Princess Sirivannavari Gets Chula Degree for Thai Design
BANGKOK — King Vajiralongkorn’s younger daughter received an honorary degree in design Thursday for her role in promoting Thai fashion.
China’s Great Wall Motors Signs Deal to Acquire GM’s Thailand Assembly Plant
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) on Wednesday announced that China-based Great Wall Motors (GWM) had signed a share sale and purchase agreement with General Motors (GM) to acquire the latter's production facilities in Rayong.
25 Years After UN Women’s Meeting, Equality Remains Distant
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One by one, leaders and ministers from over 100 nations admitted Thursday that 25 years after the adoption of a road map to achieve equality for women not a single country has reached that goal — and many warned that instead of progress there is now push back. French President Emmanuel Macron put it bluntly, “women’s rights are under attack.”
Review: BLACKPINK in Your Area, and They’re Here To Stay
It takes a special kind of swagger to name your first full-length studio record “The Album,” but this is the kind of stuff artists like BLACKPINK are made of: voice, hair, moves and steel.
Japan Rural Version of ‘Abbey Road’ Cover Goes Viral
KYOTO (Kyodo) — A daily life snapshot taken in the rural mountains of Kyoto Prefecture of four elderly people at a zebra crossing, reminiscent of the cover of the Beatles' famous "Abbey Road" album has been making the headlines on Twitter in Japan.
Trump in ‘Quarantine Process’ After Top Aide Gets COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and first lady Melania Trump are beginning a “quarantine process” as they...
Violence On Pupils Reported at Another Sarasas School
BANGKOK — As police expand their investigation into serial violence against kindergarteners at a school northwest of Bangkok, similar allegations emerged at another school owned by the same executives.
‘Royal Imposter’ Cops Stripped of Ranks, Decorations
BANGKOK — Two senior police officers accused of insulting the monarchy back in 2015 were stripped of their royal decorations by a palace order Wednesday.
Dark Moon: Covid Slashes Mooncake Spending in 2020
BANGKOK — Even the time-honored tradition of buying, gifting, and eating mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival seems to pale in the face of the coronavirus’ onslaught on the economy.
Battered by Corona, 130-Yr-Old Antique Museum to Shut Down
PHITSANULOK — A museum located at a 130-year-old wooden mansion will bar its doors for good on Sunday after a series of financial losses during the coronavirus pandemic.
