International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says he has assured his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang, that the land bridge mega project in southern Thailand will not only provide another shipping route, linking the Indian and Pacific oceans, in addition to the Straits of Malacca, but will also provide an ideal location for Chinese investors to establish factories
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Thai PM Srettha Thavisin, during their bilateral meeting in Beijing, that the two countries should accelerate construction of the China-Thailand railway and expand cooperation in the digital economy, green development and new energy. Both countries must also intensify efforts to crack down on cross-border crimes, such as telecom fraud and
Scores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. The worst attack in Israel’s 75-year history killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, inside the country, according to Israeli officials. Israel has responded with bombardment that has killed at least 3,785 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians,
Thailand believes that a greener approach to the development of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is necessary for high-quality cooperation for common development and prosperity. Thailand intends to draw lessons from this project and implement them within the nation, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Thursday in Beijing. Srettha was delivering a statement at
London, United Kingdom – UK police on Tuesday removed Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest outside the energy sector’s annual London get-together, an AFP photographer reported. The 20-year-old activist, who has become a key face of the movement to fight climate change, was taken away by two police officers and put into the back of a police
The Israeli Embassy in Bangkok has issued a statement, expressing sadness over the deaths of Thai nationals in, what it described as, the terror attacks. It reads: “Sadly, Thailand is one of the nations most affected by the terror attacks instigated by Hamas, with a death toll of at least 29 workers and numerous others
US President Joe Biden on a solidarity visit to Israel Wednesday backed the ally’s account that Palestinian militants caused a devastating hospital strike in Gaza, adding Hamas had brought “only suffering.” “I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday. And based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was
Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing this evening to discuss bilateral issues, according to the Thai Government House. It said in a Facebook post that the two leaders met at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse before attending a dinner reception hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was the first
A Royal Air Force (RTAF) Airbus 340-500 has left Bangkok today for Tel Aviv in Israel, to evacuate 145 Thai nationals. They are due back at Don Mueang airport tomorrow (Thursday) at about 1.40pm. This is the second evacuation flight by the Thai Air Force, after 130 Thais were brought back from Israel on Monday.
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants. At least 500 people were killed, the
Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen the two countries’ ties. Srettha said he extended the invitation to the Russian president during their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. It was the first meeting between the two leaders who are in China to attend an international forum
A 40-year-old Thai woman has been praised for her heroic rescues of Thais trapped in the war zone in Israel. Wipawadi Vannachai, known to her friends as “Jam”, and another Thai woman drove through the battle zone to help Thais who found themselves trapped amid the ongoing fighting in the country. Wipawadi, who is now
