DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra who has been in jail since Sep. 9 to serve a one-year sentence is scheduled to meet a psychologist while his daughters accompanied by their husbands visited him this morning (Sep. 18), Amarin TV said. The billionaire former prime minister was ordered back to jail by the
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Trump 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 moreArmy confirms some Cambodians visited border temple
THE THAI army this morning (June 20) confirmed that a group of Cambodian tourists crossed the border and visited Prasat Ta Khwai temple in Surin province and sang a song there with this occurring after the neighbouring country filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice over this and two other ancient temples
Read morePaetongtarn visits UK, Monaco to boost trade and soft power
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has begun a five-day official visit to the United Kingdom and Monaco from May 21 to 25, accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and other government agencies. The trip seeks to expand trade opportunities in the European Union, increase international market
Read moreThaksin visits Yaowarat after 19 years
AFTER a long gap of 19 years de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra visited Yaowarat road (Chinatown) this evening (March 20) with lots of locals and tourists taking selfies with him, Naewna newspaper said. Thaksin and his entourage, including Pheu Thai MP Kokaew Pikulthong, the party’s deputy spokesman Mr. Chirawat Aranyakanon and some
Read morePhumtham, Thavi in China to check on deported Uyghurs
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Justice Minister Thavi Sodsong accompanied by executives of government agencies and the media arrived at China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to check on the welfare of Uyghurs deported from Thailand at 9.40 a.m. local time (an hour ahead of Thailand) this morning (March 19), Amarin TV said.
Read moreCourt refuses to let Thaksin fly to Indonesia
THE Criminal Court today (March 6) denied a request filed by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, who is facing a lese majeste lawsuit, to visit Indonesia for an Asean meeting, Naewna newspaper said. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had invited Thaksin to attend the Asean meeting in his country tomorrow, Friday March 7.
Read moreThaksin apologises for Tak Bai incident, shrugs off car bomb blast
FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was unperturbed by a car bomb explosion within Ban Thon Airport at far-south Narathiwat province this morning (Feb. 23) an hour before he and his team landed there while he later apologised for the Tak Bai incident, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb.
Read morePhumtham to visit USS Carl Vinson during port call
IN A MOVE to strengthen Thai-US relations and exchange strategic information Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Vejjayachai and his team will be visiting USS Carl Vinson during its port call to Laem Chabang, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 25). Pol. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsaeng, the ministry’s spokesman, said Phumtham and his team will be boarding
Read morePM to boost ties with Malaysia in all areas during official visit
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawater and her delegation arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last evening (Dec. 15) for the seventh annual full-fledged Thai-Malaysian meeting to jointly push forward various projects, especially cooperation in developing border areas, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Invited by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and welcomed at the
Read morePM pays private visit to Pattaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (June 22) paid a private visit to Pattaya, one of Thailand’s biggest tourism income earners. The prime minister, who has planned to spend the weekend with his family in Pattaya, inquired with local authorities about measures to maintain tourists’ safety, dispose of garbage and treat
Read moreThailand continues converting battlefields into trading fields, this time in the South
Pattani Province, South Thailand – In the 1980s, after the end of the Indochina wars of the 1970s, Thailand forged a policy of “converting battlefields into trading fields”, making the kingdom a hub of travel, trade and transportation for the Greater Mekong Subregion countries of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. As its far-sighted success is
Read moreUS and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they’re still talking
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and understanding he had been
Read moreUK’s Cameron paying official visit to Thailand tomorrow
BRITISH Foreign Minister David Cameron is scheduled to officially visit Thailand tomorrow (Mar. 20) during which the two countries will sign Thailand-UK Strategic Partnership Roadmap, Matichon newspaper said this morning. The Thai Foreign Ministry said Cameron, a former prime minister, will be paying a courtesy call on Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and also
Read morePM leads “Peace Through Tourism” visit to South Thailand
“WHEN the people have money in their pockets, they will forget about their conflicts.” That simple rationale summarised the core objective of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s historic “Peace Through Tourism” visit to the kingdom’s southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat between Feb.27-29. Under the slogan “Travel to the South — With All Your
Read moreTourism tops agenda of Prime Minister’s Feb. 27-29 visit to the South
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has embarked on a three-day visit to the three Muslim-majority provinces of South Thailand, specifically to promote tourism. The trip will include a range of social, cultural and economic activities designed to highlight the growth potential of Narathiwat and Yala, which share a direct land border with Malaysia, and Pattani,
Read moreHun Sen set to visit Thaksin at home tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER CAMBODIAN PRIME minister Hun Sen is scheduled to visit de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra tomorrow (Feb.21), a police source said. Hun Sen is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok from Phnom Penh mid-morning and pay an informal visit to Thaksin at his Chan Song Lah residence
Read moreGerman leader’s visit helps boost ties between the two countries
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin and visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier have set a target to elevate relations between the two countries to strategic partnership level while expanding cooperation in various areas, Manager Online said today (Jan. 25). This is the first official visit to Thailand by a German president in 22 years with relations
Read moreSrettha pays official visit to Cambodia
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is paying an official visit to Cambodia tomorrow (Sep.28), according to government spokesman Chai Wacharong. The Thai prime minister is leaving for Phnom Penh tomorrow to meet with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet, among other high-level government officials. Cambodia becomes the first Asean member state to
Read moreBlinken set to arrive in Beijing with hopes low for any breakthrough
By Reuters and published by CNA Tokyo – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Beijing on Sunday (June 18), the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s
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