Chinese firms busted for fake Thai rice
2023-03-17
Thai authorities have taken steps to have charges filed in China against three factories in Anhui province for selling counterfeit Thai jasmine rice.Continue Reading
Snap Insight: With upcoming state visit to Russia, could Xi Jinping broker peace talks on Ukraine?
2023-03-17
The possibility of Chinese aid will be the subtext of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, says Robert Kelly.Continue Reading
Thailand prepares to dissolve parliament ahead of election
2023-03-17
BANGKOK: Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday (Mar 17) he had prepared a decree seeking to dissolve parliament ahead of an election, an expected step as his government heads into the last week of its four-year term. The decree would require the approval of Thailand’s monarch and wouldContinue Reading
Singapore leaders pay tribute to Ustaz Ali Mohamed, co-founder of Religious Rehabilitation Group
2023-03-17
Ustaz Ali died on Friday (Mar 17) at the age of 75.Continue Reading
Taiwan, facing loss of ally Honduras, says it won’t bow to China
2023-03-17
“Over the years we have worked together with our diplomatic allies to support their national development plans in elevating the welfare of their people,” he added. “Despite the shadow of the big bully in the neighbourhood, Taiwan will not budge,” Wu said, in a clear reference to China. “It willContinue Reading
Uttar Pradesh: Eight killed by deluge of potatoes after roof collapse
2023-03-17
Rescuers scour piles of vegetables to find survivors at a storage facility in Uttar Pradesh, India.Continue Reading
Prayut prepares dissolution decree
2023-03-17
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday he had prepared a decree seeking to dissolve parliament ahead of an election.Continue Reading
First German minister to visit Taiwan in 26 years: Berlin
2023-03-17
BERLIN: German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will travel to Taiwan next week, Berlin said Friday (Mar 17), as the first cabinet member to visit in 26 years, a move set to spark tensions with China. “The minister will make a two-day visit to Taiwan,” a ministry spokesman told reporters. “TheContinue Reading
German minister to visit Taiwan next week in test of China ties
2023-03-17
BERLIN: Germany’s education minister will visit Taiwan next week, a spokesperson said on Friday (Mar 17), as the country reviews its previously close ties with China. A visit to Taiwan in January by a delegation of high-ranking lawmakers from the liberal Free Democrats (FDP), the smallest party in Chancellor OlafContinue Reading
Tearful senator denies drug allegations
2023-03-17
A tearful senator Upakit Pacharirangkun on Friday denied allegations that he had been involved in drug trafficking, saying his accusers had fabricated false evidence for political gain.Continue Reading