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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Thai-Cambodian border completely quiet according to midnight deadline
GUNS fell silent along the Thai-Cambodian border at midnight sharp except for Trat where clashes continued for another half an hour then stopped but there were fierce clashes during the last ten minutes with Thai F-16 fighter jets also bombarding Khmer positions, Amarin TV said this morning (July 29). The ceasefire agreed upon by
Read moreThailand, Cambodia agree to immediate and unconditional ceasefire
By CNA – live updates Kuala Lumpur –Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Monday (July 28) to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire, following talks in Kuala Lumpur mediated by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai spoke at a meeting that was also attended by
Read moreUS has no plan to build naval base in southern Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES has not planned to build a naval base in Thai territory on shore of the Andaman Sea as otherwise widely feared by the Thai public, a navy source said today (July 14). The US navy’s Indo-Pacific-based Seventh Fleet has had no alleged plan to build a naval
Read moreAcademic urges Thais to watch Trump tariff negotiation
THAIS should watch three key issues surrounding the negotiation on 36 percent tariff US President Donald Trump is imposing on exports from the country and should demand transparent disclosure of any agreement reached, Naewna quoted an academic as saying today (July 13). Dr. Suriyasai Katasila, dean of Rangsit University’s College of Social Innovation, said
Read moreTrump intensifies trade war with threat of 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington/Mexico City – US President Donald Trump on Saturday (July 12) threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the major US trading partners failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal. In an
Read moreTrump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (July 10) the United States would impose a 35 percent tariff on imports from Canada next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15 percent or 20 percent on most other trade partners. In a letter released on
Read moreThailand faces 36% hike as Trump unveils first wave of steeper US tariffs in push for deals
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump on Monday (July 7) began telling trade partners – among them Thailand – that sharply higher US tariffs will start Aug. 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year. The 14 countries sent letters so far,
Read moreTrump announces 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some trading partners
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Apr. 2) unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war. Thailand has been hit with a 36 percent reciprocal tariff. Speaking
Read moreCobra Gold 2025 scheduled to begin next week
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COBRA GOLD 2025 joint military exercise is scheduled to be held from February 25 until March 7 in Thailand whilst tensions in the South China Sea have evidently remained with maritime provocations and standoffs between the Philippines and China. The 44th United States-led military exercise is primarily designed to
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 moreTrump to be next US president, completing political comeback four years after losing White House
By Agencies – published by CNA, and Thai Newsroom Washington – Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday (Nov. 6), an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges
Read moreUS election: Trump set for return to White House, hails ‘magnificent victory’
By Agencies and published by CNA DONALD Trump declared victory in the US presidential election today (Nov. 6), telling supporters that America had given them an “unprecedented mandate”. Speaking in Florida not long after projections gave him a win in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Trump told a jubilant crowd that he would fight
Read moreMcDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News MCDONALD’S scrambled yesterday (Oct. 23) to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen states. The outbreak has sickened people across the
Read moreTrump safe after new assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News FORMER US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday (Sep. 15) after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Several Secret Service agents fired on a gunman
Read moreUS arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by US authorities in Texas on Thursday (July 25), the US Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for
Read moreMurder-suicide case: Traces of cyanide found in suitcase
A DETAILED forensic examination of the belongings of six Vietnamese, two of them American nationals, who died in murder-suicide at a downtown luxury hotel last week revealed traces of cyanide in one of the suitcases, TV Channel 7 said this morning (July 25). Forensic test results of more than 70 items have just been
Read moreBiden drops US president re-election bid, backs Harris
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the party’s candidate. Biden, 81, in a post on X, said he would remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief
Read moreMystery solved: Snake medicine ordered by suicide-murder Vietnamese woman is a supplement
THE puzzling “snake medicine No. 7” which one of the six Vietnamese visitors, with two being American citizens, who died in a murder-suicide at a luxury hotel on Tuesday (July 16) had asked her guide to buy for her turned out to be a Thai supplement and not a poison as earlier suspected, Matichon
Read moreOne of six Vietnamese visitors poisoned the others and herself over investment: Police
POLICE have concluded that the six Vietnamese visitors, with two being American citizens, who died at a luxury downtown hotel yesterday (July 16) were poisoned by a woman in the group who died along with them over 10 million baht investment not yielding returns, Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said this afternoon. Pol. Maj.
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