BANGKOK Yammy and her friends sleep in shifts. They venture out of the house they share only every few days to stock up on food, and have stopped their live webcasts so as not to give away their location.Together they comprise the band Faiyen, Cold F…
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Small Parties Put Thai Coup Leader on Track to Remain in PM Post
BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister and 2014 coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha took a giant leap closer to holding on to his post after 11 small parties endorsed his candidacy Monday, although a scramble for control of the lower house of parliament continues.The…
Read moreOfficial: Executive Order Not Needed to Ban Huawei in US 5G Networks
A senior U.S. State Department official said there is no need for President Donald Trump to sign an executive order to explicitly ban Chinese telecommunication company Huawei from taking part in the buildout of the U.S. 5G networks.The four largest U.S…
Read moreOfficial: Executive Order Not Needed to Ban Huawei in US 5G Networks
A senior U.S. State Department official said there is no need for President Donald Trump to sign an executive order to explicitly ban Chinese telecommunication company Huawei from taking part in the buildout of the U.S. 5G networks.The four largest U.S…
Read moreRights Group Presses Islamic World Over Xinjiang Camps Ahead of UN Session
The U.S.-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) launched a campaign on Friday aimed at persuading Islamic countries to end their silence over the more than a million Muslim Uyghurs languishing in Chinese detention camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Au…
Read moreRights Group Presses Islamic World Over Xinjiang Camps Ahead of UN Session
The U.S.-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) launched a campaign on Friday aimed at persuading Islamic countries to end their silence over the more than a million Muslim Uyghurs languishing in Chinese detention camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Au…
Read moreRising political uncertainties may weigh on Thailands economic growth
BANGKOK, May 23 (NNN-Bernama) � Heightened political uncertainties after the inconclusive March 24 general election in Thailand may weigh on the country’s economic growth, said the Bank of Thailand (BoT).In minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC…
Read moreRising political uncertainties may weigh on Thailands economic growth
BANGKOK, May 23 (NNN-Bernama) � Heightened political uncertainties after the inconclusive March 24 general election in Thailand may weigh on the country’s economic growth, said the Bank of Thailand (BoT).In minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC…
Read moreUS Trade Warriors Pursue Some Obscure Cases
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s high-profile trade offensives have grabbed headlines and rattled financial markets around the world. He’s battling China over the industries of the future, strong-arming Canada and Mexico into reshaping North Ameri…
Read moreUS Trade Warriors Pursue Some Obscure Cases
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s high-profile trade offensives have grabbed headlines and rattled financial markets around the world. He’s battling China over the industries of the future, strong-arming Canada and Mexico into reshaping North Ameri…
Read moreHong Kong Lawmakers Brawl Over Extradition Bill
A session Saturday in Hong Kong’s legislative assembly about a controversial extradition law ended in a brawl between lawmakers, with one member of the assembly hospitalized.Neither the pro-democracy lawmakers nor the pro-Beijing politicians are budgin…
Read moreHong Kong Lawmakers Brawl Over Extradition Bill
A session Saturday in Hong Kong’s legislative assembly about a controversial extradition law ended in a brawl between lawmakers, with one member of the assembly hospitalized.Neither the pro-democracy lawmakers nor the pro-Beijing politicians are budgin…
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