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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other ASEAN leaders have arrived in Bali today for an informal gathering of the regional leaders. The inaugural ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) ALG is a brainchild of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The gathering is held simultaneously with the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank from
Thursday, October 11, 2018: Key political figures provided no major development today, but sources within Pheu Thai explained a very interesting strategy to cope with possible dissolution of the party. It was initially thought that if Pheu Thai was dissolved too close to the election, that would be the end of it, as its election
In the third conviction concerning with the fake bomb detector known as GT200, Avia Satcom executive Sutthiwat Wattanakit was on Wednesday sentenced to nine years imprisonment by Don Mueang District Court for the supply of 6.8 million baht worth of the bogus detectors to the Central Forensic Science Institute. The court found Sutthiwat guilty
PTT Public Company’s attempt to take over Glow Energy Company or GLOW has been blocked by the Energy Regulatory Commission. An informed source said the commission on Wednesday decided with a unanimous vote to reject the plan of Global Power Synergy Company Limited (GPSC), a subsidiary of PTT Public Company, to acquire up to
ASEAN leaders have agreed to reduce disparity in development in the member countries during an informal gathering held on the sidelines of the IMF-WB annual meetings in Bali, Indonesia. Ananta News reported that President Joko Widodo said in a press statement after the ASEAN Leaders` Gathering on Thursday said ASEAN leaders agreed on the importance
What was supposed to be Abhisit Vejjajiva’s stroll to a new term as the Democrat leader has apparently changed. Whispers within Thailand’s oldest political camp have it that chances for an upset in its leadership contest are a lot bigger than anyone thought, thanks largely to two key factors. The first factor is the
People watch Hurricane Michael October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. Michael slammed into the Florida coast on October 10 as the most powerful storm to hit the southern US state in more than a century as officials warned it could wreak “unimaginable devastation.” Michael made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Mexico Beach,
NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) – Media companies are pulling out of a Saudi investment conference because of growing outrage over the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist in Turkey this month. Economist Editor-In-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes will not participate in the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, spokeswoman Lauren Hackett said in an email. Andrew Ross
An ethnic Mon man implicated in the Saiyok National Park wildlife hunting trip told police he was forced by two men in the poaching group to shoot the bearcat. Identified only as Tata, he said he works as a caretaker at Tao Dum monastery in the national park, in Saiyok district of Kanchanaburi. The suspect
Tuesday, October 9, 2018: It was a day of verbal wars. Suthep Thaugsuban, who led massive street protests against the Yingluck government and is a key member of the Action Coalition of Thailand Party, warned that any attempt to “tear up” Thailand’s new Constitution would be tantamount to an “unacceptable insult” on nearly 17 million
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its projection of Thailand’s economic growth for this year to 4.6% from 3.9% last year, while cutting the economic growth forecast of Asean. In its global economic growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, released Tuesday, the IMF however projected that Thailand’s economy would grow only 3.9% next year.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali this morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing three people in Java and damaging some buildings while causing panic among residents. The quake, located in the Bali Sea, also shook buildings on the resort island and
Only the Election Commission can decide whether ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s influence on Pheu Thai Party is against the election law or not, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He was responding to questions over recent meetings between Thaksin and key figures of Phue Thai Party in Hong Kong. “It’s a matter of appropriateness whether
Governor of Phayao Province Narongsak Osatanakorn, said yesterday that the dramatic rescue operation at Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai three months ago should be an inspiration for people all over the world to help others. Narongsak was speaking after being honoured at a dazzling ceremony of the Asia Game Changer Awards in New York
Altogether 448 flights arriving at and departing from Suvarnabhumi international airport on Tuesday were delayed after a THAI Boeing 744 plane skidded out off the runway and with some of its wheels stuck on the ground forcing the airport authorities to close the western runway. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit said that the western runway, was
Wednesday, October 10, 2018: The noose seems to be tightening around Thaksin Shinawatra’s neck, with his son, Panthongtae, being indicted in connection with the Krungthai Bank scandal. The development is politically significant because it can either galvanise the father ahead of the crucial Thai election or soften the political belligerence of his de facto party,
