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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.
Hoi An wants Thai experts
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/02/2017
» As Vietnam plans to turn tourism into a key economic sector this year, the Unesco World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An needs more Thai investors and experts in hotel management to help provincial authorities develop its tourism sector, the town's deputy governor said.
Rocky Saudi Arabia ties likely to ease
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 13/10/2016
» Thailand and Saudi Arabia have pledged to normalise ties after a strained patch which has lasted more than 20 years, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai says.
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.
Davies unconcerned about lese majeste inquiry
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 11/12/2015
» US ambassador Glyn T Davies says he’s unconcerned about reports that Bangkok police opened an inquiry into whether his recent speech in Bangkok violated Thailand’s lese majeste law.
Polls are near, Wissanu tells US envoy
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 28/10/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has reassured US ambassador Glyn Davies that Thailand is following the roadmap to restore democracy and a general election will be held by May 2017.
Thais can learn a lot from Finland where teaching is revered
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 19/10/2015
» While most Thai students turn their noses up at the idea of being a teacher, the profession rates as one of the most popular career choices for Finnish students.