Thailand seeks trade boost with Malaysia
Thailand is looking to boost its trade relationship with Malaysia, with efforts to remove hurdles to cross-border trade with the latter in Songkhla's Sadao...
ASEAN, US to launch maritime drill, fight “wrongdoings”
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has joined forces with the United States in holding maritime exercises which were aimed at preventing other...
Beloved dugong chokes on Thai plastic
An eight-month-old dugong that won the hearts of numerous animal lovers in Thailand has died after choking on plastic waste.The orphaned female, named Marium,...
Drought exposes submerged Thai temple
Buddhists are visiting a temple in central Thailand exposed by a record drought that has caused the retreat of a reservoir which submerged the...
Same, same but different
Last week saw the Thai king’s mistress crawling towards the monarch’s feet like a snail to be named as a key adviser. Thailand’s king,...
US agrees to sell protest-breaking vehicle to Thailand
The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Thailand of 60 eight-wheeled Stryker armoured personnel carriers in a deal estimated to be...
Thailand fails to address rights abuse: HRW
Thailand’s government is failing to restore human rights after five years of military dictatorship, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha...
Singapore’s Lee calls for Asean to remodel economy amid trade war
Singapore “expects some fallout” from the US-China trade war, according to the city-state’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, adding that the solution is to...
Thai police arrest ‘George Clooney’ fraudster
The police in Thailand have arrested an Italian and his wife who fled a jail sentence for using the name of actor George Clooney...
Shaky economy greets Thailand’s reappointed PM
Thailand’s newly reappointed prime minister, Prayut Chan-ocha (pictured), has said little about being selected to head a supposedly civilian administration. The former general issued a...
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EU and HRW slam Cambodia clampdown
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Cambodia should drop all charges against the opposition leader Kem Sokha (pictured) and allow exiled critics to return to...
Singapore bans PMDs from public sidewalks
Singapore’s recent ban on personal mobility devices from footpaths, while sudden and unexpected, has been generally well-received by the public and food delivery companies.Just...
Philippines gets $500M funding from World Bank
The World Bank has committed worth $500 million to support the Philippines’ Agriculture department.
In a statement over the weekend, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said...