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Srettha Thavisin rejects graft claims, promises poverty action
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin says he wants to tackle poverty and inequality, as he fends off corruption allegations ahead of a confirmation vote next week.
Thais vote overwhelmingly for democracy parties, reject military
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» Voters have delivered a clear rejection of nearly a decade of military-aligned rule, election results showed Monday, backing two pro-democracy opposition parties.
Thailand's China-built high-speed rail on track but delayed
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing.
EU wants to 'reconnect' with Southeast Asia amid Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» European Union (EU) leaders meet their counterparts from Southeast Asia for a summit in Brussels on Wednesday, looking to bolster ties in the face of the war in Ukraine and challenges from China.
US to help Thailand develop small nuclear reactors
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday.
Families gather for mass cremation of nursery massacre victims
AFP, Published on 11/10/2022
» NONG BUA LAM PHU: Devastated families gathered Tuesday for the cremation of their loved ones, killed in a nursery massacre that claimed 36 lives -- including 24 children.
Red Bull heir still at large 10 years on
AFP, Published on 03/09/2022
» A crashed Ferrari, a dead policeman and a fugitive heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune -- a decade on, Thailand is no closer to resolving one of its most notorious hit-and-run cases.
Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a "massive scale" around villages where they are battling anti-coup fighters, rights campaign group Amnesty International said Wednesday.
Blinken hails Thai help in US push to Asia
AFP, Published on 10/07/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday hailed Thailand's role in the renewed US push in Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, on a trip where he also sought new ideas on how to restore democracy in Myanmar.
Prayut joins world leaders 'shocked' by attack on Abe
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha joined world leaders in expressing shock and concern at the shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe on Friday.