The opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018
A singer performs during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD
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A singer performs during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD
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 the 30 plus resorts reportedly range from 1-3 metres, making it impossible for their operators to carry on with their business. Also, it was reported
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 a judge for 36 years, if evidence is not 100 percent clear, I would set the defendants free. But doing this job (as an election commissioner),
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 29, until Tuesday, claiming incomplete paperworks. Pol Gen Suchart Thirasawat, the police inspector-general, who was in Cambodia to arrange for the handover of Sia Oun,
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 five spots in Doi Saket district of the northern province of Chiang Mai, police reported. Doi Saket police said the flash flood was caused by
The Asian Games 2018 torch relay has finally completed its one-month-long journey covering a total distance of 18 thousand kilometers and touring 53 cities and districts in 18 provinces across Indonesia, Anatara News reported. Arriving in Jakarta on August 15, the torch was handed over to President Joko Widodo at Merdeka State Palace on
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 Authority against former social development and human security minister Wattana Muangsuk and eight other individuals. The Office of the Attorney-General accused Mr Wattana, a
The government will hold a thank-you party for all the people involved in the search and rescue operations at Tham Luang cave, including members of the Thai and foreign media, as well as people who provided support for the operations at the courtyard of Dusit Palace on September 6. Prime Minister’s Office Minister Suwaphan Tanyuwattana
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 to press on with the government’s effort to solve the informal debt problem. In his weekly nation-wide address, he cited a government’s survey which
Thaksin Shinawatra’s latest outburst against the Thai military government may come back to haunt him big time. His statements, which sought to uplift Pheu Thai politicians, could be deemed to have violated election laws, which prescribe “dissolution” as the ultimate punishment for political parties influenced by outsiders. While his war cry, issued last week, can
After 33 years of courtroom battle, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has finally won back the legal ownership of Koh Poda island off the southern province of Krabi , thanks to two crucial pieces of evidence — the annual rings of the oldest coconut tree on the island and aerial photos
Cambodian police have asked for the return of two murder suspects in exchange for the delivery of Panya Yingdang, alias Sia Oun, wanted in Thailand allegedly for the killing of a man and a woman at Khao Cheechan in Chon Buri on July 29. The two Cambodians wanted by Cambodian police on a murder case
Heavy downpours on Thursday night caused flash foods in many villages in three districts of Nan province in the North, forcing an evacuation of people from 11 villages of Santisuk district, while a villager was electrocuted in Pua district. The heavy rain was influenced by tropical storm “Bebinca” which is now covering the upper part of Vietnam
The five new members of the Election Commission officially assumed their duty today and the first major task awaiting them is how to deal with the fate of the 616 election inspectors appointed by their predecessors. Itthiporn Boonprakong, the EC chairman, and the other four new EC members Santhad Siri-ananpaiboon, Tawatchai Thoedpaothai, Chatchai Chanpraisri and Pakorn Mahanop
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of US newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people. “A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press,” said the editorial by the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — China’s military has expanded its bomber operations in recent years while “likely training for strikes” against the United States and its allies, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said. The assessment, which comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China tensions over trade, was contained in an annual report that highlighted China’s efforts