Showing 1 - 10 of 62
Shan State drug blitz nets big haul
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/06/2019
» Myanmar’s army has launched heavy crackdowns in the eastern Shan State on the border with Thailand to cut off supplies of illegal drugs to be smuggled into Thailand.
HK extradition bill on hold but protests continue
News Agencies, Published on 15/06/2019
» HONG KONG: Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sought to quell public anger Saturday by shelving an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted apprehension about relations with mainland China, but opponents of the measure said it was not enough.
Tanker hit in Gulf attacks heads to port
AFP, Published on 15/06/2019
» DUBAI - A Japanese tanker, one of two vessels attacked in sensitive Gulf waters this week, was heading to port Saturday, its owners said.
Famed director Zeffirelli dies at 96
The Associated Press, Published on 15/06/2019
» ROME: The Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96.
Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters
AFP, Published on 15/06/2019
» BEIRUT: At least 35 combatants including 26 pro-regime forces were killed Saturday in clashes and air strikes that erupted at dawn in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said.
Govt ready to host Asean summit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/06/2019
» Thailand is getting ready to welcome regional leaders ahead of the Asean Summit next week.
Two killed in motorcycle taxi brawl
Online Reporters, Published on 15/06/2019
» A Bangkok street turned into a war zone on Saturday morning when members of two rival motorcycle-taxi queues staged a violent brawl that killed two people and injured two others.
Green party threatens to pull support
Online Reporters, Published on 15/06/2019
» The Thai Forest Conservation Party, with two list MPs, has threatened to pull out of the coalition led by Palang Pracharath after the second largest party reportedly gave the environmental portfolio to another party.
Immigration crackdown nets 2,200 in Isan
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 15/06/2019
» KHON KAEN: Immigration police have arrested more than 2,200 foreign and Thai suspects for various offences as part of a crackdown in the Northeast during the past two weeks. Criminal gangs from Cameroon and Colombia are also under close watch, they say.
Economist's 'pig' quip sets China abuzz
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 15/06/2019
» BEIJING: Western businesses have been learning a costly language lesson about pigs, China and hurt feelings this week.