Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwon (centre) sits down for a meal with Bhumjaithai Party leader and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (2nd left), party secretary-general and Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob (right) and party MP for Uthai Thani Chada Thaiset at […]
Day: March 15, 2023
Fresh push to protect the Salween River Basin
Villagers stand at the bank of Salween River in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district to protest against plans for the Hat Gyi dam in Myanmar to mark the International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14. (Photo: Apinya Wipatayotin) MAE HONG SONG: A group […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to turn over gifted jewellery, guns
A Brazilian court has ordered that former President Jair Bolsonaro return jewellery he reportedly received from the government of Saudi Arabia as a gift when president. The decision on Wednesday by Brazil’s federal audit court comes days after Brazilian police launched an investigation into an […]
OPEC Fund Approves New Financing to Fulfill its Climate Action Plan
The OPEC Fund adopted its first dedicated climate action plan in September 2022. The plan commits the organization to increasing the share of its climate finance to 40 percent of all new finance by 2030 and to mainstreaming climate action into the project cycle by […]
OPEC Fund Approves New Financing to Fulfill its Climate Action Plan
The OPEC Fund adopted its first dedicated climate action plan in September 2022. The plan commits the organization to increasing the share of its climate finance to 40 percent of all new finance by 2030 and to mainstreaming climate action into the project cycle by […]
Blinken making ‘historic’ trip to Niger as forces shift in Sahel
Top diplomat Antony Blinken has embarked on his latest official trip to the African continent, where he will become the first secretary of state from the United States to visit Niger. Thursday’s historic visit comes as the West African country emerges as an increasingly significant […]
Blinken making ‘historic’ trip to Niger as forces shift in Sahel
Top diplomat Antony Blinken has embarked on his latest official trip to the African continent, where he will become the first secretary of state from the United States to visit Niger. Thursday’s historic visit comes as the West African country emerges as an increasingly significant […]
Pentagon chief speaks to Russian counterpart after drone incident
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said he spoke to his Russian counterpart following this week’s downing of a US drone over the Black Sea, which Washington has blamed on Moscow. Austin told reporters that he spoke with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu […]
Pentagon chief speaks to Russian counterpart after drone incident
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said he spoke to his Russian counterpart following this week’s downing of a US drone over the Black Sea, which Washington has blamed on Moscow. Austin told reporters that he spoke with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu […]
Honduras says economic factors fuelling pursuit of China ties
The Honduran foreign minister has said on Wednesday that a decision to pursue diplomatic relations with China and ditch ties with Taiwan was motivated by economic interests rather than ideology. Speaking to the Canal 5 television channel, Eduardo Enrique Reina said that rising debt and […]