Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered an investigation into the legality of Samanea Plaza Thailand, a new wholesale and retail trade and goods distribution centre in Bangkok’s Bang Na district, after reports claimed that it is fully owned by Chinese investors.Continue Reading
The Labour Ministry will work with the Thai embassy in Seoul to follow up on the case of an illegal Thai worker who was found dead on a mountain in South Korea’s Gyeonggi province.Continue Reading
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, the most prolific Canadian politician on TikTok with almost 900,000 followers, has deactivated his profile in a move that will undermine his party’s attempts to engage with young voters through social media. On February 27, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced TikTok would be banned on all federal-issued government devices […]Continue Reading
Thailand has improved slightly in an annual assessment by Freedom House but remains “not free” overall, the US democracy research group said on Thursday.Continue Reading
A Myanmar migrant worker was arrested for fatally stabbing a female compatriot in Bangkok’s Pratunam neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.Continue Reading
CNA revisits five elements of the potential UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate and the historic moments that took place there.Continue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen plans to stop off in Los Angeles and New York as part of a visit to Central America, a government minister said on Thursday (Mar 9), a sensitive itinerary Tsai’s office has yet to confirm. Tsai plans to meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy inContinue Reading
PATTAYA: A Norwegian man was found dead in his apartment in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri on Wednesday night, according to local police.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s speaker of parliament declared the 2023 Budget passed at the policy stage on Thursday (Mar 9). The budget was passed with a majority voice vote. The 2023 budget is the first budget tabled by the government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the country’sContinue Reading
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been given a 139,000-page police report into 107 immigration officers accused of helping Chinese nationals involved in “grey” businesses to obtain visas.Continue Reading