Mech Dara’s arrest triggers worldwide outcry against Cambodia’s press freedom
The arrest of Cambodian journalist Mech Dara has sparked an outcry from local and international media organisations, calling the move yet another attack on press freedom.
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The arrest of Cambodian journalist Mech Dara has sparked an outcry from local and international media organisations, calling the move yet another attack on press freedom.
Timor-Leste has submitted a self-assessment report stating its readiness to join ASEAN, particularly its ability to comply with various economic agreements, according to informed sources.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has expressed disagreement with suspending educational field trips for students, saying that the measure does not solve the basic problem.
Former student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, renowned for his outspoken protests against the Thai establishment, is back in the media spotlight as an award-winning filmmaker.
Beirut, Lebanon - Israel carried out a deadly air raid Thursday in central Beirut after eight ground troops were killed near the Lebanese border, as it traded threats with its arch foe Iran over possible future attacks.
The Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of educational field trips organised by all schools under its supervision, following an accident on Vibhavadi Rangsit highway in Pathum Thani province yesterday, involving a double-decked coach which caught fire, killing 20 young students and three teachers.
The Thai premier has ordered the foreign ministry to prepare an evacuation plan for Thai nationals in war-torn Israel following its conflict with Iran.
Families of the victims of the fatal school coach fire have sought consultations with the psychologist team at the Police General Hospital.
The ill-fated double-decker coach, which was involved in a deadly accident and fire yesterday in Pathum Thani province, was about 54 years old and had been heavily modified, according to the registration records of the Land Transport Department.
His Majesty the King has agreed to accept the injured victims from yesterday’s deadly school coach fire for care under his patronage, said Dr Weerawut Imsamran, deputy permanent secretary of public health.
Police have detained and questioned the driver of the ill-fated coach that caught fire in an accident yesterday in Pathum Thani province, killing scores of schoolchildren.
Two of the three injured students admitted to Rangsit Hospital are on ventilators in the intensive care unit (ICU), with one of them at serious risk of never seeing again.
The opposition People’s Party is holding its breath as it awaits Parliament’s verdict on its so-called “progressive liquor bill” on October 2.
Still trying to recover from last month’s devastating flooding, riverside residents in Mae Sai sub-district have been advised to evacuate in anticipation of yet another round of flooding from overflows from the Sai River, due to heavy rainfall.
Many people are wearing black today, including TV show hosts, in mourning for the victims, mostly schoolchildren, who died when their coach caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road yesterday.