Prayut dares opposition to launch probe
Prayut Chan-o-cha challenges the opposition to go ahead with its plan.
Category: International
UN chief lauds youth climate change activists
UN Secretary-General says he saw a change in the momentum of global climate action.
N. Korea welcomes Trump’s call for ‘new method’ in talks
North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator welcomed on Friday US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that a “new method” be used in talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programs.
Philippines cuts aid talks with nations that backed UN censure of drug war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has ordered the suspension of all loan and grant talks with foreign governments that backed a United Nations resolution to review human rights abuses during his signature anti-drug war.
Iran warns nations planning attacks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander on Saturday warned any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory become the “main battlefield” as he opened an exhibition of captured drones.
Malaysia, Indonesia close thousands of schools over toxic haze
Nearly 2,500 Malaysian schools are closed due to toxic haze from Indonesia’s fires.
Trudeau red faced over ‘brown face’ photo
Trudeau apologizes for wearing brown face make-up in 2001.
Prayut ignores oath gaffe during House debate
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday rose to answer the opposition’s questions in the parliamentary debate, but stopped short of clarifying the oath gaffe – the debate’s focus – in his 25-minute stint.
‘Network of saboteurs’ brief spotted on Prayut’s desk
A report on a “network of elements sabotaging the nation” carried by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha into the parliamentary debate on Wednesday has caused a stir and raised questions.
10 killed, 90 hurt in Taliban car bomb blast
The Taliban killed at least 10 people and wounded 90 Thursday after a car bomb targeting an intelligence services building exploded and destroyed a nearby hospital in the southern Afghan city of Qalat, the governor of Zabul province told AFP.
Sri Lanka to hold presidential polls on November 16
Sri Lanka’s Election Commission Wednesday announced it will hold presidential polls on November 16, nearly two months before the incumbent’s term ends.
Trump weighing options against Iran over Saudi oil attacks
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used…
Tokyo court acquits former executives over Fukushima nuke plant meltdown
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former power company executives of professional negligence in the only criminal prosecution stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
China to tackle climate change with ‘nature-based’ solutions
China said it will try to persuade other countries to support “nature-based solutions” to tackle the root causes of climate change
Two Singapore eateries bag highest Michelin rating
Two Singapore restaurants have been awarded the maximum three Michelin stars for the first time ever, the French-based culinary guide said Tuesday.
Haze from Indonesia’s fires causing widespread chaos
Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday
Duterte offers ‘dead or alive’ bounties on convicts freed by mistake
Philippine President renews offer of bounties for hundreds of convicted murderers and rapists set free in blunder.
Birthday boy Modi to be subject of new movie
India’s media-savvy PM Narendra Modi to be subject of another flattering film about his life.
Netanyahu and Gantz deadlocked after general election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were deadlocked Wednesday after an Israeli general election
Eight hurt as Hong Kong train derails
A train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in Hong Kong’s Kowloon during the rush hour.
Israelis vote in polls to determine Netanyahu’s fate
Israel begins voting in its second election in five months.
South Korea reports first cases of ASF
South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.
Sucide blast kills at least 24 near Ghani campaign rally
A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 24 people near a campaign rally for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, with the insurgents warning of more violence ahead of elections.
Trump does not want to go to war with Iran
WASHINGTON/DUBAI () – US President Donald Trump said on Monday said it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict.
Prayut ready for opposition’s grilling over oath gaffe
Prayut Chan-o-cha is ready for the opposition’s grilling over his incomplete oath recital.
Kim invited Trump to visit Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invites US President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August.
Indonesia shuts schools in haze hit cities
Schools in two cities in the Indonesian part of Borneo island will be closed for a week after smoke from forest fires caused air quality to hit “dangerous” levels, a local government official said on Sunday.
Typhoon-hit homes still without power in Japan after a week
Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts.
Australia and Fiji try to bury ‘climate hatchet’
The leaders of Fiji and Australia agreed to boost bilateral ties Monday as they sought to smooth relations following a highly publicised clash over climate change at a Pacific summit last month.
86 tigers rescued from infamous Thai temple die
More than half of the tigers that Thai authorities confiscated in 2016 from an infamous Tiger Temple tourist attraction have died from a viral disease because their immune systems were weakened by inbreeding, media reported.
