By AFP and published by CNA Davos, Switzerland – United States President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday (Jan. 21) as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart. Trump brutally mocked the Europeans a day before heading to the World Economic Forum,
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US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries including Thailand
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Fox News Washington – The State Department said Wednesday (Jan. 14) it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Thailand, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the
Read moreThai oil prices not rising in the short term after Trump tariff threat to Iran trading partners
OIL prices in Thailand are not rising in the short term despite US President Donald Trump having on Monday (Jan. 12) announced a 25 percent tariff on any country trading with Iran, amid Tehran’s violent crackdown on a wave of protests, PPTVHD36 said today. Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon said while this development will affect
Read moreUS announces aid to bolster Thailand, Cambodia truce
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – The United States on Friday (Jan. 9) announced some US$45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the
Read moreAncient bronze sculptures return to Thailand after 60 years
THE Thai Fine Arts Department has received four ancient bronze sculptures, three of them Bodhisattvas and one the Buddha, that had been smuggled to US by an unscrupulous art dealer and officially returned by San Francisco Museum of Asian Art on Dec. 8, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 6). Villagers living around Khao Plai
Read moreMaduro’s capture shows exploitative regimes are fragile: Army officer
By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA A THAI army’s deputy spokesperson compared the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Cambodia’s senior leader Hun Sen in a post shared on his personal Facebook page pointing out that regimes focused solely on exploiting resources for a “single group” are more fragile than generally
Read moreTrump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe’ transition
By Agencies – published by CNA and CNN Washington – US President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jan. 3) said the United States will “run” Venezuela until “such time that we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition” following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. At a press conference detailing their
Read moreUS’ Rubio hopes Thailand, Cambodia will restore truce by Dec. 22 or 23
By AFP – published by Straits Times and Amarin TV Washington – The United States hopes a renewed ceasefire will be reached by early next week to end clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Dec. 19. “We are working hard to push everybody back to compliance. And
Read moreSihasak discusses border battle with US Secretary of State over the phone
By Thai Newsroom and PPTVHD36 THAI Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border with this being a follow-up of their discussion on Dec. 11. In focusing on the latest developments on the frontline, Sihasak reaffirmed Thailand’s position and
Read moreAnutin retorts to Trump – tell Cambodia to stop firing first
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Dec. 16) asked US President Donald Trump to tell Cambodia to stop firing first after the American leader threatened both countries with more tariffs if they do not stop hostilities, Amarin TV said. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Trump had said, “I just used tariffs
Read moreAnutin ready to hold talks with Trump if he calls
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Dec. 10) that he is ready to talk to US President Donald Trump about the battle with Cambodia raging at the border with the Foreign Affairs Ministry having to schedule it, Amarin TV. Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he
Read moreTrump says to make phone call to stop Thai-Cambodia fighting
By Reuters and published by Ddnews.gov.in FIGHTING between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a third day on Wednesday (Dec. 10) as US President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he had brokered a ceasefire in July to end a five-day battle between the Asian neighbours. Thailand’s
Read moreTrump holds calls on Thailand-Cambodia conflict, White House says
By Reuters – published by Indian Express, and Free Malaysia Today US PRESIDENT Donald Trump sought to help mediate the most recent flare-up in Thailand-Cambodia tensions on Friday (Nov. 14), holding calls with representatives from the two nations, a White House official said. Trump’s calls came after Thailand suspended a US-brokered ceasefire deal and
Read moreTrump attends Thai-Cambodian ceasefire ceremony at start of Asia visit in Malaysia
By France24 together with AP and published by Yahoo!News US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attended the signing ceremony of an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today (Oct. 26) the first stop on his Asia tour which could include talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Thailand and Cambodia signed the
Read moreHeroin laced with fentanyl passing through Thailand: ONCB
THE Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) issued a warning today (Oct. 14) that heroin laced with fentanyl is being smuggled through Thailand to third countries in bars of soap, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Suriya Singhakamol, ONCB’s secretary-general, said that fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than morphine
Read moreTrump doubles India tariffs to 50% over Russian oil purchases
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Aug. 6) ordered an additional 25 percent tariff on goods from India for its purchases of Russian oil. The tariff, set to take effect in three weeks, comes on top of a separate 25 percent duty entering into force on
Read more19% tariff for both Thailand and Cambodia shows US more focused on mutual benefit: Korn
FORMER finance minister Korn Chatikavanij said in a Facebook post today (Aug. 1) that US tariff of 19 percent for both Thailand and Cambodia shows that the superpower is not distinguishing between right and wrong and clearly in this era friendship is not as important as mutual benefit, TV Channel 7 said. US President
Read moreTrump unveils new tariffs for dozens of trading partners
By Agencies and published by CNA NEW US tariffs on a wide swath of America’s trading partners will now go into effect on Aug. 7 after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday (July 31) modifying the rates for many economies. The order capped off a hectic day as nations sought to
Read moreTrump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, South Korea, small-value imports
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 30) issued a blitz of tariff announcements ranging from changes to previously threatened levies on imports of copper, goods from Brazil and South Korea, to ending an exemption from tariffs for small-value shipments from overseas. The wave of announcements
Read more8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii
By AP and published by Yahoo!News A TSUNAMI has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday (July 30). Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. The
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