International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
The Thai Labour Ministry has sent the DNA samples of 35 Thai nationals, who have been listed as missing, to Israel to assist in the identification of remains. Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara posted on X that there are about 200 bodies that are yet to be identified in Israel, adding “It is believed that
London, United Kingdom – Former UK leader David Cameron sensationally returned to the British government as foreign secretary on Monday, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his top team before an expected general election next year. Cameron’s comeback from the political wilderness came as Sunak sacked right-wing firebrand Suella Braverman as interior minister to try
Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia’s election commission on Monday announced the candidates for next year’s presidential vote when the world’s third largest democracy is due to pick a successor to incumbent leader Joko Widodo. The February election will see three contenders vying for the Muslim-majority country’s top office, with defence minister and former special forces general Prabowo Subianto
Joint patrols with Chinese police outside China, to help handle the safety of Chinese tourists and interests, may be a new concept to Thai public, but China has had cooperation with Croatia, Italy and Serbia. China’s Xinhua state news agency reported in July that China-Croatia joint police patrols would be conducted in Zagreb, Zadar, the
Brownsville, United States – Seventeen-year-old Yavezi Alvarado wakes up early to get her backpack ready for school — but she also has to prepare bottles for her one-year-old daughter, Kamila, who rides on the school bus with her. “When I wake up I have to get her Pampers ready, her wipes, her milk… And mostly clothes.
Tetiana Kocheva fled her home in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel’s coastal town of Ashkelon, near Gaza. Her husband had worked in Israel in the past, and she thought taking their three children there — away from Russian attacks — would guarantee living in peace. But
The remains of five more Thai nationals in Israel have been identified, bringing the death toll since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 to 39, according to the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv. The embassy said it had received updated information from Israeli officials, informing them that five sets of remains, which had
Bitzaron, Israel – When young Israeli Irene Shavit spoke to her mother after her first date with Netta Epstein, she said she was “already in love” but feared it could “end badly”. Shavit, 22, imagined that the romance, like so many others, might end in heartbreak. Instead, it ended on October 7, when Epstein dived onto a Hamas
Seven more sets of remains of Thais killed in Israel are scheduled to arrive at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Thursday afternoon, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry. A total of 34 Thai nationals died during or since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th and 24 are being held captive by militant groups in
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza’s largest city, signaling a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling the enclave’s security after the war. The push into Gaza City guarantees that the already staggering death toll will
The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation. The remote village of Chiuri was one of the worst-hit places when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal late Friday. It has only about
Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said today that the 23 Thai hostages taken in Israel are being held by Hamas and other militant groups. As such, negotiations must be held with multiple captors. He also said that he was surprised to be told, during his separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Qatar, Egypt and
