International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralong has commanded that his May 4-6 coronation ceremony should be economical and in line with Royal tradition, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, head of the coronation organizing committee. Describing the ceremony as second only in importance to the Royal cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, he explained
Five Thai tourists were killed when their car plunged into a deep ravine in Luang Prabang, approximately 300 km north of the Lao PDR capital Vientiane, on Friday. The fatal crash was reported by Laotian authorities to the rescue unit in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Khai at about 10pm on Friday, according to
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan’s army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors. With Pakistani villagers and soldiers filming his capture and captivity on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters, AFP) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods that had been scheduled for Friday, citing “substantial progress” in U.S.-China trade talks over the weekend. Trump said he would plan a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate
US President Donald Trump said Sunday Kim Jong Un could soon put North Korea on the fast-track to becoming a major power as his former rival chugged across China in an armoured train, heading to their highly-anticipated summit in Vietnam. After North Korea’s leader began his 4,000-kilometre epic from Pyongyang to Hanoi on Saturday, the
SEOUL/HANOI (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday confirmed for the first time that its leader, Kim Jong Un, will hold a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, days ahead of the high-stakes nuclear meeting in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi. Kim left Pyongyang by train on Saturday afternoon for the Feb. 27-28 summit accompanied by
Thursday marked the official beginning of Thailand’s 3-month-long summer with temperatures in all parts of the country expected to average 1-2 degrees Celsius higher than the last year and 10-30 percent less than normal rainfall. Meteorological Department director-general, Mr. Phuviang Prakhammin, said on Thursday that the average temperatures of the northern and northeastern provinces would vary between 39 and 40 degrees Celsius during the day,
PARIS (AP) — Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic couturier whose designs at Chanel and Fendi had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of love and admiration for the man whose career spanned six decades. Although he spent virtually his entire career at luxury labels catering to the
While Bangkok and surrounding provinces enjoy improved air conditions, the smog situation in several northern and northeastern provinces is deteriorating due mainly to the burning of vegetation, sugarcane in particular. Today, in the northern province of Phrae, Governor Pongrat Phiromrat led a big clean-up by mobilizing local administration volunteers and troops from the Den Chai
Thailand hopes that Australia and Bahrain, both good friends of Thailand, will mutually work in good faith to come up with a “win-win” solution over the fate of jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem al Araibi, the Thai Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued today. While insisting that Thailand does not benefit from holding Mr. al-Araibi
A helicopter belonging to the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department crash-landed while on a training flight in the central province of Nakhon Sawan this afternoon (Wednesday). The pilot, a co-pilot and a mechanic escaped with only minor injuries after the chopper crashed into an empty field and caught fire. Rescuers managed to extinguish the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28, while giving himself credit for averting a major war on the Korean peninsula. Trump said in his annual State of the Union address to Congress much work remained
