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House/Senate meeting adjourned due to lack of quorum among divided lawmakers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TODAY’S (JULY 5) JOINT House/Senate meeting was abruptly adjourned due to lack of a quorum as pro-government lawmakers have been obviously divided and undecided over some electoral systems to choose for use in the next general election for MPs. The joint House/Senate meeting had proceeded for less than four hours with …
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Myanmar hosts 1st regional meeting since army takeover
By AP and published by VOA News MYANMAR’S military government today (July 4) hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations. State broadcaster MRTV reported that Wang met with his colleagues from Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam …
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Russian and Chinese jets patrol East Asia skies, capping Biden trip
By Reuters, published by Financial Digest Tokyo / Seoul/ Washington – Russian and Chinese military planes conducted joint exercises to patrol the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday in a pointed farewell to US President Joe Biden as he concluded an Asia trip that rankled Beijing. Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its …
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US, Chinese diplomats clash in first high-level meeting of Biden administration
By Reuters Staff, published by Kitco News Anchorage, Alaska – The first high-level US-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a rare public display that underscored the level of bilateral tension. The run-up to the talks in …
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Chuan puts the brakes on tight control of Parliament during special session
THE President of National Assembly has halted a move to impose stringent control of the Parliament during the two-day extraordinary session starting tomorrow even though some groups are expected to stage rallies there, INN News reported. Mr. Chuan Leekpai, the National Assembly head, cancelled the security action plan by pointing out that Parliament is not …
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Vietnam backs US role in South China Sea, rebuffing Beijing at Asean meeting
By Bloomberg, published by Straits Times Hanoi – Southeast Asian countries want the United States to play a role in maintaining peace in the South China Sea, Vietnam said, pushing back against Beijing’s comments that American forces were destabilising the region. “We welcome the US’ constructive and responsive contributions to Asean’s efforts to maintaining the …
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Big police meeting on taking action against student groups
SEVERAL senior police officers are holding a meeting today (July 20) to consider the prosecution of the Student Union of Thailand and Free Youth group after having rallied to oust the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at the Democracy Monument on Saturday July 18 with there also being demonstrations in Chiang Mai and Ubon …
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