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Group urges anti-torture law
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 31/08/2017
» Six human rights organisations issued an open letter to the government yesterday expressing concern about the delay in passing laws against the use of torture, ill-treatment and the enforced disappearance of suspects in custody.
Asean united on N Korea aggression
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 06/08/2017
» MANILA - The Asean foreign ministers on Saturday issued a statement reiterating concern over escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula, urging North Korea to immediately stop ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests.
Tillerson, Bishop heading to Manila, Bangkok
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 03/08/2017
» Regional security, tensions on the Korean Peninsula and territorial disputes in the South China Sea will be discussed when US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop visit Thailand and the Philippines over the next week.
Online task force closes the net on paedophiles
Spectrum, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 23/07/2017
» A schoolboy came to the police with a broken heart. He was utterly embarrassed but decided to tell police that a video clip of him masturbating had been distributed online and he wanted it removed.
Trade to top agenda between leaders
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 14/07/2017
» Trade between the US and Thailand will be high on the agenda when the postponed meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is rescheduled.
Future leaders brush up on security issues
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 25/06/2017
» For 16 years the Shangri-La Dialogue has been organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a British think tank, as a platform where high-level officials in charge of security can discuss issues of concern in the Asia-Pacific region.
Navy keen to join anti-piracy fight
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 07/06/2017
» SINGAPORE: Thailand is interested in joining a joint patrol initiative in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines to counter growing Islamist threats, Deputy Defence Minister Udomdej Sitabutr said.
US looking forward to closer Thai military ties
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 04/06/2017
» SINGAPORE - US Defense Secretary James Mattis has said he looks forward to Thailand's return to democracy and to expand military cooperation with the country.
Two journos detained
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 31/05/2017
» Two foreign journalists were detained at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday night for carrying ceramic plates used in body armour and gas masks, which are both categorised by Thai law as restricted military equipment, as they were heading to cover fighting in Iraq.
Making friends but no influence
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 19/05/2017
» The military-backed government has balanced its diplomatic efforts to maintain good relations across the board and avoid favouritism but critics say it lacks a clear foreign policy of its own and has failed to show initiative or leadership on the international stage.