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PM mulls 'Operation Mekong' ban
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 28/09/2016
» A Hong Kong-Chinese action film re-enacting the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River in 2011 by a notorious Myanmar drug kingpin will be banned from being screened in Thailand if it is found to "damage" the country, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.
Asean pledges to boost data-sharing on Zika
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 20/09/2016
» Asean ministers vowed via a Monday teleconference to intensify information sharing and joint research on the mosquito-born Zika virus as its infection poses a threat to Southeast Asia's health system.
Language the key to empowerment
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 19/09/2016
» Aim-on Wille always knew speaking a local language would help her settle into a foreign land easier and get a good job. She wasn't reluctant to learn German when she landed in the country for her master's degree.
Cooperation 'key to fisheries'
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 21/08/2016
» A Norwegian fishery expert has encouraged Thai stakeholders to strengthen their cooperation in addressing fishery-related problems.
Widespread blasts fail to spook all travellers
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 13/08/2016
» A series of explosions in Thailand's southern popular tourist destinations, such as Phuket and Hua Hin, has not put off some foreign travellers from visiting Thailand again.
Tourists baulk at SIM tracking
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 11/08/2016
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) plan to boost national security by asking foreign tourists to use special SIM cards on their phones during their stay in Thailand has drawn mostly negative reactions.
Cultural nationalism 'threatens ties'
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 06/08/2016
» Cultural similarities among Asean members will help further strengthen the community but only if people ease up on nationalistic feelings of cultural ownership, a seminar was told yesterday.
Prayut wants more from regional bloc
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/08/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on Asean member states to stand up for each other more firmly to overcome challenges in all areas of cooperation.
Amity treaty will boost Morocco ties, says envoy
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 03/08/2016
» Morocco's decision to join the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) will enable the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to engage more fully with African and Arabic countries, its envoy said.
Don denies B600m lobby bill in failed bid to win UNSC seat
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 02/07/2016
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has denied the Foreign Ministry spent 600 million baht in its failed bid to win a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat.