Foreigners killed, abducted or missing after Hamas attack

Scores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. The worst attack in Israel’s 75-year history killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians,…

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Thais evacuated from Israeli warned about scammers

The families of Thai workers being evacuated from Israel are advised to beware of scammers, who may contact them through the Line application, claiming that they are accounting service providers…

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Greener approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative needed – Thai PM

Thailand believes that a greener approach to the development of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is necessary for high-quality cooperation for common development and prosperity. Thailand intends to draw…

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From L, Thai PM Srettha Thavisin, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan during an opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing.

China’s Xi calls for efforts to fight cross-border crimes with Thailand

Beijing  – China and Thailand should step up efforts to crack down on cross-border crimes such as telecommunications fraud and online gambling, President Xi Jinping told Thai Prime Minister Srettha…

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This photo shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meeting with Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 17.//AFP

Putin accepts invites to visit Thailand, Vietnam

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted invitations to visit Thailand and Vietnam, according to government statements from the two Southeast Asian nations. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown Putin into…

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A Thai student returning from Israel hugs a family member during a meeting at Rajanagarindra University in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat on October 18, 2023, after being evacuated from Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas.//AFP

Israeli embassy issues statement of condolence over deaths of Thais in Gaza conflict

The Israeli Embassy in Bangkok has issued a statement, expressing sadness over the deaths of Thai nationals in, what it described as, the terror attacks. It reads: “Sadly, Thailand is…

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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is arrested outside the InterContinental London Park Lane during the “Oily Money Out” demonstration organised by Fossil Free London and Greenpeace on the sidelines of the opening day of the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023 in London on October 17.//AFP

Police detain Greta Thunberg at London climate protest

London, United Kingdom – UK police on Tuesday removed Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest outside the energy sector’s annual London get-together, an AFP photographer reported. The 20-year-old activist, who has become…

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US President Joe Biden (L) listens on, as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their meeting in Tel Aviv last year.//AFP

Latest: Biden backs Israel account of Gaza hospital strike, denounces Hamas

US President Joe Biden on a solidarity visit to Israel Wednesday backed the ally’s account that Palestinian militants caused a devastating hospital strike in Gaza, adding Hamas had brought “only suffering.” “I was…

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Right pix shows Wipawadi Vannachai at her mother’s funeral

Thai heroine in Israel misses mother’s passing to save Thais

The late mother of Wipawadi Vannachai, who has been praised for her heroic rescues of Thais trapped in the war zone in Israel, was suffering with terminal cancer but insisted…

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File photo : Barrages of rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip at dawn as militants from the blockaded Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, with at least one person killed, the army and medics said.//AFP

Thai air force plane leaves Wednesday to pick up 145 Thais in Israel

A Royal Air Force (RTAF) Airbus 340-500 has left Bangkok today for Tel Aviv in Israel, to evacuate 145 Thai nationals. They are due back at Don Mueang airport tomorrow…

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Srettha invites Putin to visit Thailand

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen the two countries’ ties. Srettha said he extended the invitation to the Russian president…

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Wounded Palestinians wait for treatment in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, after arriving from al-Ahli hospital following an explosion there, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. The Hamas-run Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike caused the explosion that killed hundreds at al-Ahli, but the Israeli military says it was a misfired Palestinian rocket.//AP

After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry…

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 17.//AFP

Srettha meets Putin in Beijing

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing this evening to discuss bilateral issues, according to the Thai Government House. It said in a Facebook…

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Thai heroine emerges from carnage in Israel

A 40-year-old Thai woman has been praised for her heroic rescues of Thais trapped in the war zone in Israel. Wipawadi Vannachai, known to her friends as “Jam”, and another…

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Mourners carry the flag-draped casket of Lebanese Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah, killed on October 13 by Israeli shelling at Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel while covering cross border shelling, during his funeral in the village of El-Khiam on October 14.//AFP

