Intense fighting continues in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine while strikes in numerous locations across the country, including Odessa and Mykolaiv, continue to cause widespread damage.Since 24 February, 3,890,177 people in Ukraine have been able to acce…
Read More“Anything can happen in Thai politics” was Thai Economic Party leader Thammanat Prompow’s reply when asked about the possibility of allying with the opposition Pheu Thai Party after the next general election.His remark on Wednesday (July 13) came just …
Read MoreBANGKOK, The badminton associations of China and Thailand, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here yesterday, to promote exchange and cooperation in the sport.The agreement was signed by Zhang Jun, president of the Chinese Badminton Association…
Read MoreA British tourist, and a Thai who went to help, drowned in rough seas off Kata Noi beach in Phuket province last evening (Thursday).According to the Thai tourist police, the British and Thai tourists had been warned by life guards on Kata Noi beach not…
Read MoreThousands of Laotians are once again leaving their home country to work in the Malaysian fishing industry, where they are susceptible to abuse from employers due to their illegal status, the fishermen told RFA.The Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfa…
Read MoreBangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt made a surprise visit to the On Nut garbage disposal facility late last night (Thursday) to watch how garbage collectors do their jobs. He also took a ride on one of their collection trucks.During the visit, the gov…
Read MoreImprisoned Vietnamese independent journalist and activist Pham Doan Trang has been selected as one of this year’s International Press Freedom Award winners by U.S.-based media watchdog the Committee to Protect Journalists.Trang, who co-founded Liberal …
Read MoreThai authorities are searching for three Uyghur men who escaped from an immigration detention center in central Thailand earlier this week, a police investigator said Thursday.The trio broke out of their cell before dawn on Monday, police Col. Rattapon…
Read MoreEarly bird gets the worm, we all have been taught. But nobody has said anything about the fact that the worm can get jaw–droppingly expensive. Many Thai fans of Liverpool and Manchester United have learned the lesson the hard way.First it was Pimrypie….
Read MoreThe Biden administration’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Thailand told a Senate committee Wednesday that he would press Bangkok to reduce its dependence on oil and gas from neighboring Myanmar, where the ruling military junta is committing “horrifying…
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