Forest suffers ‘worst wildfire in 20 years’
A wildfire has burned down more than 600 rai of forest in Doi Tung mountain in Chiang Rai, which locals have billed as the worst such disaster in two decades.Continue Reading
The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother
Reunited in Seoul after a decade apart, Songmi asks her mother why she left her behind in the north.Continue Reading
Cash handouts spark concern
The Pheu Thai Party’s promise to give away 10,000 baht to anyone 16 or older as part of its proposed economic stimulus policies has been called into question. How this pledge will be honoured and paid for are among the questions being asked.Continue Reading
96 Rohingya illegals arrested en route to Malaysia
KANCHANABURI: Ninety-six Rohingya were arrested late on Wednesday night in Kanchanaburi’s Muang district for illegally entering the country.Continue Reading
Officers raid tax official’s home
Authorities have seized for examination almost 7 million baht in cash, as well as documents from a senior Bangkok district official charged with demanding a bribe from a real estate company, police said.Continue Reading
Woman caught with 2.3kg of coke in Phuket
PHUKET: A woman passenger was arrested on arrival at Phuket airport and charged with smuggling cocaine worth about 10 million baht on Wednesday night.Continue Reading
5,000 cross border to Tak after clashes
Over 5,000 Myanmar people have crossed the border to seek refuge in Tak province’s Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts after clashes between ethnic groups and the Myanmar military continued for a second day.Continue Reading
Joe Biden administration blames chaotic Afghan pull-out on Trump
The review says Mr Biden was “severely constrained”, but acknowledges evacuations could have begun sooner.Continue Reading
Biden report on Afghanistan blames Trump for degraded US operations
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday (Apr 6) released a summary of after-action reports on the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that laid blame on his predecessor Donald Trump, saying “there were no signs that more time, more funds or more Americans” could have fundamentally changed the trajectory. The 12-pageContinue Reading
Biden Afghanistan report mostly blames Trump for chaotic US withdrawal
WITHDRAWAL POSTPONED The 20-year war in Afghanistan, the longest conflict involving US troops, was started under President George W Bush and furthered under President Barack Obama. Over 100,000 people were killed and about 3 million displaced, according to data from the nonpartisan Costs of War project at Brown University. BidenContinue Reading