File photo : Russian President Vladimir Putin.//AFP

Five things to know about Russia’s presidential vote

Moscow, Russia – Russia is holding a presidential election from Friday to Sunday that is set to hand President Vladimir Putin another six-year mandate despite the tumult triggered by Russia’s campaign…

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File photo : new FAT president Nualphan Lamsam

Nualphan Lamsam: Can Thailand’s first female football chief turn World Cup dream into reality?

In a revolution for Thai football, Nualphan Lamsam has become the first woman president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) in its 103-year history. Nualphan’s victory has not only…

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The graphic depicts the rotation of online gambling workers and scammers around Thailand.

Thais rescued from forced labour in Myanmar to return home on Wednesday

Ninety-two Thai nationals, lured to work in casinos in the Myawaddy district of Kayin state in Myanmar and who were rescued by Myanmar authorities, are due to return to Thailand…

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) meets with Pita Limjaroenrat, opposition politician from the Move Forward party, for talks. Pita’s progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) was the surprise winner of the parliamentary elections in May 2023, but he was not elected head of government. //dpa

Visiting German leader commends Thai court on Pita’s shareholding case

Visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the Thai Constitutional Court’s decision to acquit the former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat of violating electoral law sends a message to the…

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People wait in line to vote in the presidential election at a polling station in an elementary school in New Taipei City on January 13.//AFP

Taiwan votes in key election under Chinese threats

Taipei, Taiwan – Millions of Taiwanese headed to the polls Saturday for a presidential election, following threats from China that choosing the wrong leader could set the stage for war on…

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File photo : Newly appointed French Prime minister Gabriel Attal//AFP

Gabriel Attal picked as France’s youngest PM

Paris, France – French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and…

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Nualphan lines up biggest challenge yet: Saving Thai football

In the tumultuous world of Thai football, one name has emerged as a beacon of change and hope. Nualphan Lamsam can boast a successful career in club management and an…

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Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures at the end of a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023. An appeals court in Colorado on December 19.//AFP

Colorado court blocks Trump from presidential primary ballot

Los Angeles, United States – Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado’s supreme court ruled Tuesday, setting off a political…

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Former PM Prayut formally joins Privy Council

Former Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was yesterday granted an audience with Their Majesties the King and Queen, during which he took the oath as the newest member of the…

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Sanan Angubolkul, president of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade

Private sector wants digital wallet scheme launch next April – Sanan

The government should launch the digital wallet scheme next April, because the Thai economy will need an injection of cash for economic stimulation, otherwise it will be too late, said…

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US President Joe Biden returns to the White House after disembarking from Marine One at the South Lawn of the White House on September, 17.//AFP

Biden says ‘I get it’ on age issue

Joe Biden, America’s oldest ever president, said Monday he understood a focus on his age but that he was running for re-election because Donald Trump wanted to “destroy” US democracy….

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Madame Pang lines up biggest challenge yet: Saving Thai football

In the tumultuous world of Thai football, one name has emerged as a beacon of change and hope. Nualphan Lamsam can boast a successful career in club management and an…

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Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum speaks at the opening on the website of africanews. Yves Herman/AP

Niger president says coup will have ‘devastating’ fallout for region

Elected Niger President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday that if a coup attempt to depose him is successful, “it will have devastating consequences for our country, our region and the entire…

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French President Emmanuel Macron reviews military troops during the ceremony of his inauguration for a second term at the Elysee palace, in Paris, France, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Macron was reelected for five years on April 24 in an election runoff that saw him won over far-right rival Marine Le Pen. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

France’s Macron vows new start at second term inauguration

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed a new start to face immense challenges in foreign and domestic policy, as he was inaugurated for a second term after his election…

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South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol when becoming new government leader earlier this year. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Tectonic shift in S.Korea politics as conservative outsider elected president

SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) – Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in the country’s tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals,…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony for Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee//File Photo

Xi says China is ready to work with U.S. to manage differences

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) – China is ready to properly manage differences with the United States, President Xi Jinping has said, ahead of a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe…

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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic…

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Kanye West files to run for president on Kentucky ballot

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Rapper and music producer Kanye West has filed to run for U.S. president on Kentucky’s ballot this fall. A tweet from Kentucky Secretary of State Michael…

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