A group of 13 North Koreans secretly crossed the Mekong River into Thailand from Laos at the weekend, ending a grueling two-month journey which spanned 6,000 kilometers (more than 3700 miles) and traversed four national borders in a quest for asylum in…
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Thai King Strips His Consort of Royal Titles for Disloyalty
BANGKOK – Thailand’s king has stripped his royal noble consort of her titles and military ranks for disloyalty, accusing her of seeking to undermine the position of his official wife for her own benefit.Sixty-seven-year-old King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s r…
Read moreThai King Strips ‘Ambitious’ Consort of All Titles
The king of Thailand has stripped his royal consort of her titles less than three months after they was bestowed upon her.An announcement in the Royal Thai Government Gazette said Sineenat Bilaskalayani, 34, was stripped of all her titles and military …
Read moreJohnson will ask for Brexit delay after losing parliament vote -EU official
LONDON (Reuters) � Boris Johnson will send a letter on Saturday requesting a further extension to Britain’s departure from the European Union, an EU official said, with the British prime minister obliged to ask for a delay after losing a vote in parlia…
Read moreRights Group Urges Foreign Governments, Donors to Press Cambodia on Political Prisoners
Cambodia must end the arrest and detention of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) members and activists for exercising their basic rights, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), which urged foreign governments and donors to press for the r…
Read moreBusiness Tourism Promotion Event to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia
An event to promote business tourism will be held in Georgian capital Tbilisi on October 30, Trend reports citing the Georgian National Tourism Administration.The event will be organized by the Exhibition Bureau of the National Tourism Office of the Ge…
Read moreOpposition Activists Remain Loyal, Patiently Await Exiled Leaders’ Return to Cambodia: CNRP Official
Activists with the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) remain loyal to the party’s leaders and are patiently waiting for their return from exile next month, despite a widening government crackdown that has seen dozens arrested and c…
Read moreUS Farmers Harvest Amid Trade, Impeachment Uncertainty
CAMERON, ILL. – A sunny and warm October day outside Coleman, Illinois, is a welcome sight for farmer Jared Kunkle, who is eager to begin harvesting corn and soybean crops.Inclement weather has been a problem this growing season, as he explained to a g…
Read moreFuture Forward’s trouble both internal and external
Controversial media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul has made an intriguing point the other day when he warned Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit against falling into a trap of old-fashion politics. The young political star was told to keep a …
Read moreKasetsart U lecturer in hot water for proposing change to Section 1 of the Constitution
A political activist has called on Kasetsart University to take disciplinary action against a lecturer, for proposing the amendment of Section 1 of the Constitution, in order to set an example for the other academics and students.Captain Songklod Chuen…
Read moreGlobal Freedom Declines as Chinese, Russian Info Control Practices Spread, Says Study
Chinese and Russian technology and practices in surveillance, censorship and other forms of information control are spreading and being copied around the world, mostly in authoritarian states but also in some democracies, said a report released in Wash…
Read moreEx-commerce minister Boonsong faces 6 more years in prison in final court verdict in the G-to-G rice scandal
Former Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom was given an additional six years in prison, on top of the 42 years imposed by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices, after a panel of nine Supreme Court judges upheld the …
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