PATTANI: Rangers from the 44th Ranger Task Force seized 939 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine or ice and arrested a suspect at a checkpoint in Sai Buri district in the small hours on Saturday, police reported.Continue Reading
PATTANI: Rangers from the 44th Ranger Task Force seized 939 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine or “ice” and arrested a suspect at a checkpoint in Sai Buri district in the small hours on Saturday, police reported.Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: UN member states finally agreed on Saturday (Mar 4), following years of talks, to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. “The ship has reached the shore,” conference chair Rena Lee announcedContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: China’s science and technology policies should aim to build the country’s strength and self-reliance, while companies take the lead in pushing innovation, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday (Mar 5). The country effectively countered external attempts to suppress and contain China’s development over the past five years by promotingContinue Reading
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party is most favourite for the post of prime minister among people in the southern province of Songkhla, followed by Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, according to the result of a survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party is preferred for the post of prime minister among people in the southern province of Songkhla, followed by Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, according to the result of a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
The Indian government should grant Thai tourists a visa exemption if it wants to draw more of them, says the vice-president of Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA).Continue Reading
BEIJING: The Chinese government on Sunday (Mar 5) set a slightly lower annual economic growth target compared with last year’s goal, as the world’s second-biggest economy began to emerge from three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions. China has set its 2023 growth target for its economy at about 5 perContinue Reading
Seventy-three provinces have been ordered by the Election Commission (EC) to consider public proposals for redrawing electoral constituencies and then organise further hearings to gauge the reaction to the new dividing lines.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China announced one of its lowest economic growth targets in years on Sunday (Mar 5), as the National People’s Congress (NPC) kicked off its annual parliamentary session. In an opening report, the Chinese government said it would aim for economic growth of “around 5 per cent” for the coming year –Continue Reading