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Relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia have nosedived as both countries try to assert themselves in a changing international climate. The spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada seemed, at first, an inexplicable rift. Saudi behaviour, in expelling the Canadian ambassador after a Canadian diplomatic Twitter account judiciously criticised the Kingdom’s record on human rights, is
DTAC Trinet (DTN) and Advance Wireless are the only two mobile operators that participated in the auction for the 18000-megahertz spectrum organized on Sunday by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission. Nine 5-MHz licenses under the 1800-megahertz spectrum are up for grabs. Each bidder can bid for a maximum of four licenses or 20 MHz,
The private sector in 11 southern provinces will propose to the government during the mobile Cabinet meeting in Chumporn on August 20-21 to push for the implementation of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) projects with a combined investment projection of 200 billion baht, including 7 projects worth 8 billion baht for Chumporn province alone. Mr
A police officer with a reputation of being a tough lawman against suspected militants was injured when a car in which he was travelling home with his wife and a two-month daughter was ambushed by suspected militants in Sai Buri district of the southernmost province of Pattani on Saturday night. An unknown number of gunmen
GENEVA (Reuters) – Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died on Saturday, will be remembered as a dedicated humanitarian whose career was tarnished by ugly conflicts that spun out of control. Annan was unable to bring peace to Syria and bring to rest the failures of diplomacy in
A fresh tremor measured at 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale shook the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok on Sunday morning, the US Geological Survey said on Sunday. USGS estimated the depth of the latest quake at 7.9 km, according to Reuters. Reports of the casualties nor property damages are not yet available. This latest
Over 90 percent of first-time voters and veteran voters said in a poll that they attach top priority to the integrity and ethics of candidates in next elections. According to Suan Dusit Poll, 69.87 percent of first-time voters said they will definitely go to the polls on the election day while 84.7 percent of the
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia officially opened Asia’s biggest sporting event, Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta on Saturday night in a dazzling ceremony highlighted with Indonesian cultural shows and firework. “On behalf of the Indonesian people, we are proud and we are honored to welcome our special guests from 45 countries. With the 18th Asian
Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80, his foundation said, after decades of championing efforts to try to end protracted conflicts in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Annan, a Ghanaian national, died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours, his close
A singer performs during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD
More than 30 resorts located downstream of Kaeng Krachan dam, a popular tourist spot in Phetchaburi province have been closed down temporarily due to heavy flooding. The floodwater levels at the 30 plus resorts reportedly range from 1-3 metres, making it impossible for their operators to carry on with their business. Also, it was reported
Newly-appointed election commissioner Pakorn Mahannop vowed today that he would try to make sure that dishonest people will not be able to get into the parliament. “In my career as a judge for 36 years, if evidence is not 100 percent clear, I would set the defendants free. But doing this job (as an election commissioner),
Cambodian authorities have decided to postpone the handover of Mr Panya Yingdang, aka Sia Oun, wanted for the murder of a man and a woman in Chon Buri on July 29, until Tuesday, claiming incomplete paperworks. Pol Gen Suchart Thirasawat, the police inspector-general, who was in Cambodia to arrange for the handover of Sia Oun,
The major highway between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai has been closed after a flash flood damaged the bypass between Kilometre markers 42-50 of the highway now under repair at five spots in Doi Saket district of the northern province of Chiang Mai, police reported. Doi Saket police said the flash flood was caused by
The Asian Games 2018 torch relay has finally completed its one-month-long journey covering a total distance of 18 thousand kilometers and touring 53 cities and districts in 18 provinces across Indonesia, Anatara News reported. Arriving in Jakarta on August 15, the torch was handed over to President Joko Widodo at Merdeka State Palace on
