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Russian and Chinese armed forces are putting up one of the world’s biggest military exercises in decades. The main stage of the Vostok-2018 strategic drills was held at the Tsugol firing range in the Trans-Baikal Region. Tass news agency described the Vostok-2018 maneuvers are the biggest in the history of the Russian army, unparalleled since
Three people were injured and several cars and motorcycles were damaged when a huge construction crane collapsed and pulled down ten power poles and trees on Soi Saladaeng off the busy Silom Road in Bangkok this morning. One of the witnesses, Ms Natthareni who lives in a house just the opposite where the crane collapsed,
Controversy is heating up over billboards bearing headshots of members of Thammasat University’s former cheerleaders team appearing as if they were photographed topless. The university’s Cheerleaders Club, meanwhile, defended the use of the photos of the former cheerleaders, insisting that they weren’t portrayed in a provocative manner as critics have alleged. It said they were
The Meteorological Department issued its first warning today of impacts from super typhoon Mangkhut which was predicted to blow through Luzon of the Philippines and into the upper part of the South China Sea today and tomorrow. Northern and northeastern provinces of Thailand will face more rains and isolated heavy rains from next Monday until
Agriculture Minister Grisada Boonrach said he is ready to ban the use of three dangerous substances namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos in agriculture if this is legally permissible. Although the three dangerous chemicals cannot be legally banned now, he, however, said that import of the three chemicals had been substantially cut down to 13,000 tonnes
Thailand and Malaysia have agreed on a proposal to push for a Thai-Malaysian border check-point to be open around the clock to facilitate transport of goods between the two countries, said Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. He was speaking after a meeting on Thursday with Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Darell Leiking who visited Thailand
The British Embassy in Bangkok has approved a request by Thai police to visit Britain to question a woman who claimed she was drugged, raped and robbed on Koh Tao island in the southern province of Surat Thani in June, according to Deputy tourist police chief Surachate Hakparn. The police team investigating the rape claim
MOSCOW — Former general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev believes that Russia has a crucial role to play on the international stage so the West should abandon efforts to isolate the country, as he writes in a book titled, “In a Changing World,” which was launched
Muk Dahan provincial police have defended the fining of a truck driver for wearing a pair of slippers 400 baht while he was behind the wheel as not being excessive but well within the framework of the law. The police action has become a hot topic of intense debates in the social media after the
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities started to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas on Thursday as a super typhoon with winds of more than 205 km per hour bore down on the country’s main island. Typhoon Mangkhut is forecast to make landfall early on Saturday on the northern tip of Luzon island, and will
Thailand has been listed among 38 countries that the United Nations denounces for carrying out “shameful” practices, including harsh reprisals and intimidation against people cooperating with it on human rights. The annual report from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released on Wednesday detailed allegations of killings, torture and arbitrary arrests. The report also alleged instances of
The Department of the Prevention and Mitigation of Public Disasters on Thursday issued a warning to 43 provinces in the North, Northeast, central and eastern regions to brace for possible flooding as a result of Barijat and Mangkhut storms. Citing an announcement from the Meteorological Department on Thursday, tropical storm Barijat was expected to sweep
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm hinted on Thursday that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) would ease political restrictions very soon in order to allow political parties to carry out certain political activities. Although the law on the election of MPs and the act on the selection of senators have been published in
HANOI (Reuters) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that countries outside Indochina are too critical of politics in the region and that it should be left to solve its own problems. In a speech alongside other regional leaders, Hun Sen pointed to the international condemnation of his country’s recent election, which was
The EU-South East Asia Aviation Partnership Project, a new aviation partnership between the European Union (EU) and Asean is expected to be formally launched by the end of this year, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. He was speaking after attending an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)-European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Forum on Civil Aviation in
HANOI (Reuters) – Laos will take into account the devastation caused by a dam burst in July when it considers how to proceed with investment in hydropower, seen as an important income source for one of Asia’s poorest countries, its prime minister said on Wednesday. The Laos government suspended approval of new dams and said
