Thai vessels await clearance as Bangkok holds talks with Iran
Bangkok is in talks with Iran to allow Thai commercial vessels to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Wednesday.
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Bangkok is in talks with Iran to allow Thai commercial vessels to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Wednesday.
ASEAN foreign ministers have postponed their second online meeting to Monday to follow up on discussions on the situation in the Middle East, following the ceasefire between the US and Iran, according to an informed source.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Iran of doing a "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz and of breaching the terms of their two-week ceasefire agreement.
The Transactions Committee of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has resolved to impound additional suspected ill-gotten assets worth about 8.2 billion baht, linked to a Cambodian-based transnational scam network.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is set to announce his government’s foreign policy focused strongly on multilateralism and global outreach, but substantively the policy appears to be bogged down by domestic security priorities, especially border issues with neighboring countries.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said today that the government’s policy statement was written with a lack of awareness, or with total disregard for public interest and suffering, and that it offers no hope for the people.
Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of three Thai crew members who lost their lives aboard the vessel Mayuree Naree in an attack in the Strait of Hormuz.
Some places hit you immediately. Others take a while to make sense. Lampang Province in Thailand’s north is the second kind.
Thailand’s leading environmental expert Sonthi Kochawat has warned that the country is entering a Super El Niño phase, which will bring extremely hot weather and a prolonged dry season, leading to drought that could severely impact the agricultural sector.
Of all the businesses affected by the ongoing oil price surge, the funeral industry is among the hardest hit, with some coffin makers already deciding to increase prices due to the rising costs of raw materials.
Cambodia has warned that any move by Thailand to withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on maritime boundaries and resource-sharing, signed by both countries in 2001, would undermine years of mutual cooperation and trust.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to do everything necessary to steer Thailand toward internal stability, economic competitiveness, and international trust as he delivered his government's policy statement to Parliament today.
The People’s Party leader said today that he remains undeterred by the national anti-graft commission’s submission to the Supreme Court concerning his former party’s alleged gross ethical violation related to the lèse majesté law.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to file a lawsuit with the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders on Thursday, accusing 44 former MPs of the now-defunct Move Forward Party of gross ethical violations for advocating amendments to the lèse majesté law.
The Thai government is facing a daunting task juggling a budget deficit aggravated by rising oil prices, while also providing relief measures for businesses and consumers impacted by high fuel prices and an economic slowdown.
Three missing Thai crew members aboard the Mayuree Naree bulk carrier have been confirmed dead after the vessel was struck by an Iranian missile on March 11 in the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told the media on Wednesday.