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Trump's White House embrace of Prayut
Associated Press, Published on 02/10/2017
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosts Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the White House on Monday -- a rare instance of a military ruler being feted in Washington before even a nominal return to civilian rule.
Prayut in US again, this time for nuclear summit
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2016
» WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is in the US this week for a nuclear security summit aimed at stopping terrorists from making an atomic explosive or dirty bomb amid concerns the Islamic State group aspires to obtain such a weapon.
Obama welcomes Prayut, Asean leaders to US summit
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2016
» RANCHO MIRAGE, CALFIFORNIA – US President Barack Obama opened a meeting of leaders from a 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian nations on Monday, calling the landmark gathering on US soil a reflection of his personal commitment to an enduring partnership with the diverse group of countries.
US-Thai relations strained as strategic talks set to resume
Associated Press, Published on 15/12/2015
» The top US envoy for East Asia returns to Thailand this week, hoping for better press than on his last visit a year ago.
US voices frustration over Thailand's democracy progress
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2015
» WASHINGTON -- The United States has expressed deep frustration over the lack of democratic progress in Thailand after last year's military coup, saying a new constitution there won't pass the “smell test” unless civil society helps to draft it.
US urges Thailand to protect Uighurs
Associated Press, Published on 15/03/2014
» WASHINGTON - The US State Department is urging Thailand to protect about 200 ethnic Uighurs it says have been rescued by police from a camp in the nation's south.
Thai fishing sector 'abuses' migrants
Associated Press, Published on 04/03/2014
» BANGKOK - An environmental and human rights group says Thailand is not adequately addressing the severe abuse of Myanmar migrant workers in the Thai fishing industry.
China cancels Thai rice deal
Associated Press, Published on 04/02/2014
» China has cancelled a deal to buy more than a million tonnes of rice from Thailand due to a probe into the government's subsidies for rice growers, caretaker Commerce Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan said on Tuesday.
Drug-resistant malaria spreads in SEA
Associated Press, Published on 13/11/2013
» WASHINGTON - International experts raised the alarm Tuesday over the spread of drug-resistant malaria in several Southeast Asian countries, saying it endangers major global gains in fighting the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 600,000 people annually.
US secret leaker not welcome in UK
Associated Press, Published on 14/06/2013
» CHIANG MAI - The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret US government surveillance programmes, to fly to the United Kingdom.