Reuters demands ‘swift’ Israeli probe into journalist’s death

London, United Kingdom – Reuters has called on Israel to conduct a quick and comprehensive investigation into cross-border fire that killed one of its journalists and wounded other reporters in Lebanon last…

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Police officers patrol as supporters leave the King Baudouin Stadium following the Euro 2024 qualifying football match between Belgium and Sweden in Brussels on October 16, 2023, after two Swedes were shot dead in an attack in Brussels. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels; Belgium raises terror alert to top level

BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Two Swedish nationals were shot to death and a third person was wounded in central Brussels on Monday night, and a man who identified himself…

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Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and on to Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he will meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk during a trip to the United States. Netanyahu’s office declined to discuss the agenda for the meeting on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. But it comes at a time that Musk is facing accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool, File)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran and Hezbollah not to ‘test us’ in the north

Netanyahu gave a speech in the Israeli Knesset on Monday in which he said the world needed to unit to defeat Hamas. He said “this war is also your war,”…

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PM says no positive signs yet of release of Thai hostages held by Hamas

Talks between Thailand’s allies in the Middle East and Hamas over the release of Thai hostages are still under way, but there are no positive signs yet of whether or…

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Ecuador’s presidential candidate for the National Democratic Action Party, Daniel Noboa, wearing a bulletproof vest, shows his ballot while voting at a polling station in Olon, Santa Elena province, Ecuador, on October 15, 2023, during the presidential runoff election. Ecuadorians started voting for a new president Sunday in the midst of a drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate. MARCOS PIN / AFP

Daniel Noboa, banana empire heir to Ecuador’s youngest president

At the age of 35, Ecuador’s president-elect Daniel Noboa is fulfilling the political dreams of his banana tycoon father, who failed five times to win the presidency. With about 52…

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Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million in northern Gaza and Gaza City to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground invasion, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Gaza’s desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza on Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a hospital in the target zone in hopes…

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Palestinians flee their houses heading toward the southern part of Gaza Strip after Israel’s call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move south within 24 hours, amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza City October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot

Thai death toll in Israel increases to 24, over 7,000 want to be flown home

The Thai death toll in the Hamas attacks on Israel has risen to 24, while the numbers of injured and detained remain at 16 each. More than 7,000 Thais have…

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People gather as Palestinians take part in a protest following Israeli strikes on Gaza, in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

Israel readies next stage of operations, says many Palestinians moving south

The Israeli military said on Saturday it had seen a “significant movement” south of Palestinian civilians, a day after ordering Gaza City residents to flee, as Israel‘s prime minister promised further retaliation for Hamas’…

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Israel warns half of Gaza’s population to move south, UN says

NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The United Nations said Israel‘s military informed it late on Thursday that 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza should relocate to the enclave’s south within the next 24 hours, in what Palestinians…

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Four commercial aircraft on standby for evacuations from Israel

Four commercial planes, two each from Nok Air and Air Asia, have been put on standby to fly to Israel to evacuate Thais back to Thailand, once permission is granted…

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Two Thai air force planes to evacuate Thai workers from Israel on Sunday

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) will send two planes to Israel this Sunday to fly 220 Thai evacuees back to Thailand, followed by a third flight next Wednesday to…

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Thai death toll in Israel rises to 21 as first 15 evacuees land in Bangkok

One more Thai national is reported to have been killed in Israel by Hamas, bringing the death toll to 21 as the government considers evacuating Thais overland to Jordan, as…

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Soldiers stand in front of an Israeli police station that was damaged during battles to dislodge Hamas militants who were stationed inside, on October 8, 2023. / AFP

20 Thais believed killed in Gaza, 14 kidnapped, over 5,000 want to return home

Two more Thai workers have been killed in Israel, bringing the death toll to 20, while the number of those injured and abducted has risen to 13 and 14 respectively,…

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File photo: US President Joe Biden speaks about the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 9, 2023. / AFP

Israel readies ground offensive; Biden condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas attacks

Israel vowed to escalate its response to an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas with a ground offensive, while U.S. President Joe Biden pledged support for Israel and issued a warning to anyone…

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Taiwan’s leader, Tsai Ing-wen, delivered a speech in front of Presidential Hall in Taipei on 10 October, Taiwan’s National Day. Photo by Taiwan’s Central News Agency.

