By Reuters and published by The Straits Times United Nations – The United States has asked that the United Nations Security Council meet publicly on Monday to discuss Russia’s “threatening behaviour” against Ukraine and its troop build-up on Ukraine’s borders and in Belarus, the US Ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday (Jan. 27).
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Foreigner dies at Chon Buri massage parlour
CHON BURI police are investigating the mysterious death of a 70-year-old foreign man at a Bang Lamung district health massage parlour today (Jan. 28) but there were no traces of violence, TV Channel 7 said. At 4 p.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Teetat Trunjan, an investigator at Nong Prue police station, was informed of
Read moreOil slick has not yet reached Rayong, Koh Samet
By AP and published by The Washington Post and Sanook.com OFFICIALS extensively checked various beaches and bays at Rayong and Koh Samet today (Jan. 28) after an undersea pipeline leaked 400,000 litres of crude oil into the sea near Map Ta Phut earlier this week but that found conditions are still normal and unpolluted, Sanook.com
Read more3 agencies shunt blame after woman breaks leg in skywalk drain pipe fall
AFTER a young woman fell into a drain pipe at the BTS Victory Monument station skywalk breaking one leg and fracturing the other the BTS management and two district offices denied being responsible for the area where the accident occurred, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 28). Facebook user Priyapath Doungmak wrote about this perplexing
Read moreThailand counts down to reopening Test & Go entry on Feb. 1
THAILAND is gearing up to reopen the Test & Go entry procedure on Feb. 1 with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confident that all systems, particularly public health, are ready to handle the increased inflow of foreign tourists, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the
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