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  • THAILAND

    PM urges unity for Apec

    News, Published on 14/11/2022

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday urged Thais to be good hosts for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit as the Apec Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) kicks off on Monday.

  • OPINION

    An Ithaca idyll with Surin Pitsuwan

    News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 04/12/2017

    » During Surin Pitsuwan's visit to Ithaca, New York, this past September, a barbecue party was arranged by long-time family friends who live on the edge of town where the still lush and green rural surroundings could at a glance be mistaken for rural Thailand. Chickens cackled in a nearby coop and birdsong was everywhere in the air.

  • NEWS

    Japan, Laos PMs meet in Tokyo to talk development

    Kyodo News, Published on 07/06/2017

    » Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisolith met Wednesday in Tokyo to discuss implementation of a plan to spur development in Laos and other issues.

  • OPINION

    Government must back sea talks

    News, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2017

    » The threat of clashes has increased lately over China's claim it owns the South China Sea. A US navy task force led by the formidable aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is conducting "routine operations" in the area. Both Vietnam and Taiwan have copied China's construction of artificial islands with military facilities. Beijing has continued to fortify its new islands, with buildings believed capable of housing missiles. They would be the first land-based weapons in the Spratly Islands where international flashpoints and tensions increase almost by the day.

  • THAILAND

    Myanmar army chief visits

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 25/05/2016

    » Myanmar's armed forces commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing kicks off his three-day visit to Thailand today, where he will meet Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and military top brass.

  • OPINION

    Leaders are setting a self-serving agenda

    News, Published on 16/02/2016

    » In a conversation last year with author Marilynn Robinson, US President Barack Obama said he learns all things important from books.

  • THAILAND

    Prayut: Vietnam a friend, not competitor

    Published on 23/07/2015

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Thursday brushed aside concern that Vietnam was beginning to eclipse Thailand as a regional manufacturing base, saying Vietnam is a friend not a competitor.

  • BUSINESS

    Pridiyathorn seeks more Japan investment

    Published on 21/05/2015

    » TOKYO — Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to encourage Japanese investment in Thailand's growing industries, Japanese officials said.

  • WORLD

    Asean host avoids Chinese ire over disputed sea

    Published on 23/04/2015

    » KUALA LUMPUR/MANILA — Malaysia is steering clear of criticising China's actions in the South China Sea at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders, a draft end-statement seen by Reuters shows, despite a push by the Philippines to denounce Beijing's reclamation work.

  • NEWS

    Gist of Japan-Thailand joint statement

    Published on 09/02/2015

    » The following is the gist of a joint statement released after Monday's summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Tokyo.

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