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Commentary: South Korea needs reassurance, but Trump may make demands instead at their upcoming summit
Read more: Commentary: South Korea needs reassurance, but Trump may make demands instead at their upcoming summitThe future of the US-South Korea alliance may hinge on what happens at the upcoming summit between presidents Donald Trump and Lee Jae-myung, says Pusan National University’s Robert Kelly.
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South Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in six years as male population drops
Read more: South Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in six years as male population dropsThe dramatic decline in the pool of available males for military service is also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in operational difficulty if it continues, the defence ministry said in the report.
Thailand
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Anutin votes, hopes for end to inter-party feuding
Read more: Anutin votes, hopes for end to inter-party feudingBhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul expressed the hope all parties would cease the political feuding that characterised their campaigning after the polls close on Sunday.
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Thailand holds general election
Read more: Thailand holds general electionVoters young and old, including those with disabilities, cast their ballots at polling stations across Bangkok on Sunday. Polling opened at 8am and will close at 5pm for about 53 million eligible voters in the election for 500 members of the House of Representatives — 400 elected from constituencies and 100 from party-list nominations as…
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Trade ministry vows tight controls as southern floods threaten supplies
Read more: Trade ministry vows tight controls as southern floods threaten suppliesThe Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has ordered strict monitoring of food and household supplies in flood-hit southern provinces, warning retailers not to hike prices and urging shoppers not to panic-buy.
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The art of letting things be
Read more: The art of letting things beIn a world obsessed with fixing, improving and optimising, sometimes the bravest act is to stop and simply let things be.
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PM Anutin’s Bhumjaithai welcomes 14 MPs from other parties
Read more: PM Anutin’s Bhumjaithai welcomes 14 MPs from other partiesThe ruling Bhumjaithai Party, led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, has welcomed a new wave of MPs defecting from parties in the former coalition government led by the now-opposition Pheu Thai Party.
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Commentary: South Korea needs reassurance, but Trump may make demands instead at their upcoming summit
Read more: Commentary: South Korea needs reassurance, but Trump may make demands instead at their upcoming summitThe future of the US-South Korea alliance may hinge on what happens at the upcoming summit between presidents Donald Trump and Lee Jae-myung, says Pusan National University’s Robert Kelly.
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South Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in six years as male population drops
Read more: South Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in six years as male population dropsThe dramatic decline in the pool of available males for military service is also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in operational difficulty if it continues, the defence ministry said in the report.
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Floods ravage Hat Yai as heavy rain in South continues
Read more: Floods ravage Hat Yai as heavy rain in South continuesPersistent rain has caused severe flooding in Hat Yai district of the southern border province of Songkhla on Saturday.
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Bangkok vendors face royal defamation charge
Read more: Bangkok vendors face royal defamation chargeTwo Bangkok noodle vendors have been indicted on a royal defamation charge for putting up signs at their shop calling for the repeal of the lese-majeste law and the release of political prisoners.
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20 Bangkok prison officials linked to Chinese VIP inmate scandal
Read more: 20 Bangkok prison officials linked to Chinese VIP inmate scandalAbout 20 officials are facing investigation for arranging special privileges — including prostitutes — for Chinese inmates at the Bangkok Remand Prison, according to the head of the Department of Corrections.