Pirapan’s rise ‘a game changer’

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s appointment of Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, as his new secretary-general is seen by some political pundits as a clear signal that Gen Prayut is determined to compete in the next general election, while also representing a potential game changer in the next polls.Continue Reading

North Korea sold arms to Russia’s Wagner group: United States

Prigozhin – who also controls the notorious St Petersburg internet “troll farm” that allegedly disrupted the 2016 US election – has been a vocal critic of the Russian defense establishment’s handling of the war in Ukraine. His mercenary-like army has been carrying out operations, ostensibly private but implicitly approved byContinue Reading