The United Nations Human Rights office in South Korea called on Tuesday for an impartial investigation into the killing of a fisheries official by North Korean troops at sea last month, as the man's ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmaker says missing North Korean diplomat has settled in South Korea
A former senior North Korean diplomat who disappeared from his country's embassy in Italy in 2018 has settled in South Korea, a lawmaker in Seoul said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
India plans $6-billion refinery project in Myanmar to cement ties
India’s moves come amid a renewed effort by Beijing to woo Myanmar, which has been criticized by some countries for its treatment of the Rohingyas.India seeks to ensure that the neighbouring country d ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Migrants Flock to Bangkok to Vote
Registered voters based in Thailand are taking time off work, traveling overnight and braving COVID-19 restrictions to take part in the Nov. 8 general election. ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s luxury quarantine: Private pools and beautiful villas
AFPTV 1. Tilt down Banyan tree at the The Senses Resort2. Wide shot entrance of a 2 bedroom villa3. Wide shot bathtub4. Wide shot swimming pool of a 2 bedroom villa5. Wide shot living room where the ... ( read original story ...)
To Understand Thailand’s Latest Pro-Democracy Movement, Go Back to 1976
Returning to Thammasat University 44 years after a massacre, Pojanee Theil describes Thailand as a country stuck in a loop. Just a few hundred yards from the royal palace, the radical campus is once ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s zoo director shot dead while chairing a meeting on disappearing exotic animals
Authorities are investigating the murder of the head of Thailand’s Zoological Park Organization (ZPOT), who was shot and killed Saturday as he was chairing a meeting investigating the disappearance of ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia PM Pashinyan Says Turkey Behind ‘War’ In Karabakh
Turkey's "full support" motivated its ally Azerbaijan to reignite fighting in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday in an interview with AFP, ... ( read original story ...)
A Weak Economy Won’t Stop Turkey’s Activist Foreign Policy
A Weak Economy Won’t Stop Turkey’s Activis... Since the resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh last week between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Ankara’s rhetoric has differed dramatically from that of ... ( read original story ...)
India appoints Dinesh Khara as chairman of State Bank of India
The Indian government on Tuesday appointed Dinesh Khara as chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI), the country's top lender, for three years, effective Oct. 7. ( read original story ...)