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Where cherry blossoms bloom in Thailand
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 09/01/2018
» The month of January is quite a good time to enjoy blossoms. Many places offer an impressive flowery atmosphere.
Iranian oil tanker burns for third day as winds, waves lash rescuers
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» BEIJING: Lashing winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past three days on the ship.
Prayut scoffs at outsider premier talk
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday appeared to distance himself from speculation he could become an outsider prime minister in the next government, saying he was only focusing on the task at hand.
Nod for second phase of welfare scheme funding
Business, Published on 10/01/2018
» The cabinet yesterday approved 35.67 billion baht for the second phase of the welfare and subsidy scheme for the poor, aiming to help about 1 million people cross the poverty line this year.
Chula spearheads Siam innovation centre
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/01/2018
» Chulalongkorn University has joined hands with government and corporate giants to invest over 350 million baht to launch Siam Innovation District (SID), a new startup and intellectual community centre.
Can regional cooperation secure the Mekong's future?
News, Maureen Harris, Published on 10/01/2018
» Leaders of the six riparian countries of the Lancang-Mekong, namely China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, are to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Phnom Penh for the 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders' Meeting. On the agenda is endorsement of a Five-year Plan of Action and a declaration outlining commitment to cooperation on key issues, including shared governance of the Lancang-Mekong River.
Developing the Mekong
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is in Phnom Penh for the two-day Mekong River summit that begins this morning. The second of its kind, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Summit involves the leaders of all six countries touched by the mighty Mekong. The prime agenda item is what Beijing calls The Five-Year Plan of Action, a Chinese-dictated guideline for "development" of the river. One of the prime minister's most important tasks will be careful monitoring of how this plan impacts Thais.
Downpour triggers city chaos
Published on 10/01/2018
» A morning downpour submerged several areas in Bangkok on Wednesday, triggering traffic chaos and trapping hundreds of office workers on flooded streets during rush hour.
Explosion on Iranian oil tanker off China -ministry
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» BEIJING: There was an explosion aboard the Iranian oil tanker that collided with a Chinese grain ship after rescue crews tried to use foam to extinguish the fire, China's Transport Ministry (MoT)said in a statement on Wednesday.
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation.