International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, the Chinese Coast Guard said. Known in Chinese as the Ren’ai Reef, the Second Thomas Shoal hosts a garrison of Philippine troops on a grounded navy vessel, the Sierra Madre, to assert Manila’s claims to
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced on Friday she will make her first public appearance in six months this weekend after “making good progress” in treatment for cancer. The 42-year-old future queen will attend King Charles III’s annual birthday parade on Saturday with other senior royals, which the British monarch is participating in despite his own
Chinese journalist and #Metoo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of “inciting subversion of state power” after she became a symbol of the country’s stalled feminist movement. She was sentenced alongside labour activist Wang Jianbing, who was handed three years and six months, a group of
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman has expressed concern over the prospect that the Move Forward party (MFP) may be dissolved and urged the Thai government to maintain a commitment to democratic values. Committee chair Ben Cardin said in his “X” post: “I am deeply concerned by developments in Thailand on the potential dissolution
Thailand has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution, adopted on Monday, which calls for the release of the remaining hostages, which include Thai nationals, The resolution also calls for an immediate, full and complete ceasefire in Gaza, and has urged both parties to fully and unconditionally implement its terms without delay. Thailand considers this resolution
