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Starting October 31st, mobile phone users in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat and the districts of Na Thawee, Jana, Tepa and Sabayoi of Songkhla, who do not have their SIM cards registered and their faces scanned for identification, will not be able to use mobile services. Colonel Pramote Prom-in, spokesman of
Thailand’s export growth this year may be flat after Thailand’s outbound shipments in May recorded the sharpest drop in 34 months. After the Commerce Ministry on Friday released the figures of Thai exports in May which dropped 5.8 percent year-on-year, contracting for seven consecutive months and the sharpest drop in 34 months, economists are now
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations vowed on Saturday to fight against plastic pollution in the ocean, as their leaders adopted a joint declaration during a summit in Bangkok. The Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN Region was adopted by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes four
ASEAN leaders and their spouses, attending the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, will each be presented with a special souvenir from the Thai government, a silver lei (garland) crafted by top artisans from the Support for Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (SACICT). SACICT director Mrs. Ampawan Pichalai said that the silver lei were inspired
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state counselor, seen listening intently and at length to the translation of the afternoon session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on 22nd June, 2019.
The 34th ASEAN Summit will tomorrow consider a proposal, from the ASEAN foreign ministers, for the regional bloc to submit a bid to host the football World Cup in 2034. Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, said today that the proposal to host the tournament was initiated by the football associations of the member countries and
Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to drive forward the world’s largest commercial pact, with the trade war between the US and China clouding the outlook for their export-led economies. Disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea, Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims and plastic pollution in the seas are also set to
ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly: AIPA during the 34th ASEAN Summit on the 22nd of June at the Athenee Hotel, Bangkok.
BANGKOK (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders will commit to conclude a long-delayed regional trade pact this year despite lingering odds to fend off risks from a protracted U.S.-China trade war when they gather for a weekend summit in Thailand. The Chinese sinking of a Philippine boat, which endangered 22 Filipino fishermen, is also expected to
Prime Minister Prayut Can-o-cha held bilateral talks with the leaders of Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok today. Government deputy spokesman Lt-Gen Werachon Sukondhapatipak said that, since Thai-Indonesian diplomatic relations will reach their 70th anniversary next year, both Prime Minister Prayut and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to
Police are looking for a man suspected of masterminding the trafficking of 65 Rohingya from Myanmar to Malaysia by boat. Their modified fishing boat broke down and beached on Rawi Island, off Thailand’s southernmost province of Satun on June 11th. A police colonel, who reportedly purchased the boat in an auction held by the Customs
As ASEAN leaders are now in Bangkok for the 34th ASEAN Summit, the opposition Pheu Thai party today called on them to apply pressure to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to adhere to democratic principles “by showing the courage to warn about or reject any actions of the government of General Prayut…” Party spokeswoman Mrs. Ladawan
Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai chaired the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as part of the ASEAN Summit 2019, The Athenee Hotel, Bangkok, 22nd June 2019.
“Those who do not appreciate this motherland, do not appreciate what the Monarchy has been doing for us and do not deserve to remain in this country.” – Commander in Chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong, quoting territorial defence students after an activity at the Royal Thai Army Headquarters, 21st June, 2019
By Mr. Lyu Jian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of Thailand The international economy and trade are facing mounting downward pressure and uncertainties, among which, the trade war, which was unilaterally provoked by the US Administration, is the biggest source of risk, posing a grave threat to
North Korea lauded its ties with historic ally China on Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up a highly symbolic two-day visit to his nuclear-armed neighbour, with both countries facing deadlock in their negotiations with US President Donald Trump. Kim Jong Un told the Chinese president that his visit was an opportunity to demonstrate “the immutability
