Thailand called off its threat to boycott a kickboxing event at this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia after the two countries resolved a dispute over the name of a sometimes violent sport that the host country calls “Kun Khmer” but which Thais call “Muay Thai.” The dispute over the proper name for the […]
Continue ReadingJAKARTA – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia urge the Thai government to stop engaging with the Myanmar junta, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as it continues committing all sorts of atrocities against its own population in order to cement its power after the failed coup d’état in February 2021. They also petition the Thai […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, Thailand’s central bank, yesterday, decided to raise its key policy rate for the fourth consecutive time, by 25 basis points, in an effort to curb high inflation and support economic recovery. The Bank of Thailand monetary policy committee voted unanimously, to raise the policy rate from 1.25 percent to 1.50 percent, effective immediately. […]
Continue ReadingTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu will host his counterparts from Thailand and Serbia on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and cooperation, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. During a three-day visit to Türkiye starting on Wednesday, Cavushoglu and Don Pramudwinai will co-chair the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation between […]
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 situation in Thailand is steadily improving, with the number of hospital admissions and the death toll dropping by 30%, to an average of 90 and six respectively, between January 15th and 21st, according to the Department of Disease Control. DDC Director-General Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong said yesterday (Wednesday) that 627 COVID-19 patients were […]
Continue ReadingA Malaysian tourist and her five-year-old daughter have drowned after a long-tailed boat, in which her family of three were travelling, capsized in the seas off the Mueang district of the southern province of Krabi yesterday (Wednesday). The family were on a sea tour, off Nong Thale sub-district, without life jackets. Only the skipper […]
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asian rights group Fortify Rights and 16 Myanmar nationals have filed a criminal complaint with Germany’s federal public prosecutor general against Myanmar’s junta for atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya and other groups. The 215-page complaint, with more than 1,000 pages of annexes, was filed on Jan. 20 under the principle of “universal jurisdiction” […]
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