PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 19) revealed that he held a brief conversation with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet during the Special Asean-Russia Summit and Asean-Russia Business Forum being held in the Russian city Kazan with both affirming that neither side wanted conflict and that the Thai government is committed to moving forward
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Anutin highlights Thailand as gateway connecting Russia to Asean at summit
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 17) drew attention to Thailand as a gateway connecting Russia to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at the Special Asean-Russia Summit and the Asean-Russia Business Forum being held in the Russian city Kazan, Amarin TV said. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s office, said
Read moreThai embassy in Russia issues warning to citizens as war escalates
THE THAI embassy in Moscow issued an urgent warning to Thai citizens in Russia to avoid high-risk areas as the Russia-Ukraine war is escalating with the Russian government having told foreigners to evacuate the Ukraine capital of Kyiv, Naewna newspaper said today (May 29). In the announcement dated yesterday, the Thai Foreign Ministry said
Read moreForeign Affairs Ministry urgently pushing Hormuz Strait deal
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at parliament today (April 9) that his ministry is actively pursuing urgent negotiations with Iran to reach a deal on allowing Thai ships and oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, PPTVHD said this evening. Iran has requested specific details about each vessel and
Read moreThailand to buy crude oil from Angola, US
AMID oil shortage fears Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon said today (Mar. 17) that Thailand has reached agreements to buy nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil from Angola and over 600,000 barrels from the United States, PPTVHD36 said. This will ensure that there is enough crude oil supply to meet refining capacity. While the
Read moreRussian DJ held in Koh Phangan drug bust
AFTER months of monitoring and tracking a Russian drug suspect who worked as a DJ at various Koh Phangan entertainment venues, a team of Tourist Police arrested him over the weekend after seizing several types of drugs that were ordered and received via AI, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 9). Pol. Lt. Col. Vinit
Read moreTrump says arrangements being made for Zelenskyy-Putin meeting
The meeting could take place within two weeks, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz By Agencies and published by CNA A PEACE summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is taking shape after talks in Washington on Monday (Aug. 18). US President Donald Trump, fresh from what he described as
Read morePutin hints at ‘agreement’ but Trump says ‘no deal until there’s a deal’
By Agencies and published by CNA Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – United States President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have concluded a high-risk summit that will test the US president’s promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine. They held a short press conference, but did not take questions following their brief
Read moreRussia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts
RUSSIA’S Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday (Aug. 3) after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave heights were low, but warned people to move away from the shore. The Pacific
Read moreRussian journalist kidnapped by countrymen, paid big ransom
A RUSSIAN journalist told Pattaya police that a gang of his countrymen kidnapped him from a hotel at this seaside city and only freed him after he and his wife paid 2.5-million-baht ransom, Amarin TV said this morning (June 27). At 9 a.m. yesterday a Russian man, later identified only as Mr. David, 28,
Read moreUkraine and Russia agree to sea, energy truce as US seeks to ease Moscow sanctions
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – The United States reached deals on Tuesday (March 25) with Ukraine and Russia to pause attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow in its latest step towards endorsing Russia’s positions. The separate agreements are the
Read moreTour bus overturns in Phuket injuring tourists
A TOUR BUS carrying 38 Russian tourists overturned after the brakes failed blocking Kamala-Patong road in Phuket late afternoon today (March 22) with all holidaymakers getting injured, Amarin TV said. At 5.10 p.m. Pol. Lt. Pimanat Dinkamin, deputy chief inspector at Kamala police station, was alerted of this accident and quickly rushed there together
Read moreTrump, Putin agree halt to Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday (March 18) on a halt in Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy targets – but fell far short of securing a full ceasefire in a highly anticipated phone call. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an
Read moreTrump says Putin has accepted concept of peacekeepers as part of Ukraine deal
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Feb. 24) that Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts the idea of Europe sending peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire agreement, and French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe is ready to help. Trump and Macron sketched out efforts
Read moreTrump brands Zelenskyy ‘a dictator’
By Reuters and published by CNA Miami – US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” on Wednesday (Feb. 19), widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion three years ago. The United States had provided funding and arms to Ukraine, but
Read moreAeroflot flight in emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
AN AEROFLOT flight carrying 331 passengers and a crew of 15 made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport last night (Feb. 10) after circling for five hours upon departing Phuket Airport in the afternoon, Amarin TV said today, The Boeing777-300ER Aeroflot flight SU277 was heading for Moscow when it developed technical system problems and
Read moreRussian woman arrested for smoking in a popular Phuket shopping mall
PHUKET police arrested a Russian woman who sat smoking cigarettes and taking selfies in front of a beauty parlour within a popular shopping mall after a short video of her doing so turned into a hot topic online, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. “Hor Jang Phuket” webpage shared a 16-second video clip of
Read moreFinland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Frankfurt, Germany – Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighbouring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region. Finnish police and border guards boarded the
Read moreOusted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus
By AP and published by CNA Damascus, Syria – Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said on Sunday (Dec. 8), hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians poured
Read moreRussia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles
By AFP and published by CNA Kyiv – Russia warned on Tuesday (Nov. 19) that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat after a thousand days of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike
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