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UN rights body picks again raises eyebrows
News, John J Metzler, Published on 16/10/2024
» The UN General Assembly held its annual elections for the Human Rights Council last week.
Global ammunition race may decide Ukraine war
News, Peter Apps, Published on 08/05/2023
» At the US Army Ammunition Plant in President Joe Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, production lines are running day and night through the working week to deliver artillery shells.
Before the Great Ukrainian Offensive
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/04/2023
» Monday's stunt, when Yevgeny Prigozhin held a Russian flag in his hands and declared that his "Wagner" mercenary soldiers have finally conquered the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, probably marks the end of the Russian winter offensive. It was just a charade, of course.
PM meets Cyprus envoy in bid to strengthen ties
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/06/2022
» Cyprus' ambassador to Thailand yesterday met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as both countries committed to strengthening bilateral relations.
Kingdom to divide AlphaBay assets
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/05/2022
» Thai agents and their US counterparts are preparing to divide assets worth about 1.6 billion baht seized from the illicit trading site AlphaBay, which was one of the largest of its kind on the dark web, according to the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).
Fear over 'new bug strain'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 14/03/2022
» Health experts have sounded the alarm after the discovery of a new mutation of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Hong Kong.
Tourists from 63 countries now exempt from quarantine rules
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/11/2021
» Thailand will begin admitting fully vaccinated visitors from 17 more countries without quarantine, increasing the number of countries on the list to 63.
How did they think the Afghan war would end?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/08/2021
» 'I will never kneel before such a destructive force [as the Taliban'," declared Ashraf Ghani, the soon-to-be ex-president of Afghanistan. "We will either sit knee-to-knee for real negotiations at the table, or break their knees on the battlefield."
From Billy the goat to William Windsor
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/04/2020
» An unexpected outcome of the coronavirus is that around the world wildlife is taking advantage of empty towns and visiting the deserted streets. One such example is in Llandudno, a resort town on the Irish Sea in northern Wales. During the past week spotted strolling around the town centre was a herd of Kashmir (Cashmere) Goats, which have been enjoying themselves dining on the town's tasty hedgerows.
Govt endeavours to clear up visa entry confusion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2020
» The Foreign Ministry on Saturday reiterated that the cancellation of visa on arrival (VOA) for 18 countries and visa exemption for three highly-infected countries came into effect on Friday.