THE CABINET today (Aug. 29) approved a draft royal decree setting up an entertainment zone within the Eastern Aviation City being built around U-Tapao Airport in eastern Rayong province where nightclubs will be allowed to stay open all 24 hours and no restriction imposed on sale of alcohol, Matichon newspaper said. Ms. Traisulee Trisoranakul,
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China, Russia deepen ties as Biden rallies Nato’s ‘frontline’ over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Moscow/Warsaw – China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday as US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for Nato’s “frontline” eastern members, highlighting global tensions as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches. However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending participation
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By CNBC CHINA’S aviation authority has confirmed that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed, with 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members. Contact was lost with the flight over Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region, the authority said. It was scheduled to fly from Kunming to Guangzhou. The
Read moreGovt targets B300 bn investments in eastern corridor
The Thai government aims to boost investment in the country’s industrial east this year by 44% to around 300 billion baht, a deputy prime minister said on Monday, after a 45% drop last year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The amount would be a substantial increase over last year’s 209 billion baht
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