By Reuters published by Channel NewsAsia plus BBC London – The Kremlin said today (Mar. 5) that the West was behaving like a bandit by cutting economic relations over the conflict in Ukraine but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States
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Russian embassy warns Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine
THE RUSSIAN Embassy in Thailand posted a message on Facebook today (March 5) warning Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine because foreign mercenaries are not classified as soldiers and are not eligible for prisoner of war status, Matichon newspaper. The Russian embassy cited reports published on social media and a notice calling
Read morePolice not quizzing ex-policeman over new allegation in actress drowning case
DESPITE a former Special Branch policeman having alleged in a TV programme that some military officers were in a luxury hotel the night actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last week a senior police officer said he will not be summoned for questioning about this
Read moreRussia declares partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors
By agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia plus CNN Moscow – Russia declared a partial ceasefire today (Mar. 5) to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia’s defence ministry said. “From 10 a.m. Moscow time (2 p.m. in Thailand), the Russian side declares a ceasefire and the opening of
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