3 more bodies pulled from waters after sinking of Thai navy ship
BANGKOK: Three more bodies have been recovered from the waters after a Thai warship went down in the Gulf of Thailand a week ago, the kingdom’s navy said Sunday (Dec 25). The HTMS Sukhothai sank on Dec 18 roughly 37km off Thailand’s southeastern coast, with a massive rescue operation managingContinue Reading
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
BEIJING: China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday (Dec 25) in response to unspecified “provocation” from the democratically-governed island and the United States. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained of repeated Chinese military activity nearby overContinue Reading
Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban ban on female staff
Three NGOs are suspending operations in Afghanistan after women were banned from working for them.Continue Reading
China must raise self-reliance in agricultural technology, says President Xi Jinping
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. The central leadership had said in 2020 that the country’s seed industry was a weak link in the food chain andContinue Reading
Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after a month at sea
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A broken-down boat carrying 57 Rohingya refugees landed on Indonesia’s western coast on Sunday (Dec 25) after a month at sea, police said. Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, risk their lives each year on long, expensive sea journeys – often inContinue Reading
Chinese dark influence coming to light in Thailand
Two scandals converged in November 2022 in Thailand, forming a perfect storm that threatens the government party Palang Pracharat’s already shaky prospects at the upcoming 2023 national election. The scandals have also illuminated a growing problem that has remained largely out of Thai news headlines in recent years — the nexus between Chinese capital, crime […]Continue Reading
China’s Zhejiang has 1 million daily COVID-19 cases, expected to double
“MOST DANGEROUS WEEKS” “China is entering the most dangerous weeks of the pandemic,” said a research note from Capital Economics. “The authorities are making almost no efforts now to slow the spread of infections and, with the migration ahead of Lunar New Year getting started, any parts of the countryContinue Reading
Petrol station in Yala hit by bomb
YALA: An oil dispenser at a PTT petrol station in Thanto district of this southern border province was severely damaged in a bomb explosion late on Saturday night.Continue Reading
Train lovers start bidding farewell to Korat station
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Residents took photos and selfies at Nakhon Ratchasima train station on Sunday as the days of the largest station on the northeastern line are numbered.Continue Reading
China, Japan up military ante on the Nansei Islands
China has stepped up its naval and air drills around the Nansei/Ryukyu Islands, ratcheting tensions alongside a rapidly re-arming Japan. Japan News recently reported that a Chinese carrier battlegroup spearheaded by the Liaoning has been conducting naval drills simulating an attack on the Nansei/Ryukyu Islands since December 16, with the exercises set to end on […]Continue Reading