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BANGKOK: Anutin Charnvirakul waited just hours after the June leak of a phone call that would bring down Thailand’s prime minister before kicking into higher gear his manoeuvring to take power.The veteran politician swiftly walked out of the ruling coalition led by the Pheu Thai party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, made an initial outreach to the main opposition, and stood back to bide his time.On Friday (Sep 5), a week after a court decision dismissed Paetongtarn as prime minister and triggered a political maelstrom, parliament overwhelmingly voted to elect Anutin as the next prime minister.Anutin himself abstained from voting and, having secured…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s leader has warned that any deviation from planned elections would be “extremely dangerous”, as…
BEIJING: China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Sep 1) that India has offered to reduce…
Indonesia currently has about 7.3 million jobless people. Meanwhile, the country is also seeing a…
Paetongtarn – heiress to the Shinawatra dynasty which has dominated Thai politics for two decades…
GUANGZHOU/SHENZHEN: Singapore is looking to deepen collaboration with China’s Guangdong province in areas such as…
TAIPEI: Taiwan accused China on Monday (Sep 1) of squandering the equivalent of 2 per…
TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled a sweeping vision for global governance reform, casting…
SEOUL: The head of South Korea’s Unification Church has denied that she directed the group…
CLEARING HIDDEN DANGERS But before more families can return home safely, unexploded ordnance must first…
BANGKOK: The biggest party in Thailand’s parliament was due to meet on Monday (Sep 1)…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (Sep 1) that “understandings” he reached with US…
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