An Italian carrier strike group on its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific region will sail through the South China Sea to the Philippines after participating in war games with US allies in Australia, a senior Italian navy official said on Thursday. The moves come amid rising tensions between China and some of its neighbours in […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Southeast Asian countries will be more prepared than before to manage ties with the United States should former president Donald Trump win a second term, as his chances rise after surviving an assassination attempt, regional experts say. This is because of what countries in the region have learnt from his time in office between […]
Read MoreThe rapid-acting, deadly chemical was found on drinking glasses and a teapot in the room at the luxury Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, and interviews with relatives of the dead revealed there had been a dispute over debt related to an investment, police said Cyanide poisoning was likely the cause of the deaths of six foreigners […]
Read MoreThe two countries have traded barbs repeatedly over jurisdiction in the contested South China Sea as the Philippines, emboldened by support of defence ally the United States, challenges China’s permanent presence around strategic features inside Manila’s exclusive economic zone The Philippines and China have agreed to set up new lines of communication to improve their […]
Read MoreThailand has introduced visa-free access facilities for citizens of 93 countries to boost the tourism sector. Citizens of these countries will now be able to travel to the Southeast Asian country without a visa. Under the scheme launched last Monday, travelers can stay in Thailand for 60 days with visa-free entry. Earlier this facility was […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, July 17 (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday tabled an additional 122 billion baht ($3.4 billion) budget for the 2024 fiscal year for his signature stimulus programme, as lawmakers held a debate to scrutinise the much-criticised handout scheme. “The government needs the budget to stimulate the economy by boosting money circulation […]
Read MoreBangkok: Cyanide poisoning was likely the cause of the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found in a room in a plush Bangkok hotel, with the suspected killer among the dead, Thai police said on Wednesday The rapid-acting, deadly chemical was found on drinking glasses and a teapot in the room at the luxury Grand […]
Read MoreJakarta: President Joko Widodo has delayed relocating his office to Indonesia’s new 500 trillion rupiah (US$32 billion) planned capital city, citing missed deadlines for critical infrastructure, in a move observers say signals that development on his legacy project is significantly behind schedule. Widodo last month said he would start working from the new capital – […]
Read MoreBy Alyssa Chen Beijing should set a definitive time frame for Manila to withdraw from Second Thomas Shoal, taking a big step towards ending the long-standing “cat-and-mouse game” over the contentious submerged reef, a leading Chinese maritime expert said. Describing persistent confrontation over the shoal as “a bleeding wound”, Wu Shicun, founder of the Hainan-based […]
Read MoreThe bodies of six people have been recovered from a luxury hotel room in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. A Thai government spokesman said all those killed were citizens of Vietnam and the United States. The country’s local media first reported that the shooting occurred at the five-star Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel. But the police […]
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