The Asian Development Bank predicted that the full implementation of US tariffs would cut the growth of developing Asia by almost a third of a percentage point this year and by nearly a full percentage point in 2026, according to a report released on Wednesday ( Apr 9 ). InContinue Reading
A Philippine security official said on Thursday ( Apr 3 ) that the Philippines ‘ potential purchase of F-16 jets from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, including China. According to Jonathan Malaya, a spokesman for the National Security Council, China should be awareContinue Reading
Thailand responded on Saturday, saying it had been given assurances from China “over the health of the Tamils and will continue to monitor the well-being of this team.”
The Thai international ministry continued, noting that it values” the long-standing and close agreement alliance with the United States, but it has always upheld a lengthy history of altruism, especially in providing support to displaced people”.
The European Parliament called on the EU to use the free trade agreement conversations as a tool to prevent future movements in this regard, and this week, the European Parliament furthermore condemned Thailand for the deportations.
According to Murray Hiebert, an analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies ‘ South Asian system, previous US sanctions against Thai government leaders have never been addressed.
He noted that Thailand may be sensitive to criticism, but that President Donald Trump’s tax threats against nations with significant trade deficits with Washington might temper its response.
They might want to rest, he said. With the 11th-largest trade deficit with the United States, they already have a specific on their backs. S… Thailand is still unsure when Trump imposes mutual levies in the first few days of April.
Washington has reportedly avoided imposing tougher sanctions on Thailand in the past because of problems that it might encroach upon its long-time allies.
In a statement, Rubio’s shift and the Trump presidency were praised by the Washington-based Campaign for Uyghurs lobbying group, who said it” sends a powerful message that those who support the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses may experience effects for their offences.”
Rubio, a former Uyghurs legislator, has once more asserted that Beijing’s treatment of the group amounted to “genocide and crimes against humanity,” a title the US first obtained in the final days of President Donald Trump’s second term in 2021.
China disputes allegations of abuse and forced labour against Uyghurs, arguing that it has recently established “vocational training centers” to combat terrorism, separatism, and spiritual radicalism.
Bangkok: According to Thai police, the country has deported 10 Chinese nationals who are connected to the well-known alleged abduction of an actor who was rescued from a Myanmar cyber-fraud center, on Saturday ( 15 ).
Wang Xing, known as Xing Xing, had flown to Thailand after believing he landed a part on a Thai video output.
Before being found safe in Myanmar, he was reported missing near a Thai border city.
Fraud factories have sprung up in Myanmar’s territories and are run by foreigners who are frequently trafficked and forced to work, extorting their fellow citizens in an industry experts claim is worth billions of dollars.
According to a police statement released on Friday, the suspects were members of a group operating in Myawaddy, Myanmar, and were reportedly involved in defrauding Taiwanese people, including Wang.
” The group had been deported back ( to China ) yesterday early evening”, a police official told AFP on Saturday.
They were escorted by Thai immigration authorities as they left Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The 10 were deported” for Chinese police to indict them”, Thai authorities said on Friday.
After professional Wang was rescued from a scam center in Myanmar in January, concerns about cyber-fraud businesses grew even more.
Wang claimed that he was lured to Thailand with the promise of an exam before being taken away and smuggled across the borders.
Following his recovery, the crew fled Myanmar to travel to Cambodia before being arrested in Thailand, Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, a mature police official leading work against human smuggling, said in Friday’s speech.
The 10 suspects” took part in various roles in the scam”, he said, including managers, security guards and call centre operators who tricked victims.
In order to combat call center scams, Thai police pledged to increase asset investigation and work with the country’s anti-money laundering agency.
SELF: According to an official at North Korea’s defense ministry, North Korea stated on Saturday ( 15 February ) that the US should abandon military threats if it is concerned about its ability to defend its mainland.
The head of US Northern Command was recently quoted in the KCNA report for making a comment about North Korea’s ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs) on the US mainland.
According to the report, the US was” committing to conflict,” such as planning combat exercises with South Korea and sending a radioactive underwater to the Korean Peninsula.
It is North Korea’s royal right to increase its self-defence strength, the statement added.
BEIJING: According to China’s coast guard, the Philippines sent a civilian vessel on Friday ( Jan 24 ) to deliver supplies to its warship that is “illegally grounded” at Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea. The beach watch “questioned” and “monitored” the Spanish vessel throughoutContinue Reading
This year, Manila expressed concern about the Chinese coast guard ships patrolling shut to its coastline. Iwaya told writers,” I’m very worried that behavior that are escalating the South China Sea are being repeated.” Because it “directly relates to local peace and stability,” he continued, this was a “legitimate issueContinue Reading
After Beijing sent its largest beach guard vessel into Manila’s sea territory on Tuesday ( Jan 14), the Philippines accused China of intimidating its fishing at a contested South China Sea reef and normalizing an “illegal presence” there. The decision comes in response to rising tensions between Beijing and theContinue Reading
VIENTIANE:  , US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing’s “increasingly dangerous” actions in the South China Sea as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc in Laos on Friday ( Oct 11 ). In recent months, China has deployed military and coast guard ships to release the Philippines fromContinue Reading
On Wednesday, marine warships from New Zealand and Australia sailed through the Taiwan Strait, part of the South China Sea, a maneuver Australia’s Department of Defence said showed the government’s commitment to an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. China asserts that Taiwan is its own, claims to be the onlyContinue Reading