Navy Defies Cabinet, Asks China to Sign Submarine Deal: Source
BANGKOK — A source within the Royal Thai Navy said Monday its leadership tried to encourage the Chinese defense agencies to put into writing an intent to sell two submarines to Thailand, despite a Cabinet resolution suspending the deal.
Thai, Foreign ‘Teachers’ Accused of Assaulting Kindergarteners
NONTHABURI — Police said Monday they pressed charges against an education worker who allegedly shoved kindergarten pupils to the ground before the eyes of other students and teachers.
Virus Emergency Decree To Be Renewed For 6th Time
BANGKOK — The government’s response center to the coronavirus pandemic on Monday agreed to extend the emergency decree for another month, the same day officials reported 22 new cases of infection in the country.
Police: Visa Amnesty ‘Likely’ to be Extended till Oct. 31
BANGKOK — An immigration bureau spokesman Monday that another round of visa amnesty for foreigners residing or stranded in Thailand due to the coronavirus pandemic is very likely.
Sea Bed Along Southern Coast is Now Protected by Law
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Friday said that sea grass, coral reefs and undersea rock formations in Thailand's four southern coastal provinces are now legally protected.
South Korea Sees Lowest Virus Increase in 50 Days
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 50 new cases of the coronavirus, its lowest daily increase in nearly 50 days, a possible effect of strengthened social distancing measures that were employed to slow a major outbreak surrounding the greater capital region.
They Said It: Leaders at the Virtual UN, in Their Own Words
Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.
Japan Coast Guard Has Brush With Taiwanese Boat off Disputed Islands
TAIPEI (Kyodo) — A Japanese coast guard patrol ship and a Taiwanese fishing boat were involved in a minor collision on Sunday off the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, according to Japanese and Taiwanese authorities.
Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay To Start Next March in Fukushima
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start on March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture, Tokyo Games organizers said Monday, in keeping with the plan that was developed prior to the games' one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Creature in Viral Clip is ‘Unlikely’ To Be a Mythical Ape
NAKHON SAWAN — Despite what locals believed was a supernatural giant ape, experts on Friday said the unidentified creature sighted on top of a mountain was most likely just an ordinary monkey.
