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US invests in Thai solar energy project
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/08/2019
» The United States has funded a Thai energy developer for its feasibility study of a solar power project in Thailand as part of its Indo-Pacific commitment.
Ending blackouts on the border
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/08/2019
» Due to their geographical isolation, two border patrol police schools in Prachuap Khiri Khan have been struggling to distribute food rations to their students, many of whom are members of the province's ethnic minorities. In a bid to help improve their living conditions, the German Embassy in Thailand -- through its Micro Project Scheme -- has delivered solar-powered refrigerators to schools in frontier zones.
Asia-Pacific ministers vow to end regional rows
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/08/2019
» Foreign ministers of Asia-Pacific countries have affirmed they were committed to resolving conflicts in the South China Sea, Myanmar's Rakhine state, and the Korean Peninsula, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Pompeo touts US-Asean ties
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/08/2019
» US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pledged the United States' unwavering support for the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific which was announced during the 34th Asean Summit in Bangkok in June.
China hails progress in sea talks
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/08/2019
» Asean and China have completed the first reading of the Single Draft Negotiating Text of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South China Sea ahead of schedule, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on Wednesday.
Search continues for Thai who vanished in Moscow
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/07/2019
» Russian authorities are still searching for Uthai Wenbap, a 36-year-old Thai cook who went missing in Russia while returning to Bangkok from working in Budapest, the Thai embassy in Moscow said on Sunday.
Thais invited to see Buddhist heritage
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/07/2019
» Amid the popularity of pilgrimage tourism to South Asia, Pakistan has issued an invite to Thais to visit the heart of ancient Buddhist heritage in East Asia.
Govt urged to push Indo-Pacific plan
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/07/2019
» Former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow has urged Thailand, the current chair of Asean, to expand the remit of the East Asia Summit (EAS) to push forward the so-called Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
Thailand urged to use forums for peace effort
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/06/2019
» Former foreign minister Kasit Piromya has urged Thailand as the current chair of Asean to use the 34th Asean Summit and the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) as an opportunity for peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula.
The spirit of Bengal
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/06/2019
» As the first rays of light shone on the Bangladeshi morning, the new dawn brought hope and optimism. I got out of the van and walked down the street in Dhaka with other international journalists, the ground still wet after the rains of the previous night.