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The leaders of the United States, Japan and India met jointly Friday for the first time and called for open navigation in Asia, a show of unity with China clearly in mind. The three right-leaning leaders — US President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — met on
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters trying to tear down barricades on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday as hundreds converged on the city for new demonstrations, with anger over fuel taxes morphing into a wide-ranging anti-government movement. Clashes between police and demonstrators wearing high-visibility yellow vests, the symbol of the protest against President
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha lost his cool today when confronted by reporters who pestered him with questions about the Election Commission’s redrawing of constituency boundaries that has come under criticisms of politicians who view it as gerrymandering. He maintained that he had nothing to do with the EC’s work and the government did not interfere
Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94 in Houston, according to his family spokesperson. US media reported that family spokesman Jim McGrath said Bush passed away shortly after 10 pm on Friday at his Houston home. His passing comes about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush to
The Livestock Development Department has imposed a 90-day slowdown of import into or transit through Thailand of birds and poultry as well as their carcasses from Russia, Togo and Congo to prevent a possible spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI H5N1 virus in the country. The department’s previous announcement for a temporary suspension
A fissure has erupted in the newly-formed Future Forward party when its executive committee on Wednesday decided to suspend the activities of its Bangkok youth wing, known as the “New Gen Network” for alleged improper budget spending. The party, however, said that the regional NGN groups would continue to function as normal and answerable directly
Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary chief Wichien Chinnawong, a key witness in the much-publicized black panther hunting case, was “grilled” for more than three hours by the defence lawyers during cross-examination session at the Thong Pha Phum provincial court in the western province of Kanchanaburi on Wednesday. The cross-examination session started at 9 am and ended
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha wants December 9 to be a car-free day, if possible, to coincide with the “Bike UnAiRak” event in which His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn will lead a 39km bicycle ride from Bangkok to Lat Pho health park in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province. More than 640,000 cyclists nationwide have
In yet another populist move, the National Oil Palm Committee led by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan plans to give away 1,500 baht/rai cash handout to 150,000 oil palm planters to subsidize their production cost. The cash giveaway is for planters who have cultivated oil palm trees for more than three years and each is
Describing Germany as a long-time ally of Thailand dating back to over 150 years, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told his German counterpart, Chancellor Angela Merkel that Thailand aspired to become a strategic partner with Germany in all aspects, especially economy, research and development and human development. In a joint press conference held at the office
Thai khon drama or the masked dance drama has been listed as intangible heritage of humanity by Unesco on Thursday. On the same occasion, Unesco also listed Cambodia’s khon drama as intangible heritage of humanity. Reacting to Unesco’s decision, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said in his Facebook post on Thursday that he was pleased with
It started with a trickle – at first in the Ministry of Education. Eventually, the trickle looks likely to transform into a gush that threatens to burst the floodgate and sends board members of universities and institutes of other ministries taking panicky flight to evade the legal requirement to have their wealth declared – not
LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William paid a personal tribute to Leicester soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha during a visit on Wednesday with his wife Kate to the team’s stadium where the Thai billionaire was killed in a helicopter crash last month. Vichai, 60, and four others died when their helicopter crashed and exploded
Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom has been sent to the Police General Hospital for examination to determine whether he needs a surgery of cervical spine dislocation or not, said Corrections Department director-general Pol Col Narat Sawetanan on Wednesday. He said doctors at the hospital would decide whether Boonsong would require a surgery or not and
The country’s highest mountain peak, Doi Inthanon in Chom Thong district of the northern province of Chiang Mai recorded -1 degree Celsius for the first this year on Wednesday morning, according to the Doi Inthanon national park. The park said that the temperature at Kiew Mae Pan, a popular vantage point for catching a glimpse
There has been lukewarm response to the opening of application for senatorial posts which kicked off on Monday. Election Commission chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong said Tuesday that he visited the registration office in Phya Thai district on Monday and found out that there was not a single applicant showing up to apply. Nevertheless, he said he
