Author: Chatchom Sepsook

Moscow (28/2). Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that non-governmental organizations in Central Asia have stepped up their anti-Russian activities amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. Shoigu said this at the board of the Russian Ministry of Defense on February 27. According to him, there are more than 100 “large pro-Western non-governmental organisations” operating in Central Asia, which have more than 16,000 representative offices and branches. “Against the backdrop of the special military operation, these NGOs have significantly increased their anti-Russian activities in order to reduce military-technical, economic and cultural cooperation between the Central Asian states and Russia.…

Koh Samui, Thailand, Nov 27 (EFE).- The son of the renowned Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, facing murder charges in Thailand, was given additional time on Monday to prepare his defense in the case involving the killing and dismemberment of a Colombian surgeon. The court hearing the case of Edwin Arrieta’s murder scheduled the next hearing for Dec. 12, during which both the defense and prosecution are expected to present their lists of witnesses and evidence. During the three-hour closed-door hearing at the provincial court of Samui, Sancho’s defense did not present the planned list of evidence. The judge granted a…

A staggering level of fraud at one of Vietnam’s largest privately owned commercial banks was recently revealed by authorities in the country. In addition to 30 trillion dong (US$1.24 billion) in fraudulent bond issues, Truong My Lan – who was arrested on October 8 last year – has been accused of embezzling some US$12.53 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB), which she secretly controlled. To put that figure into perspective, it’s equivalent to 3.2 per cent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product. The investigation into property developer Van Thinh Phat (VTP), which Lan chaired, raises very important issues about Vietnam’s economic management…

LONG AN — Long An Province has taken efforts to improve its education and training to meet the requirements of high-quality human resources for industrialisation and modernisation. Located in a gateway of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and neighbouring HCM City, the province has a favourable location, infrastructure and policies to attract investors who require high quality workers. The province has focused on investing in infrastructure facilities for schools and colleges in past years to improve their education and training quality, according to its Department of Education and Training. It has 591 schools from pre-school to high-school level in its…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – From wok-inspired dishes to Mochi donuts, Rák Thai has “something for everyone.” Rák Thai, (Rák is pronounced like “rock”) has been a staple Grand Rapids Downtown Market since the market opened a decade ago in 2013 at 435 Ionia Ave. SW. Established in 2009, Blon and Christine Hang opened Rák Thai in two previous Grand Rapids dine-in locations before switching to their current carry-out restaurant model at the Downtown Market. “We keep things fun,” Blon Hang told MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. “(We) keep things interesting, always throwing new twists, new things, into the menu.” Hang describes Rák Thai…

The Intelligent Technology Exhibition in Việt Nam (OCTF 2023), the first of its kind in the country, opened in HCM City on September 21, with the participation of many outstanding Chinese high-tech enterprises who seek investment opportunities in Việt Nam. HCM CITY — The Intelligent Technology Exhibition in Việt Nam (OCTF 2023), the first of its kind in the country, opened in HCM City on September 21, with the participation of many outstanding Chinese high-tech enterprises who seek investment opportunities in Việt Nam. The exhibition has attracted 150 exhibitors in more than 200 booths showcasing over 2,000 technologies and products, including…

Thom’s family lived for years near Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake before moving downriver to settle in An Giang Province in southern Vietnam. When his Cambodian neighbors complained about a drop in fish stocks in 2019 and that the lake’s water was no longer brownish but had turned blue instead, he knew it was bad news since it meant there was little alluvium in the water, and it would be worse downstream. “There’s a Cambodian saying that where there is water, there is fish. But there is technically no water left in this delta,” the 45-year-old says. The Mekong Delta was…

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly starting Sept 18. Secretary-General António Guterres heads first to Nairobi on Saturday for the Africa Climate Summit on Sept. 4-5, then to Jakarta for a UN summit with the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations known as Asean on Sept. 6-7. From there, he flies to New Delhi for the G20 summit of the world’s 20 major economies on Sept. 8-10 and then briefly returns to New York…

Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of convicted former prime minister Thaksin, said today (Tuesday) that she is ready to become the leader of the Pheu Thai party, if it is the wish of party members. She said that she is ready to work for the party, no matter whether he has any formal post, adding that, if the majority of party members think that she is suitable for the leadership, she is ready to accept the post or, if there are other people who are more suitable, she is also ready to step aside “because I am for the party.”. Speaking…

Aug 18 (Reuters) – British police are investigating Myanmar’s former ambassador to the United Kingdom for trespassing on a diplomatic residence in London that he has refused to leave since being ousted for opposing Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, his lawyer told Reuters. Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of his embassy a few months after the February 2021 coup, and later replaced by the junta’s representatives, after calling for the release of Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Since his protest, praised by the British government at the time, Kyaw Zwar Minn has stayed at the northwest London ambassador’s…