Prayut sets sights on reshuffling military
Prayut Chan-o-cha to put this year’s military reshuffle among his first priorities.
Category: International
India launches mission to probe moon
India launches a bid to become a leading space power.
Abe’s ruling bloc set for huge upper house polls win
Abe’s ruling bloc was forecast to win a solid majority in an upper house election.
Over the moon during 50th year of Apollo 11 landing
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
Japan fatal arson attack an ‘act of revenge’
A man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan’s worst mass killing in two decades had been convicted of robbery and carried out the attack because he believed his novel had been plagiarized, media said on Friday.
‘PM’ Johnson may face fight over Brexit
Boris Johnson is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister this week, vowing to deliver Brexit on October 31 come what may, in the face of fierce opposition in parliament.
Saudi king approves hosting US forces
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved hosting US forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, the state news agency (SPA) reported on Friday.
MH17 victims’ families mark fifth anniversary of downing
Family members of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 call for justice.
Japanese animation studio fire kills 24
A suspected arson attack on an animation production company in Japan kills 24.
Sirisena wants death penalty for ‘terrorists’ behind Easter blasts
Sri Lanka’s president has demanded capital punishment for the “terrorists” responsible for the deadly Easter Sunday attacks just days after he blamed international drug dealers for the suicide bombings.
Former Pakistani PM Abbasi arrested over graft
A team of Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday arrested former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party’s senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over a corruption case, local media reported.
Johnson mum over ‘plan to shut Parliament’
Boris Johnson, favorite to be the next British prime minister, on Wednesday refused to say whether he would seek to shut Parliament to facilitate a no-deal Brexit but agreed such a plan could be convenient for him.
Trump keeps up barrage against non-white congresswomen
A fired-up Donald Trump took aim once more at Democratic lawmakers who “hate” America as he hit the campaign trail Wednesday, hours after an opposition bid to impeach the US president over “racist” attacks was shot down in Congress.
Duterte invokes defence pact with US
Duterte invokes the Philippines’ Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States.
Thai king offers moral support to new Cabinet
King Maha Vajiralongkorn extends moral support to the new cabinet ministers.
US bars Myanmar top army brass from visiting
The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar’s army chief and three other top officers due to their role in the “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya minority, urging accountability for their brutal campaign.
North Korea warns US over military drills with south
The United States looks set to break a promise not to hold military exercises with South Korea, putting talks aimed at getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons at risk, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
ACLU files suit to block Trump move on asylum seekers
The American Civil Liberties Union sued US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, challenging a sweeping new rule that would bar almost all migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border of the United States.
Pakistan nabs Mumbai blasts ‘mastermind’
Pakistan authorities on Wednesday arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges, a spokesman for the chief minister of Punjab province said.
US to divert more than $40 million in aid to Guaido’s group
US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to divert more than $40 million in humanitarian aid for Central America to support the US-backed opposition in Venezuela, according to an internal document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
Sudan protesters, army ink power-sharing deal
Sudan’s protesters and ruling generals Wednesday inked a power sharing deal that aims to install a civilian administration, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed three months ago.
Angry Duterte aims to cut diplomatic ties with Iceland
Iceland spearheads a UN resolution to probe Duterte’s deadly drug war.
Trump under fire over racist rant against lawmakers
Trump comes under fire from Democrats and even some members of his own Party.
Pakistan reopens airspace after India standoff
Pakistan’s airspace has been reopened to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said on Tuesday, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a standoff with neighboring India earlier this year.
Australian state acts on cladding hazard
Australia’s second most populous state Victoria pledged on Tuesday to spend A$600 million ($422 million) replacing flammable building cladding in the wake of London’s fatal 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze.
Leaked memo in diplomatic row ‘linked to Brexit Party’
The diplomatic row that led to Britain’s ambassador to the United States stepping down has taken a new turn after it emerged the journalist who allegedly leaked confidential messages has close links to the Brexit Party.
EU says Iran nuke deal breach not serious
The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal do not see Tehran’s breaches as significant and do not intend for now to trigger the pact’s dispute mechanism, preferring more diplomacy to ease the crisis, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday.
Philippines eyes pullout from UNHRC
Foreign Affairs Secretary mulls the possibility of the country’s withdrawal from United Nations Human Rights Council.
India scrubs moon probe mission just before launch
India scraps the launch of a moon rocket because of a “technical” problem.
Monsoon rains kill scores in South Asia
At least eight people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 85 dead across South Asia, officials said Monday.
