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2 alleged call-scam ringleaders arrested in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 16/01/2020
» TOKYO: Two men believed to be ringleaders of a large-scale phone scam based in Thailand were arrested Thursday in Japan, bringing the total number of those arrested in the case to 28.
15 years after tsunami, painful memories endure
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2019
» PHUKET: Although 15 years have passed since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed almost a quarter of a million lives, memories of that day still haunt many people on Thailand's Andaman Coast who were touched by the tragedy.
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam may face severe drought
Kyodo News, Published on 19/11/2019
» PHANOM PENH: Severe to extreme drought is expected to hit the four lower Mekong River Basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam from now until January, threatening agricultural production, experts warned Tuesday.
Asean foreign ministers discuss S. China Sea, Rohingya
Kyodo News, Published on 31/07/2019
» Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their annual series of meetings in Bangkok on Wednesday, with South China Sea tensions, the Rohingya refugee crisis and Korean Peninsula issues on the agenda.
Asean defence ministers begin meeting in Bangkok
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2019
» Defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Thursday began their annual meeting, this time in Bangkok, with security threats, the disputed South China Sea and North Korea high on the agenda.
G-20 leaders wary of trade war sapping growth
Kyodo News, Published on 28/06/2019
» OSAKA: Many leaders of the Group of 20 leading economies on Friday expressed concerns over an escalating trade war between the United States and China, identifying it as a major downside risk to the global economy, along with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Japan to issue more work visas to Thais, other foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2019
» Japan launched on Monday a new visa system to bring in more foreign workers to the country struggling with an acute labour shortage, marking a major policy shift from its traditionally strict immigration rules.
1st Thai-made satellite successfully enters orbit
Kyodo News, Published on 18/12/2018
» Thailand's first indigenous satellite that was launched on a US rocket earlier this month has successfully entered orbit, a Thai university announced Tuesday.
Japanese restaurants increase by 8.3% in a year
Kyodo News, Published on 14/09/2018
» The number of Japanese restaurants in Thailand increased to 3,004 by the end of August, up 8.3% from the same date a year earlier, the Bangkok office of the Japan External Trade Organisation said Thursday.
US presses Thailand, Asean on Iran sanctions
Kyodo News, Published on 15/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: A senior US official is currently touring Southeast Asian capitals to seek their enforcement of newly re-imposed sanctions on Iran.