Petang Tarn Shinawatra sworn in as Prime Minister of Thailand. He was sworn in as the country’s prime minister on Sunday (August 18) after the royal signature approving him for the post. According to the news media Reuters, the secretary of the representative council Apat Sukhanand read the appointment letter given by the king at […]
Read MoreThe Southeast Asian country of the Philippines has reported its first case of empox since December last year. However, it is not yet known which type of empox this patient is suffering from. On Monday (August 19), the country’s health ministry said it is awaiting test results to confirm. The Philippine Department of Health (DoH) […]
Read MoreChinese and Philippine ships have clashed in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The clash happened around 3:24 am (local time) on Monday, Qatar-based media Al Jazeera reported. However, both countries blamed each other for this incident. China’s coast guard has alleged that a Philippine ship deliberately collided with a Chinese ship in disputed […]
Read MoreThe Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia celebrated its first Independence Day in the proposed new capital of Nusantara. The day was observed on Saturday (August 17) in the new capital planned by the country’s government. Before this, Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a cabinet meeting for the first time in Nusantara. Basically, various programs are […]
Read More37-year-old Petangtarn Shinawatra was appointed as the youngest Prime Minister of Thailand last Friday through a vote in the Parliament. Two days after that, on Sunday, the Thai King approved him as the Prime Minister of Thailand. As a result, he will walk the path of cabinet formation next week. Earlier, Mitra Sretha Thavisin was […]
Read MoreThe Philippine coast guard said a private company is transferring the cargo, an operation the government earlier indicated could take one week to complete The Philippines said Wednesday it began retrieving 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker off Manila Bay that for weeks has threatened to cause an environmental disaster. […]
Read MorePetangtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of the country’s former prime minister and tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, is going to take charge as the youngest Prime Minister of Thailand. He got the support of the number of senators needed to become the Prime Minister. As a result, 37-year-old Petang Tarn is going to lead Thailand as the youngest […]
Read MorePaetongtarn Shinawatra became Thailand’s second female prime minister on Friday. Thai lawmakers elected the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister, elevating a third member of the influential but divisive clan to the nation’s top job. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father and aunt have served as premier, became the youngest leader in Thailand’s history […]
Read MoreBeijing’s foreign minister said Friday that China supported a plan by Myanmar’s junta to hold fresh elections. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since the military deposed the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power in 2021. The coup upended a ten-year experiment with democracy and a subsequent military crackdown has […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, who leaves office in October after a decade in power, hailed his economic track record in a final state of the nation address on Friday. Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi, will be replaced by defence chief Prabowo Subianto after serving the maximum two terms, with more than three-quarters of […]
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