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WORLD

North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility

Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018

» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.

WORLD

Nuclear weapons will prevent war with US: N. Korea leader

Published on 01/01/2018

» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Monday that the United States will never be able to start a war against North Korea now that his country has developed the capability to hit all of the US mainland with its nuclear weapons.

OPINION

Lessons from Thai votes on Jerusalem

News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/01/2018

» Thailand made a historic decision on 21 Dec to join 127 other United Nations member states in rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In the past, when push came to shove in a major diplomatic decision, Bangkok would normally duck the issue by practising "fence-sitting" to protect its perceived national interests.

THAILAND

Prayut faces year of challenges

News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/01/2018

» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will inevitably face more political challenges this year as he will have to stand by his election pledge to win the trust of the public and the international community and dispel concerns the regime intends to retain its grip on power, observers say.

THAILAND

Abhisit-Chaturon: Bracing for political tumult

Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/01/2018

» Concerns are rife whether the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will abide by the roadmap to election this year after it issued an order requiring party members to confirm their membership and pay fees by May.

WORLD

Suicide bomber kills 11 in mosque attack in northeast Nigeria

Reuters, Published on 03/01/2018

» ABUJA, Nigeria: A suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicentre of the conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram, military officials and an aid worker said.

THAILAND

Thai embassy in Finland faces election notice probe

News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018

» The Foreign Ministry denied yesterday having ordered the Thai embassy in Finland to encourage Thai nationals there to prepare for this year's expected general election, scheduled to be held in November.

WORLD

Myanmar president calls for reform of military-drafted constitution

Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018

» YANGON: Myanmar's civilian president called in an Independence Day speech on Thursday for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognised minorities under a federal system, but made no mention of the treatment of its Rohingya Muslim people.

THAILAND

South safest in 14 years, army boasts

News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2018

» The security situation in the deep South has consistently improved over the last 14 years when the troubles flared up, according to the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc).

LIFE

Talking Bright

Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 05/01/2018

» Released globally a few weeks ago, Bright is the ambitious Netflix original genre-bending film that stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as cops in a present-day Los Angeles inhabited by mythical creatures like orcs and elves. The film is Netflix's biggest film to date with a budget of $90 million as well as a global press tour prior to the film's release. Guru was able to be part of the Japan premiere and press junket and had an opportunity to talk to producers Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless, director David Ayer (who also directed Will Smith in Suicide Squad), and actress Noomi Rapace about Bright.