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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
News, 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.
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).
Thailand shines a light on Africa
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017
» Relations between Thailand and Africa have entered a new phrase of "concrete development", says Krekpan Roekchamnong, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's South Asia, Middle East and Africa Affairs Department.
Asean ups fight against crime
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017
» The first-ever regional centre set up to fight transnational crime in Asean and share information could be up and running by next year.
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.