Russian President Vladimir Putin not yet confirmed to join APEC 2022 in Thailand, Thai...
Bangkok -
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet confirmed to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2022) in Bangkok, Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai revealed on Tuesday, October 18th.
The Minister told the Associated...
Thailand abstains in U.N. vote to denounce Russia’s annexation of Ukraine
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Thailand is one of the 35 countries out of 193 that abstained in the vote to condemn Russia's annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions during the U.N. General Assembly on October 12th.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend APEC 2022 in Bangkok in November
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2022) in Bangkok in November, Thailand's security department reported on Wednesday, October 11th.
According to the report, the Ministry of Foreign...
Unidentified female body found stuffed in luggage floating along Mekong River, possible Lao relatives...
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An unidentified female body, aged between 25-30 years old, was found stuffed in luggage floating along the Mekong River and stuck near a line of patrol boats in the That Phanom District...
Former Myanmar beauty contestant Han Lay granted asylum in Canada, local media reports
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Former Myanmar beauty contestant Han Lay on Tuesday, September 27th has been granted asylum in Canada after being detained in Bangkok last Thursday.
According to local media, she is scheduled to depart from Thailand...
Former Myanmar beauty pageant contestant remains detained at Thailand’s airport, but will not be...
Bangkok -
Former Myanmar beauty contestant Han Ley was detained at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Thursday, September 22nd, after returning from Vietnam at around 2:30 AM.
According to her statement to BBC Myanmar, she was detained...
Renowned dragon boat racers will hold competition in Pattaya instead of Hong Kong due...
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The organizers of the world-renowned dragon boat competition, “World Dragon Boat Racing Championships,” said they would hold their 2023 competition in Pattaya instead of Hong Kong due to the latter's stringent Covid-19 regulations.
The...
End of Covid-19 global pandemic is “in sight”, WHO director-general says
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World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, September 14th, that "the end is in sight" for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The director-general said during a press conference at WHO's headquarters in...
Guest Op-Ed: The Tourism Industry in Southeast Asia
Tourism figures and airline flights have drastically increased as most Southeast Asian nations opened their borders and removed travel restrictions such as quarantine and testing requirements. Irrefutably, tourism will be a great contributor...
Acting Prime Minister Prawit and Defense Minister Prayut signs condolence book to the passing...
Bangkok -
Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and Defense Minister Prayut Chan-O'Cha arrived at the residence of the British Ambassador in Thailand on Friday afternoon, September 9th, to write a condolence message to the passing...