Taiwan leader vows island will be democratic ‘for generations’

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that democracy had thrived on the island despite increased Chinese pressure, and vowed that its people would remain “free for generations”. China claims…

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How Hamas duped Israel as it planned devastating attack

Oct 9 (Reuters) – A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers,…

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Israel ambassador assures help for Thais in Israel

The Israeli ambassador to Thailand has assured Thailand that the Israeli government is doing everything it can to help Thai workers being detained by the Hamas militants as Israel continues…

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Palestinian Ambassador Walid Abu Ali pledges help for Thai workers being held by Hamas militants during interview with Thai PBS World.

Palestinian envoy pledges help for captured Thai workers

The Palestinian ambassador to Thailand has promised to help with efforts to secure the release of Thais being held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The Thai Foreign Ministry…

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First group of 15 Thais to arrive in Bangkok from Israel on Thursday

The first group of 15 Thais will leave Israel on a commercial fight for Thailand this Wednesday and are scheduled to arrive in Bangkok the following day, Deputy Foreign Minister…

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Thailand more worried about global oil price rise than with oil shortage

The Thai Ministry of Energy is more concerned over the prospect of a spike in global oil prices than oil supply disruption due to Israeli-Hamas war, according to Energy Permanent…

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Woman claims husband dragged from camp and shot dead in Gaza

A Thai woman in That Phanom district of the north-eastern province of Nakhon Phanom has told the Thai media that her husband, Somkuan, who worked in a banana plantation in…

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Over a thousand Thais in Israel want to be flown back to Thailand

A total of 1,099 Thais working in Israel have expressed a wish to return to Thailand and the Royal Thai Air Force has arranged for an Airbus 340 and four…

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Palestinian militants ride an Israeli military vehicle that was seized by gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip October 7. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot

12 Thais may have been killed in Hamas attack in Israel

As many as 12 Thais may have been killed in the Hamas attack on Israel, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkaphong Sangmanee in his post on X Sunday night. He…

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A Palestinian boy reacts next to a burning Israeli vehicle that Palestinian gunmen brought to Gaza after they infiltrated areas of southern Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip October 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

World reacts to Hamas attack on Israel

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday. The following is reaction from around the world. UNITED STATES “There is never any justification for terrorism. We stand in solidarity with…

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(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

5 things to know as Israel declares war, bombards Gaza Strip after unprecedented Hamas attack

Fighting continued in southern Israel early Monday after the government declared war and intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a major surprise attack by Hamas. Special…

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An artillery unit fires near the Israeli side of the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel retaliates after Hamas attacks, deaths pass 1,100

Israel pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday, killing hundreds of people in retaliation for one of the bloodiest attacks in its history when Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens more. Hamas fighters’ rampage…

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Asian Games 2022 ends with Thailand ranking eighth on the medal table

The 2022 Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou came to a close today (Sunday), with China leading the pack with 383 medals, including 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze. Thailand…

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Thai living in Israel claims many want to return to Thailand due to the danger

A Thai national working in the Gaza Strip told Thai PBS by phone today (Sunday) that there are 36 of them sheltering in a bunker at their work place, living…

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Srettha says 1 Thai killed, 11 kidnapped in Hamas attacks on Israel

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said this morning (Sunday) that the Thai government is trying to verify a report that a Thai national was killed in the Hamas attacks on Israel…

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Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis southern Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud)

Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a…

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Srettha condemns “inhumane attacks” on Israel

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has condemned the attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel and ordered preparations for a possible evacuation of Thai workers in that country….

