Showing 1 - 10 of 209
Drone in Chiang Mai helps solve forest carbon capture riddle
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» CHIANG MAI: On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest.
Srettha invites Putin for official visit
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIJING - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for an official visit next year, he said in Beijing on Wednesday.
Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking towards ageing crisis
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension.
'My heart dropped': families fear for Thais held by Hamas
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» The families of Thai labourers held hostage by Hamas spoke Tuesday of their fears for their safety, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute civilian captives in its war with Israel.
Families endure grief's 'open wound' a year after nursery massacre
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» NA KLANG, Nong Bua Lamphu - Clutching a well-worn teddy named "Little Bear", Paweenuch Supolwong fiddles with Buddhist amulets hanging heavy on her neck as her grandmother tells of the trauma still afflicting the four-year-old.
Activists acquitted of libel, decry 'judicial harassment'
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» Three Thai human rights activists were acquitted of criminal defamation on Tuesday, but lamented what they called a hollow victory over the country's restrictive libel laws.
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.
Heir apparent hails election victory
News, AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's heir apparent insisted on Monday on the legitimacy of elections his party won against no meaningful opposition, defying international criticism that the polls were neither free nor fair.
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.
Asean voices deep fears over Myanmar violence
News, AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian nations said on Wednesday they are "deeply concerned" about the violence ravaging Myanmar as they condemned the recent attack on a convoy of diplomats delivering humanitarian aid in the country.