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A participant runs past signage at the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC summit venue, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Anupam Nath / AP

Asia-Pacific Leaders Condemn War, Renew Calls for Open Trade

BANGKOK (AP) — Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region’s economies toward sustainable growth as they wrapped up summit meetings Saturday.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, middle, holds an emergency meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, right, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Haiyun Jiang / Pool Photo via AP

War, North Korea Missile Test Loom Over Asia-Pacific Summit

BANGKOK (AP) — Threats to peace and stability burst onto the agenda at a summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Bangkok on Friday after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese territorial waters.
Food is served to delegates at a working lunch at the 33rd APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Jack Taylor / Pool Photo via AP

Asia-Pacific Leaders Seek Unity on War, Economic Ills, Virus

BANGKOK (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders were striving to find common ground on the war in Ukraine and other dire threats to humankind in an annual meeting that began Friday at a heavily guarded venue in Thailand's capital.
Police patrol near the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Bangkok, Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Photo: Anupam Nath / AP

Asia-Pacific Leaders Tackle Trade, Sustainability in Bangkok

BANGKOK (AP) — The war in Ukraine, great power rivalry Asia, inflation and food and energy shortages are on the agenda as leaders prepare for the third back-to-back gathering this week, a Pacific-Rim summit taking place in a heavily guarded venue in Thailand's capital.

PBIC Thammasat and Matichon Will Host a Symposium on APEC, Thailand, Its Challenges and...

Matichon, the sister daily of Khaosod English, will host an academic symposium on Tuesday Nov 15 on the topic, "APEC-Thailand 2022: Challenges and Achievement"...

Just 2-point difference, Opposition Party failed, House of Representatives voted against Progressive Liquor Bill

House of Representatives meeting on Nov 2, 2022, voted against Move Forward Party’s Progressive Liquor Bill twice, first by 177:174 votes and then by...

NACC indicates ‘Ae-Chonsawat’ corrupted Samut Prakan temple money worth more than 100 million baht.

NACC indicates Ae Chonsawat corrupted Samut Prakan temple money worth more than 100 million baht, pointing to both discipline and criminal penalties, life sentence. On...
FILE - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha reacts after a no-confidence vote against him was defeated at Parliament, Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / AP File

Constitutional Court Rules Prayut Can Stay, Did Not Exceed Term Limit

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha can remain in his job and did not violate a constitutional provision limiting him to eight years in office.
FILE - Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a no-confidence debate at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 19, 2022. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / AP File

Constitutional Court Orders Prayut Suspended From Duties

BANGKOK (AP) — The Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office.
PM Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House on August 23, 2022.

Constitutional Court Asked To Rule If Prayut Must Step Down

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Monday received a petition from opposition lawmakers seeking a ruling on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reached the legal limit on how long he can remain in office.

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