BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Nov. 4) congratulated the Thai youth troupe that won 13 world champion titles at an international street dance competition held in the UK last August and said he is preparing space in the capital for people to show their talent, Sanook.com said. Teams from 24 countries participated in the
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Rishi Sunak: Young, ultra-rich, and UK’s first PM of colour
By Agencies and published by France 24 London – Elected for the first time to parliament in 2015, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s youngest prime minister in more than 200 years today (Oct. 24), tasked with steering the country through an economic crisis and mounting anger among some voters. It is a remarkable return for
Read moreBoris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader
By AP and published by Toronto.citynews.ca London –Several British lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were trying to scoop up support today (Oct. 21) ahead of a short, intense contest to replace Liz Truss as the nation’s leader. Truss quit on Thursday after a turbulent 45-day term, conceding that she could not deliver
Read moreUK tells Chinese envoy: peaceful protest must be respected
By Reuters and published by Euronews.com and CNA London – Britain told China’s Charges d’Affaires in London that the right to peaceful protest must be respected, after he was summoned to explain an incident in which a protester was seen being pulled into the grounds of the Chinese consulate and beaten. “Today we have
Read more26 luxury cars stolen in UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand seized
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s
Read moreCharles III proclaimed king at tradition-steeped ceremony
London – Two days after his mother’s death thrust him onto the throne, King Charles III was officially announced as monarch today (Sept. 10), in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live. Charles, who spent seven decades as heir apparent, automatically became king
Read moreBig crowds take to London streets to protest soaring costs
By AP, published by CTVnews.ca, plus BBC London – Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain. Huge crowds flooded into the British capital for the rally to demand that the government do more to help people faced with bills and other expenses
Read moreUkraine gets possible path to EU, aid pledges from Britain
By AP and published by US News & World Report Kyiv, Ukraine – The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership on Friday, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and threatening its very survival. In another show of
Read morePrawit denies meeting Thaksin in UK
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan strongly denied meeting former prime minister Thaksin Shinawater in the UK over a telephone interview this afternoon (Apr. 21), Matichon said. Gen. Prawit quashed rumours that he had travelled aboard to meet Thaksin, saying they did not meet because they were in different countries. He added
Read moreGerman troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Kaunas Airport – A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania today (Feb. 14), the first of several planned Nato deployments amid fears in the region about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The A400M airplane carried around 70 soldiers of what is expected to
Read moreBetting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops Covid rules in England
By Alistair Smout, Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch London -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of Covid-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cases. Johnson’s light touch approach to dealing with the highly transmissible
Read moreSadiq Khan: ‘Ship has sailed’ for under-fire Boris Johnson over partygate apology
By Evening Standard LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for Boris Johnson to resign over the “partygate” scandal and has insisted “the ship has sailed” for the under-fire Prime Minister. Speaking on LBC radio this morning (Jan. 13), the Mayor of London called on Boris Johnson to “do the right thing”, though he said
Read moreUK’s PM Johnson sorry for ‘partygate’ scandal amid calls to quit
By AFP, published by The Straits Times London – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (Jan. 12) offered “heartfelt apologies” for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden, but deflected calls to resign as the opposition leader called him a “man without shame”. Breaking his silence over the latest of a slew
Read moreUK PM Johnson under fire over ‘bring your own booze’ lockdown party
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire today (Jan. 11) after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party in the garden of Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown. Johnson, who won a landslide
Read moreOmicron has spread to 98 countries while 205 are infected in Thailand
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said this afternoon (Dec. 24) that the Omicron variant of coronavirus has now spread to 98 countries with there being 973,256 cases and 6,562 deaths worldwide while Thailand has logged 205 cases, TV Channel 7 said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Omicron infection is soaring in
Read moreChina warns Olympics diplomatic boycott nations will ‘pay the price’
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing – China warned Western nations today (Dec. 9) they would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Washington announced its boycott earlier in the week, saying it was prompted by widespread rights abuses by China and what it sees as a
Read moreRussia denies claims it stole Covid vaccine blueprint from UK
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC RUSSIA has vehemently denied new accusations claiming that Russian spies stole the “blueprint” for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and used it to create its own Sputnik V shot, with the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund calling the claims “scientific nonsense.” There have been fresh reports in the British press this
Read moreFrance slams US, Australia over cancelled $60 billion submarine deal
By New York Times and published by The Straits Times Washington – The United States and Australia went to extraordinary lengths to keep Paris in the dark as they secretly negotiated a plan to build nuclear submarines, scuttling France’s largest defence contract and so enraging President Emmanuel Macron that on Friday (Sept 17) he
Read moreAustralia at centre of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Sydney – Australia finds itself as the common link in a new mesh of global alliances centred on the Indo-Pacific that are all but in name aimed at countering China’s rising military power and economic clout. Canberra’s 70-year-old defence alliance with Washington already commits Australia to act in response
Read moreBoris Johnson’s policy poses ‘danger to the world’
By The Independent, also published by MSN.com THE UK’s decision to end most Covid restrictions on July 19 poses “a danger to the world”, an international group of scientists has warned. The group, which includes official government advisers to countries including Italy and Australia, says the government is pursuing herd immunity by mass infection. It
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