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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed court found two leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge guilty of genocide on Friday, almost four decades after the ultra-Maoist regime which oversaw the “Killing Fields” was overthrown. Most of the victims of the 1975-79 regime died of starvation, torture, exhaustion or disease in labor camps or were bludgeoned to
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – US Vice President Mike Pence told leaders of Southeast Asian nations on Thursday that there is no place for “empire and aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, a comment that may be widely interpreted as a reference to China’s rise. Pence did not mention China in his remarks at the opening of a
Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong has admitted that it is difficult to cancel all the applications for patent registration for marijuana extracts because many of the applications have been submitted to the Department of Intellectual Property since 2010. However, he said that he has not been complacent about the issue and has assigned the ministry’s legal
SINGAPORE – Thailand took over the chairmanship of ASEAN from Singapore this afternoon at the end of the two-day ASEAN summit on this nation island. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha received the symbolic gavel from his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in a ceremony. But the chairmanship will formally begin on January 1 next
King Power International Group has unveiled what is billed as the world’s biggest glass-bottomed skywalk located on the rooftop of the 78-storeyed King Power Mahanakhon building on Narathiwat Road in Bang Rak district. The glass-bottomed skywalk has 360 degree panoramic view and is 314 metres from the ground and is regarded as the highest point
It is a pleasure for me to be here with you today. At the outset, let me congratulate the Thai PBS for hosting this important conference, as part of its tenth anniversary commemoration, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institute, INPUT, Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University. Let me also extend a warm welcome to all participants, including
A Royal Decree for the selection of 200 senators has come into effect after its publication in the Royal Gazette today. The senators will be selected in accordance with the provisional clauses of the Constitution with the Election Commission responsible for selecting 50 of the senators through a intra-group vote. The selection process at district
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – US Vice President Mike Pence expressed the Trump administration’s strongest condemnation yet of Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims on Wednesday, telling leader Aung San Suu Kyi that “persecution” by her country’s army was “without excuse”. Pence also pressed Suu Kyi to pardon two Reuters journalists who were arrested nearly a year ago
Cigarette packaging in the near future will be plain and much less attractive under a new regulation approved by the National Tobacco Products Control Committee. Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayathorn said Wednesday that the plain packaging would replace the current packaging which has been used for more than five years and has become familiar with
LONDON (Reuters) – British air accident investigators looking into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha said on Wednesday they are focusing on a problem with the tail rotor system. The helicopter’s manufacturer has issued a safety alert to all owners of the particular model AW169 involved
Former Thai ambassador to China Viboon Koosakul has suggested that Thailand learn to make adjustments to accommodate modern China which is now entering an era of innovation. Viboon described China’s economic and geopolitical influence as a “strong wind” and that Thailand “needs to learn how to adjust its sail.” Speaking at a recent panel discussion
The Rama II hospital which was accused of refusing to accept for treatment a woman attacked with acid last Friday night has been ordered closed temporarily for turning a car park into an out-patient building without permission. Health Service Support Department director-general Dr Natthawut Prasertsiripong said Wednesday that the hospital had already been fined for
A 69-year-old Norwegian was found dead today with his body hanging from a rope from the 31st floor of a condominium in Pattaya in what police believe to be an apparent suicide. Police identified the victim as Max Holden, a Norwegian who had lived on the 23rd floor of the North Condominium on Pattaya beach
Supporters of Thai boxing have threatened to stage a protest in front of the Parliament against a child boxing bill which essentially seeks to ban children under 12 from boxing. The bill seems to have gathered momentum after a 13-year-old boy died after being knocked unconscious during a Thai-style boxing match in Samut Prakarn last
Not to be left out by other parties, the Democrat Party today unveiled a group of 21 young members, collectively known as the “New Dems”, who are touted as new faces of the country’s oldest political party. Media attention centred on Surabot Leekpai, the 31-year-old son of former party leader Chuan Leekpai and Prit
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a tourism promotion package aimed at attracting more foreign tourists to Thailand to meet the government’s ambitious goal of earning two trillion baht in tourism revenue from 38 million tourists. The package includes double-entry visa for six months for tourists who apply for tourist visa at Thai embassies or
