
First of seven men trapped in a flooded Laos cave for a week emerges
Rescue teams in Laos successfully extracted the first of seven men trapped for over a week inside a partially flooded cave at around 8pm last night local time.
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Rescue teams in Laos successfully extracted the first of seven men trapped for over a week inside a partially flooded cave at around 8pm last night local time.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul officially welcomed Vietnam's President and General Secretary of the Communist Party, To Lam, and his wife, Ngo Phuong Ly, to Government House this morning.

Thailand informed France that it has decided to withdraw from the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia on maritime boundary negotiations after nearly 25 years of deadlock and will instead rely on international maritime law under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The Thai Army has ordered urgent protective measures for Thai troops stationed in South Sudan after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention expanded the list of countries considered at risk of an Ebola outbreak.

France has awarded the ‘Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur’ to HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya in recognition of her contributions to promoting French culture, the French art de vivre, and the longstanding friendship between France and Thailand.

Thailand is pushing hard to have ‘Chud Thai’, the knowledge, craftsmanship and practices of Thai national costume, recognised as a global cultural treasure while eyeing a new World Heritage listing for a historic temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in France on Friday morning for an official visit aimed at boosting energy security, increasing the presence of Thai culture on the global stage and strengthening economic ties, according to Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek.

A former British pirate radio station on Wednesday apologised "for any distress caused" after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul began his official visit to France today, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and promoting cooperation in trade, energy and transport, said government spokesperson Ratchada Dhnadirek said yesterday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, looking to deepen a strategic partnership stretching from Scandinavia to Southeast Asia.

BEIJING (AP) — As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he's insistent that relations between the world's two biggest powers are good and getting better despite deep differences on Iran, Taiwan and more.