By AFP and published by CNA Samarkand, Uzbekistan – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now “is not a time for war” today (Sept. 16) on the sidelines of a regional summit. New Delhi and Moscow have longstanding ties dating back to the Cold War, and Russia remains by far
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Official campaign period for next election starts on Sept. 24
THE ELECTION Commission announced today (Sept. 16) that as of Sept. 24 the House of Representatives would have 180 days left of its current term and political parties could start campaigning for the next general election from that day onwards, Sanook.com said. According to Section 68 of the Organic Act campaigning can start when the
Read moreKyrgyz woman dies in fall from Pattaya luxury hotel
A KYRGYZ woman died after falling from the top floor of a luxury hotel in Pattaya this afternoon (Sept. 16) with a German man who had helped her saying she had been lured into prostitution by a Chinese gang, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Pitak Noensaeng, an inspector at Pattaya City police
Read more6 students face charges in shooting death of fellow student
POLICE are filing various charges against six students in the death of a fellow student at a school computer classroom when a .38 homemade pistol allegedly accidently went off, Naewna newspaper said today (Sept. 16). Maj. Gen. Paisan Wongwatcharamongkol, commander of the Nonthaburi provincial police, said after an hour-long meeting at Bang Bua Thong
Read moreMany roads in Lat Krabang remain flooded
MANY roads remained flooded in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today (Sept. 16) with small cars unable to travel on some of them after all its six subdistricts were declared a disaster zone yesterday, INN News and Naewna newspaper said. District officials checked the situation and found that the floodwater was 10-15 cm high on
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