Thai PM begins official visit to Malaysia
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began her official visit to Malaysia today, at the invitation of her Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim.
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Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began her official visit to Malaysia today, at the invitation of her Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim.
Police searched five more locations in Prachin Buri province today, looking for suspects who may have been involved in the killing of Chaimet Sitthisanitphong, a former Prachin Buriprovincial councillor, at the house of Sunthorn Wilawan, mayor of Prachin Buri PAO, on December 11th.
Hanoi, Vietnam - A viper with scales that look like eyelashes and a leaf-nosed bat are among dozens of new species identified in Southeast Asia's Mekong region last year, WWF said Monday.
People in the three southern provinces of Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla are being advised to brace for more heavy rain and a possible a new round of flooding from tomorrow until Wednesday, due to a new cold front from China.
Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province is expected to reopen by Christmas Day, after being closed following a fatal elephant attack on a tourist last week.
Two of the governing coalition parties have tried to distance themselves from accusations of disloyalty from Pheu Thai’s de facto leader Thaksin Shinawatra, insisting that he was not referring to them.
More than half of the respondents to a recent poll have little to no confidence in the government’s ability to tackle pressing economic problems, while more than 70% praise the “digital wallet” scheme as the government’s most outstanding policy delivery in its first three months in office, according to a Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit University.
A group of 20 MPs from the Pheu Thai Party has withdrawn a proposed bill to amend the Defense Ministry Administration Act, following intense opposition from the military and pro-military political factions of the ruling coalition, including the Bhumjaithai, United Thai Nation, and opposition Palang Pracharath parties.
The price of bitcoin, the most prized cryptocurrency, rose to unprecedented heights, crossing the US$100,000 threshold for the first time on December 5, a month following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president.
Asian Highway 41 in Chumphon province is open to traffic again this morning, but drivers of small cars are advised to proceed slowly, as some sections of the road are still partially flooded, according to the Highways Department.
Seoul, South Korea - South Korea’s parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon’s fate, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country’s resilient democracy.
Travel by road between Bangkok and Thailand’s southernmost provinces is being hampered by heavy flooding in Chumphon province, where Asian highway 41, the main artery to and from the south, has become impassable to all but large trucks.
A Myanmar national has been arrested on suspicion of throwing a hand grenade into a crowd of people enjoying a “Ramwong” Thai folk dance at a Red Cross fair in Umphang district of Tak province at 11.30pm on Friday night, killing three and injuring 48, five seriously.
The Prachin Buri provincial court has ordered the 12-day detention of the seven suspects arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of former provincial councillor Chaimet Sitthisanitphong, at the house of Sunthorn Wilawan, Prachin Buri PAO mayor, on the night of December 11th.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties are still getting along well and continue to work together in the coalition government.
Close to 700 million people call Southeast Asia home. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the region that spans 11 countries, and different religions thrive. Those with the greatest number of followers are Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity respectively.