Pompeo Shortens Asia Trip as Trump Falls Ill, but Will Visit Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan from Sunday but will not travel to South Korea and Mongolia as earlier planned, the U.S. government said, after President Donald Trump was hospitalized with the novel coronavirus.
Fugitive Ex-PM Thaksin Says He Recovered From Coronavirus
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he was hospitalized for about two weeks after diagnosing himself as having the coronavirus. News of his illness began circulating several hours after it was revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for the disease.
China Slams Pompeo’s Remarks on Uygur Women as ‘Another Lie’
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China on Friday rebuked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks on Uygur women as completely unfounded, saying those remarks are "another lie fabricated" by him.
Trump, Stricken by COVID-19, Flown To Military Hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital Friday night after being injected with an experimental drug combination in treatment at the White House.
Sarasas Teachers Caught Using Trash Bag to Bully 2-Yr-Old Girl
NONTHABURI — In a camera footage that wouldn’t look out of place if it were taken inside a CIA black site, a teacher at a school northwest of Bangkok is seen shoving a 2-year-old nursery pupil and wrapping the terrified girl with a black plastic bag as a punishment.
Former PM Thaksin Diagnosed With Coronavirus in Dubai
BANGKOK — Self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was hospitalized for coronavirus treatment, his aides said Friday.
A Fourth of Thais Fear Their Jobs are On the Line: Survey
BANGKOK — Since she was 21, Mimi had been a glamorous air hostess at an airline’s international base in Hong Kong. But her 25-year career ended abruptly with the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Thai Airways Earns 10 Mil. Baht a Month – By Selling Fried Dough
BANGKOK — The debt-ridden Thai Airways said its recent move to sell breakfast fried doughs on the streets proved to be so successful that the airline is considering franchising the business and expanding the stalls.
President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday.
Director of Schools Marred by Violence Goes on TV. It Went As You Expect.
BANGKOK — Facing questions from a TV host about the series of violence against kindergarteners at his schools – and the revelations...
