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Korea at top of Asean summit agenda
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 14/04/2017
» Asean leaders are expected to discuss tensions on the Korean Peninsula at the upcoming Asean summit in Manila later this month while issues related to the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims are still regarded as a "non-Asean" matter, officials said this week.
Calls for booze-free Songkran
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 14/04/2017
» Songkran is a beautiful festival that requires safer and more acceptable forms of celebration, according to Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) chief executive officer Supreda Adulyanon.
Duterte, PM agree on South China Sea
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 22/03/2017
» Thailand and the Philippines have agreed to emphasise freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea as a core value in securing peace and prosperity in the region.
US to support Thai wildlife
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017
» America's support for anti-animal trafficking efforts will remain concentrated along Thailand's western border with Myanmar -- a major trafficking point for wildlife originating in South Asia, said US Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Foote, from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
Asia 'challenges' await for Trump
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 03/03/2017
» The 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, who has just promised a "new chapter of American greatness" during his speech to Congress on Wednesday may have "challenging' times" ahead in dealing with a more dynamic Asia, foreign affairs experts say.
UK opposes death for corruption
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 17/02/2017
» The British charge d'affaires opposes the proposed introduction of capital punishment against corrupt officials, saying it presents no cure for this country's longstanding graft problem.
Government pushes to document all migrants
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 09/02/2017
» The government has vowed to continue its push for the remaining 1.34 million undocumented migrant workers to have their nationalities verified by 2022, Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanit says.
Trump's refugee ban 'lacks sense', Kasit says
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 01/02/2017
» The former foreign minister has lashed out at US president Donald Trump's policy on migrants and refugees, saying the American president "had no sense" in dealing with the issues.
Japan lets 'pic snatcher' off the hook
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 28/01/2017
» The senior Thai official arrested in Japan for theft was released by Japanese authorities on Friday evening, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Envoy sees more UK-Thai investment
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 20/01/2017
» The British ambassador is encouraging more British businessmen to invest in Thailand after Brexit, says the government.