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TIMELINE-Conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza

Oct 7 (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched its biggest assault on Israel in years early on Saturday, firing a barrage of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters across the border. Israel…

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One Thai injured in Hamas attack, 2 others reported kidnapped

A Thai citizen was injured and there are, as yet, unconfirmed reports that two others have been kidnapped in attacks launched on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on…

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A rocket is fired from Gaza toward Israel, in Gaza, October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Israel ‘at war’ as Hamas unleashes surprise attack from Gaza

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing dozens of people and taking hostages in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into…

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REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg

Hamas launches surprise attack as gunmen enter Israel

JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into several…

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File photo : Barrages of rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip at dawn as militants from the blockaded Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, with at least one person killed, the army and medics said.//AFP

Israel says at ‘war’ after rocket barrages, militant infiltration

Palestinian militants have begun a “war” against Israel, the country’s defence minister said Saturday after a barrage of rockets were fired and fighters from the Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, a…

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This photo taken in 2021 shows Narges Mohammadi in Tehran, Iran. Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty. (Reihane Taravati via AP)

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression

Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy, and against the death penalty. Mohammadi, 51, has…

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FILE – A border wall section stands on July 14, 2021, near La Grulla, Texas, in Starr County. / AP

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed…

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A makeshift homeless encampment has been set up in a park in Granby, Canada which is struggling to deal with a surge in homelessness. / AFP

Homelessness explodes in Canada as rents, housing prices soar

Canada is gripped by a surge in homelessness that has seen tens of thousands of people priced out of rental and real estate markets and left to live in the…

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Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on October 03, 2023 in Mestre, near Venice. At least 20 people were killed Tuesday when a bus plunged off a bridge in the northern Italian city of Venice, a city hall spokesman told AFP. The crash caused “at least 20 deaths, including two children,” the spokesman said. Firefighters said the bus caught fire after careering off a bridge linking the Mestre and Marghera districts. / AFP

At least 21 dead after Italian bus carrying tourists falls from Venice overpass

At least 21 people died on Tuesday and 18 were injured after a bus carrying tourists to a campground crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy and caught fire, city officials…

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This combo of pictures taken Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, shows from left, French scientist Pierre Agostini posing in his apartment in Paris, Scientist Ferenc Krausz speaking during a presentation at the Max-Plank-Institute of Quantum Optics in Munich, and French-Swedish physicist Anne L’Huillier talking to journalists at Lund University, Sweden. / AP

Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for giving us the first split-second glimpse into the superfast world of spinning electrons, a field that could one day…

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Singapore says assets seized in money laundering case now at $2 bln

Singapore said it was expecting more arrests and seizures as the Asian financial hub investigates one of its biggest cases of money laundering, in which the value of assets seized now stands…

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A visitor looks at an audio/visual interpretation of a painting entitled ‘Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains’ at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, June 1, 2011. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/File Photo

Two elves and a scroll: China military releases animation on Taiwan ‘reunification’

The Chinese military released an animated short film on National Day showing pieces of a scroll painting torn in two more than 300 years ago being reunited, in a show…

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A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the US Capitol as a government shut down looms in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2023. The US government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay, unless Congress reaches a last-ditch deal. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Last-gasp deal averts US government shutdown

Washington, United States – The US Congress passed an 11th-hour funding bill Saturday to keep federal agencies running for another 45 days and avert a costly government shutdown — although the…

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Blackpink’s Lisa dazzles at ‘Crazy Horse’ in Paris

Blackpink member Lisa has given her first performance at the famous “Crazy Horse” venue in Paris, France. On September 28, Lisa made history by becoming the first K-pop artist to…

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File photo : Bedbugs//AFP

France launches battle plan against bedbug invasion

Paris, France – The French government said Friday it was launching a concerted effort to fight bedbugs that have appeared in numbers in public transport, cinemas and hospitals. The blood-sucking insects…

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Emergency services attend to the scene at Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday Sept. 28, 2023. Police in the Netherlands say that people have been killed in two shootings in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, one at a university hospital and one at a nearby home. (AP Photo)

Urgent : Three killed in twin Dutch shootings

Rotterdam, Netherlands – A gunman dressed in combat gear and wearing a bulletproof vest went on a shooting rampage at a house and a hospital in Rotterdam Thursday, killing a 14-year-old…

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French artist Miguel Chevalier

The immersive world of Miguel Chevalier

Digital art may be very common today but 40 years ago, it was not recognised as “art” with non-enthusiasts regarding it as a waste of time and effort. “In the…

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The first prototype, named “Hai Kun” in Chinese, meaning “mythical sea creature”. Photo was taken by Taiwan’s Central News Agency.

Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine

Taiwan unveiled its first domestically built submarine Thursday as the massively outgunned island seeks to bolster defences against China, which slammed the strategy as “idiotic nonsense”. China claims self-ruled Taiwan…

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Thailand to launch its second Earth satellite next week

Thailand is set to launch it second Earth observation satellite, THEOS-2, on October 7 at 8.36am (GMT +7) from the Guiana space centre in South America, marking a significant milestone…

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Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade

Thai private sector urges govt to reach FTAs with more countries

Thai private business operators are urging the government to speed up the finalisation of free trade agreements (FTA) with more countries to boost Thai exports, which fell for ten straight…

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PM made some progress in pushing economic agenda at the UN, but achieved little else

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s first overseas mission, to the United Nations General Assembly, was regarded at home as a success only in business aspects, but a failure in terms of…

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People look at the aftermath of a fire that broke out during a wedding at an event hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq on September 27, 2023. At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, state media and health officials said early on September 27. //AFP

100 killed in fire during wedding in northern Iraq

At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, officials said…

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US President Joe Biden addresses a UAW picket line at a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Michigan, on September 26, 2023. Some 5,600 members of the UAW walked out of 38 US parts and distribution centers at General Motors and Stellantis at noon September 22.//AFP

Biden makes history by joining US picket line

Joe Biden became the first sitting US president to stand on a picket line Tuesday, joining striking auto workers in Michigan in a bold pitch for blue collar votes against likely election…

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Photos shows US businessmen and sons of the US president Donald Jr (L) and Eric Trump.//AFP

Trump committed fraud by inflating value of assets: judge

Donald Trump and his sons Eric and Don Jr committed fraud by inflating the value of the real estate and financial assets of the Trump Organization for years, a New…

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Thailand’s golf siblings Moriya, Ariya receive Public Diplomacy Award

Thailand’s terrific golf siblings Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn have been named the dual recipients of the Public Diplomacy Award 2023 from the Thai Foreign Ministry and Thailand Foundation. Thailand Foundation…

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American model Paloma Elsesser presents a creation for Mugler during the Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2023 Fashion Week in Paris on January 26.//AFP

The ‘tyranny of thinness’ still dominates fashion

Despite claims that the fashion industry is embracing curvier bodies, the data suggests it could be guilty of what one expert calls “fat-washing”. While a handful of plus-size models such…

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PM welcomes first group of Chinese tourists arriving under visa free program

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and representatives of the Thai tourism sector and Ministry of Tourism and Sports went to Suvarnabhumi airport this morning (Monday) to welcome the first group of…

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This picture shows an engineer from artificial intelligence company Pulse9 conducting a demonstration as a live actor for virtual human Zaein, seen on-screen, during an interview with AFP at the company in Seoul.//AFP

From K-pop to sales girls: AI goes mainstream in South Korea

Seoul, South Korea – Her face is a deepfake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news, and sells luxury clothes on TV as AI…

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In this pool photo distributed by Sputnik agency, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023. / AFP

North Korea says cooperation with Russia ‘natural’ for neighbours

North Korea on Monday slammed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for criticising its cooperation with Moscow following leader Kim Jong Un’s Russia visit, saying it is “natural” and “normal” for neighbours to keep…

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US President Joe Biden speaks last year during the Phoenix awards dinner at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on September 23, 2023. / AFP

Time ticking on US deadline to avert shutdown

Four months after barely avoiding a catastrophic default, the world’s largest economy is once again on the verge of a major fiscal crisis. President Joe Biden’s Democrats are engaged in…

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