International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Thailand’s Rural Doctors Movement (RDM) became one of the five recipients of the prestigious 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award today. Regarded as the “Nobel Prize” of Asia, the awards are made by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF).
Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Princess Martha Louise is set to marry American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on Saturday, a union of two alternative therapy devotees that has raised eyebrows in Norway.
Thailand’s proposed APEC BCG Awards will be announced at the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in November in Peru, the current APEC chair, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For Thai netizens last night, Viktor Axelsen was just a tall Danish badminton athlete who dashed the hopes of Thai fans and Thai badminton star Kunlavut Vitidsarn for an Olympic gold medal in the men’s singles final. Nonetheless, the Thai community readily accepted Axelsen’s victory over Kunlavut, who earned a silver medal after being defeated
The Thai Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, has asked for help in locating a Thai woman who lost contact with her family in late April. The embassy issued the request in a Facebook post on May 21, asking for any information about the whereabouts of Nuntiwa Sae Jiew, nicknamed “Noon”, who went to Switzerland with her
The prime suspects from a group of conspiracy theorists accused of plotting to overthrow the German government will face trial in Frankfurt from Tuesday. These are the group’s alleged ringleaders: – The ‘prince’ – Aristocrat Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss is said to have been the main leader of the coup plot and was supposed to
Thailand will hold a celebratory event tomorrow to welcome back two prominent artefacts, the Golden Boy and the Kneeling Lady, which were stolen from the country almost fifty years ago. Both items arrived in containers at Suvarnabhumi Airport today and will be transferred to the Fine Arts Department, where the ceremony will be held. The
Two Thai hostages, held captive by Hamas, are believed to have died during the days immediately following the Hamas attacks on Israeli last October, Nikorndej Balankura, spokesman for the Thai Foreign Ministry, said today. He said the ministry has been informed by the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv that the Israeli Government committee, assessing the
The prime minister will embark on another official overseas trip tomorrow, this time to three countries: France, Italy, and Japan, Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri, a deputy government spokeswoman, said today. In France, he will lead a team of Thai businessmen to attend the Thailand-France Business Forum, which was initiated during Srettha’s official visit to Paris in
Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. A U.S.-trained economist, Wong, 51, succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who stepped down after two decades at the helm. Lee’s
Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after flash floods and cold lava flow that inundated neighbourhoods and swept away houses over the weekend left 58 people dead. Hours of torrential rain on Saturday caused mud and rocks to flow into districts near one of Indonesia’s most active volcanos, sweeping
Lagos, Nigeria – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria on Sunday, arriving in the country’s economic capital Lagos during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans. The Duke of Sussex arrived with his wife on Friday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja where they visited a school event on
