BEIJING: China announced Sunday (Mar 5) an increase in its military spending while warning of “escalating” threats from abroad, at a meeting of its parliament that is set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president. The increase in the world’s second-largest defence budget came as China’s leaders said itContinue Reading
BEIJING: China will deepen financial reform and improve its regulatory regime to guard against risks to the economy, and further open up to foreign investment, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday (Mar 5). The government will fend off risks for high-quality property firms and reduce the burden of interest paymentsContinue 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
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