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China objects to US arms sales to Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2024
» TAIPEI/BEIJING - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the United States Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei.
Myanmar rebel group withdraws from border town
Published on 24/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said on Wednesday.
Thai-Israeli relations need recalibrating
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/04/2024
» This year, Thailand and Israel celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties. Obviously, this comes during a period of great strain for Israel and the broader Middle East. Amidst it all, Thailand must recalibrate one of its most important foreign policies in the Middle East; otherwise, there will be nothing to celebrate.
Thais make peace broker offer to Myanmar junta, rebels in Myawaddy
Published on 22/04/2024
» Thailand is ready to broker peace talks between Myanmar's military government and resistance fighters amid an increase in fighting in the key Myanmar trading town of Myawaddy opposite Tak's Mae Sot over the weekend.
'Big Joke' accuses PM Srettha of malfeasance
Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2024
» Deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn on Monday accused Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of malfeasance in having him suspended and said that as a result he was blocked from becoming the next national police chief.
Good and bad
Published on 22/04/2024
» Re: "Host family plan for elderly care", & "Anti-coup safeguard may become law", (BP, April 21).
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
Anti-coup safeguard may become law
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2024
» The Defence Council has greenlighted a proposal authorising the prime minister to suspend top officers suspected of plotting a military coup, said Jamnong Chaimongkol, defence vice minister.
Senator blasts PM chief's 'election ploy'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/04/2024
» Senator Somchai Sawangkarn is calling on the Election Commission (EC) to take action against any attempts to manipulate the election of new senators.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.