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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former US President Barack Obama and two members of his cabinet were among the targets of suspected package bombs delivered to high-profile Democrats and CNN in what New York officials on Wednesday branded an act of terrorism. The suspicious parcels, at least five in all, were intercepted before any reached their
Thailand will be officially entering cold season on October 27, the Meteorological Department announced on Wednesday. The department said that average temperature in the upper northern region is steadily dropping, with the lower up-level wind changed to eastern or northeastern wind while the upper up-level wind changed to western wind. Also, the department said that
Thursday, October 25, 2018: Due to the looming party dissolution threat, Pheu Thai today has reportedly decided to keep Sudarat Keyuraphan away from an executive position. She will be the party’s candidate for the prime ministerial post, but the leadership of the party will be kept by Viroj Pao-in. Sudarat is set to chair the
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed on Wednesday that the killers of Jamal Khashoggi would be brought to justice, in his first public comments since the journalist’s murder sparked global condemnation. Striking a defiant tone, Prince Mohammed told international investors at a major conference in Riyadh that the furor
The wall of a small reservoir in San Kamphaeng district of Chiang Mai collapsed during the early hours of Wednesday, sending a huge amount of water gushing downstream to inundate at least four villages, causing extensive property damages. In Ban Mae Tad alone where the reservoir is located, about 100 houses are flooded, said Mr
An investigation is being conducted into a major blackout at Suvarnabhumi airport that lasted about 10 minutes on Tuesday morning affecting passenger check-in, baggage carousel, computer, immigration check, lift and escalator systems. “That was unusually longest ever. Previous blackouts at the airport normally last seconds, not minutes,” said Anan Wangchingchai, deputy director of Suvarnanbhumi airport
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad meets his Thai counterpart General Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok and pledges his help to bring peace in Thailand’s violence-scarred south
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad promised on Wednesday to help bring peace to the trouble-plagued southern border region and said he believes that Malaysia and Thailand are making a sincere bid at peace and not just a case of drawing up treaties. Prime Minister Mahathir, who is making his first visit to Thailand after taking
Prime Minister’s Deputy Secretary-General Puttipong Punnakan has been appointed the new government spokesman, replacing Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Wednesday that the appointment of the new government spokesman was meant for a “change of atmosphere and for a “change of image for the better”. He added that he had already talked with
The Cabinet has approved Science and Technology Minister Suvit Maesincee’s proposal for the setting up of a new ministry which will merge his ministry, the Office of Higher Education Commission, the Office of National Research Council and the Office of Thailand Research Fund under a new ministry to be named the Ministry of Higher Education,
Authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of two illegal migrants, one Cambodian and one Vietnamese, while being detained at the Suan Phlu detention facility of the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok. Pol Lt Kamonphop Ditsayabut, deputy chief investigator at Thung Maha Mek police station, said police were alerted to the two deaths at the detention centre
STANBUL (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump, in his toughest comments yet, said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince bore ultimate responsibility for the operation that led to Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, piling pressure on his ally amid a global outcry over the journalist’s death. The Wall Street Journal published Trump’s remarks hours before Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Wednesday, October 24, 2018: The Pheu Thai Party looks certain to get another ally in the Seri Ruam Thai Party, whose executives include many former Pheu Thai figures and ardent critics of the military. Seri Ruam Thai, unveiling its executive team today, has former outspoken police officer Seripisut Temiyavet as its leader. He has repeatedly
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia arrived in Bangkok this afternoon for a two-visit during which he will discuss with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on ways to reactivate the stalled peace talks in southern Thailand. Mahathir, who is accompanied by his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, and
This general view shows a section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZM) in Hong Kong on October 23, 2018. China’s President Xi Jinping officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China on October 23, at a time when Beijing is tightening its grip on its semi-autonomous territories.
How Malaysia will help Thailand revive the peace talks in the trouble-plagued south will top the agenda of the meeting between Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad who arrives today for a two-day visit. It will be Mahathir’s first visit to Thailand since making a political comeback in May
