Showing 21 - 30 of 45
China responds
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2020
» Re: "WHO, China must own up", (Editorial, April 10).
Tough new measures signed off as virus cases hit 42
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2020
» A 21-year-old salesman on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19, taking the number of confirmed infections in the country to 42.
'Big Joke' in the crosshairs?
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/01/2020
» Former immigration police chief Surachate Hakparn opened a Pandora's box when he publicly asserted that the recent shooting of his car was connected with the Immigration Bureau's controversial procurement of a biometric identification system.
The thinktank plotting a course to 2040
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 30/10/2019
» Under Thailand's chairmanship of Asean, the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia (Eria) was commissioned to examine future challenges facing the bloc over the next two decades. To this end, it has produced the "Asean Vision 2040: Towards a Bolder and Stronger Asean" report.
RCEP causing rifts in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/10/2019
» As talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enter their final stages, opposition to the 16-country Asian trade pact is growing among the Hindu nationalist groups that the government counts on for support.
Top cop champions 'back to basics'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/10/2019
» Pol Lt Gen Phukphong Phongpetra, the newly appointed chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, is known for his experience in handling emergency situations such as political protests and bomb attacks as well as cooperating with the military on national security in the deep South.
Youth meet targets environment
News, Published on 27/10/2019
» Following the theme of Thailand's chairmanship of Asean this year, young leaders from the region chose "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability" as their own motif at a recent event.
Rebuilding Korea's burnt bridges
News, Published on 07/10/2019
» This year represents a significant year for the development of Asean-South Korea relations under South Korean President Moon Jae-in's New Southern Policy, especially with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between the two. Thailand is also the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) chairman this year.
34th ASEAN Summit Marks a Milestone
Published on 26/07/2019
» Nowhere else on earth could shadow puppets, Khon, Chinese opera, contemporary dance with Hanuman riding a Segway with an Ipad in his hand, be so harmoniously combined together in one single performance than a show presented in an ASEAN Member State. That was how “Vivid ASEAN,” one of the key performances at the Opening Ceremony of the 34th ASEAN Summit held during June 22-23, 2019 in Bangkok, was presented.
Focus needed as Rakhine crisis widens
Oped, Published on 28/02/2019
» With the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi dominating news coverage and election campaigns in key regional states such as India, Indonesia and Thailand offering daily distractions, it is difficult to generate genuine interest in the continuing humanitarian and security crisis in and around Rakhine state in Myanmar. But it would be dangerous to move the issue to the back burner.