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Turkey trying Khashoggi murder suspects in absentia
AFP, Published on 03/07/2020
» ISTANBUL: Twenty Saudi suspects including two former aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman went on trial in absentia in Turkey on Friday, accused of killing and dismembering journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
Saudi scraps death sentences over Khashoggi murder, jails 8
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» RIYADH - A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that jailed eight defendants to between seven and 20 years, state media reported.
Royal beneficence in Nong Ung
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/07/2018
» Eighteen years ago, thousands of local villagers living in the seasonally flooded lower part of tambon Kho Nua in Muang district, Yasothon, learned that their lives would change for the better after His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, then the crown prince, visited them. His royal initiatives to dredge Nong Ung, a dry 430 rai swamp, improve soil quality in the community, and revitalise a damaged forest led to the villagers' better livelihood.
Smaller reforms, bigger results for Saudi Arabia
News, Bobby Ghosh, Published on 29/08/2018
» Two years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, began what he hoped would be a thoroughgoing reform of the country's economy. Changes were certainly needed: The economy was too dependent on oil revenues, which were distributed inefficiently through patronage networks.
Will the Saudis fall over Khashoggi?
News, Published on 18/10/2018
» Saudi Arabia and especially its young crown prince -- who has been variously portrayed as naïve, venal and blood-thirsty -- appear to have vastly misjudged the reaction to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who opposed the new heir's unchecked efforts to reshape the kingdom and the entire Middle East region with his own vision.
The making of a monarch: King Rama X
News, Published on 01/07/2024
» As the auspicious occasion of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua's 72nd birthday on July 28 approaches, Thais are expressing their loyalty and offering best wishes to the monarch.
Prince Harry admits he and Prince William 'on different paths'
AFP, Published on 21/10/2019
» LONDON: Prince Harry has admitted he and his brother are now "on different paths" and have "good days" and "bad days" in their relationship.
Double-edged words
News, Postbag, Published on 13/06/2019
» Re: "Witch-hunts must end", (Editorial, June 12). Future Forward Party (FFP) spokeswoman Pannika Wanich should not be judged by society as guilty over the alleged anti-monarchist posts on her Facebook page.
Saudi Arabia in royal purge over 'coup plot'
AFP, Published on 08/03/2020
» RIYADH: Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew for allegedly plotting a coup, three sources told AFP Saturday, signalling the de facto ruler's tightening grip on power.
Prints for a prince
Published on 21/09/2018
» ศ.ดร.นพ.ประสิทธิ์ วัฒนาภา คณบดีคณะแพทยศาสตร์ศิริราชพยาบาล ม.มหิดล เป็นประธานในพิธีปฏิญาณตนในการบำเพ็ญประโยชน์เพื่อสังคมเบื้องหน้าสมเด็จพระมหิตลาธิเบศร อดุลยเดชวิกรม พระบรมราชชนก ของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล วิทยาเขตบางกอกน้อย หลังจากนั้นก็ออกรับบริจาคใหญ่ตามสถานที่ต่าง ๆ เนื่องในวันมหิดล ที่ รพ.ศิริราชPublished caption : Students stand behind a flag signifying Mahidol Day to Commemorate Prince Mahidol of Songkla, father of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. The event marks the prince’s death on Sept 24, 1929.