. . PYONGYANG – There is no country more adept at putting on elaborate, massive displays of state power than North Korea, the undisputed goose-stepping capital...
. . BANGKOK – After taking power nearly 16 months ago, Thai coup leaders sought to banish all traces of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra from public life. It’s...
. . BANGKOK – With the dust settling a week after Gen. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha handpicked parliament unexpectedly binned the draft constitution that had been...
. . AUSTRIA – Thousands of migrants were still streaming across Hungary’s border with Austria on Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after German and Austrian...
. . MANILA – The United States navy has plans to increase the number of military and humanitarian drills it conducts in the Asia-Pacific as part...
. . WASHINGTON – A newly released report for the Pentagon says China’s reclamation of landmass among a string of artificial islands in the South China...
CHIANG MAI – Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra raised questions on Monday about a Constitution drafted by military rulers, adding her voice to a chorus...
BANGKOK – Social Development and Human Security Minister Adul Saengsingkaew said Tuesday that the Thai government has come up with a strategy to set up...
HANOI– John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State on Friday celebrated the 20th anniversary of normalized relations between the United States and Vietnam but said ties...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s growth is the slowest among developing nations, its exports may contract 4 percent this year and Bangkok is the only major Asian stock market...
. BANGKOK – Foreign investors are dumping Thai stocks as fast as they can as Thailand’s military led government struggles to deliver on pledges to revive...
BRUSSELS – Turkey has been given full political support from NATO in fighting militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday but...
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that a historic nuclear deal reached with world powers earlier this week won’t have any...
BANGKOK – Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula said in his keynote speech at the Thai-Chinese Exim Association on Thursday that Thailand has adopted four...
BANGKOK – Thai exports fell for the fourth month running in April, down 1.7% year-on-year and 3.99% for the first four months of 2015,...
BANGKOK – Thailand now stands on a tightrope among the major powers. Recently, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a high-profile visit to Bangkok, hosted...
CHIANG RAI – Deputy Public Health Minister Somsak Chunharas say’s the Public Health Ministry aims to reduce the incidence of teen births to under 50...
YALA – Thailand’s military controlled government the National Legislative Assembly has introduced a new strategy to curb the insurgency that has rumbled on in the...
BANGKOK – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) last week sent a triple whammy to the markets: In a surprise move, it cut its benchmark interest...
CHAI NAT – In a bid to diversify away from mass rice production and get better access to the lucrative market for organic food products,...