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☆ APEC pledges to boost trade as geopolitical rifts hijack regional summits
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Apec 2022 summit will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok from November 18-19,2022. At the G20 meeting in Indonesia, members unanimously adopted a declaration that said most members condemned the Ukraine war but also acknowledged some countries saw the conflict differently. The APEC leaders echoed the G20 declaration as they referred to U.N. resolutions that deplore Russia's aggression and demand its complete and unconditional withdrawal from Ukraine, but also noted a variety of opinions. Recognising that APEC is not the forum to resolve security issues, we acknowledge that security issues can have significant consequences for the global economy," the bloc said. Russia is a member of both G20 and APEC but President Vladimir Putin has stayed away from the summits.

Separately, police fired rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters in Bangkok as the host of the Asia-Paciﬁc Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, opened the conference. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called an emergency gathering of leaders from Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand on the sidelines of the summit after North Korea carried out the missile test. "This conduct by North Korea most recently is a brazen violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions," she said. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in Bangkok for the APEC meeting, told reporters North Korea had "repeated its provocations with unprecedented frequency". First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov is representing him at APEC.

☆ Factbox: What is APEC and which leaders are attending Bangkok summit?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] A general view outside of the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center venue during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, at Asoke Junction, in Bangkok, Thailand November 17, 2022. The United States will be the APEC host in 2023. CHINA PRESIDENT XI JINPINGXi met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Bangkok on Thursday for talks. RUSSIA FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANDREI BELOUSOVBelousov will represent President Valadmir Putin at APEC. PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRIME MINISTER JAMES MARAPEMarape will hold meetings with U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken.

☆ Thai police use rubber bullets to disperse protest over APEC summit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Police officers holding shields stand guard during a protest against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2022, near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Chalinee ThirasupaBANGKOK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Thai police on Friday fired rubber bullets to disperse a protest against the APEC summit in Bangkok, a police official in charge of the event's security taskforce said. About 350 protesters had gathered and clashed with police, Ashyan Kraithong said, about 10 km (6 miles) from the venue where leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group are meeting. Youth activist Patsaravalee 'Mind' Tanakitvibulpon, who was at the demonstration, said people were protesting against the APEC summit and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. They are using rubber bullets on us and tried to stop us many times," he told Reuters.

☆ APEC summit host Thailand urges leaders to put aside differences
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Juarawee Kittisilpa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, wife Naraporn Chao-ocha, China's President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan attend the Gala dinner of the APEC Summit 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 17, 2022. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERSBANGKOK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Thailand, the host of the APEC summit, urged leaders of the group meeting in Bangkok on Friday and Saturday to "rise above differences" and focus on resolving pressing global economic issues in areas such as trade and inflation. China's President Xi Jinping is attending the summit, while the United States is being represented by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Security was tight at the APEC summit with around 100 anti-government protesters gathered and planning to march on the meeting venue on Friday morning. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov will represent him at APEC.

☆ Geopolitics to stay in focus at APEC summit in Thailand
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Delegates walk inside the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center where the APEC summit will be held, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 14, 2022. On the sidelines, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to have bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida later in the day. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are among those also attending the main meeting. Host Indonesia said the Ukraine war had been the most contentious issue at the summit in Bali. He was represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the G20 and First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov will stand in for him at APEC.

☆ Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BANGKOK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an ex-policeman at a daycare centre that left has the nation in shock. Thai authorities plan to recall guns from officials and police officers who have misused their firearms or have behaved aggressively on duty. Regular mental health checks will also be required for gun license applicants and holder, Police Chief Police General Damrongsak Kittprapas told reporters. Gun ownership is high in Thailand compared with some other countries in Southeast Asia. Illegal weapons, many brought in from strife-torn countries, are common.

☆ Daughter of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin leads opinion poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOusted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a bloodless 2006 coup, poses with his daughter Paetongtarn during her graduation day at a Bangkok university July 10, 2008. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)/File PhotoBANGKOK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The daughter of Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile, has emerged as a leading candidate for premier in a preliminary opinion poll ahead of elections due next year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) poll surveyed 2,500 people nation-wide from Sept. 15 to 21. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, known by the nickname "Ung Ing", is an executive in the pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai party and began appearing at party rallies earlier this year. Pheu Thai topped the opinion poll as the favourite party of 34.4% of respondents, followed by "no party" at 24% and the youth-oriented opposition Move Forward party with 13.6%.

☆ Regele Thailandei, acuzat că este acționar al companiei care produce și distribuie populației vaccinul anti Covid
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Thanathorn susține că acordul cu AstraZeneca nu a fost transparent, iar Siam Bioscience a primit un avantaj injust față de alte companii. Se întâmplă ca acționarul companiei să fie însuși regele”, a declarat el într-un interviu pentru Reuters. Guvernul a comandat 61 de milioane de doze de vaccin AstraZeneca și 2 milioane de doze de CoronaVa produs de Sinovac Biotech. Atât AstraZeneca, cât și Siam Bioscience au refuzat să comenteze acuzațiile lui Thanathorn. Una dintre surse a declarat că aprobarea se aplică numai în cazul dozelor fabricate în străinătate.

Persons: Reuters, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Chan, ocha, Thanathorn, Partidul, Bloomberg, Sănătății Organizations: Crown, Bureau, Miercuri, Thailanda, Ministerul Sănătății Locations: Siam, Asia de Sud - Est, Thailanda, FDA, străinătate

☆ O femeie, condamnată la 43 de ani de închisoare pentru că a insultat monarhia thailandeză
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

O femeie a fost condamnată la 43 de ani și șase luni de închisoare pentru că a insultat monarhia thailandeză, aceasta fiind cea mai severă pedeapsă aplicată vreodată în regatul astiatic sub incidenta legilor dure de lezmajestate. Femeia, identificată cu numele Anchan, acum în vârstă de aproximativ 60 de ani, fost funcționat public, a fost acuzată că a postat pe Facebook și YouTube clipuri video critice la adresa monarhiei. Pedeapsa inițială a fost de 87 de ani de închisoare, însă a fost înjumătățită după ce acuzata și-a recunoscut vina. Anchan a fost încarcerată între 2015 și 2018 și a negat acuzațiile când cazul ei a fost adus în fața unei curți militare, unde asemenea cazuri au fost judecate o perioadă de timp, după lovitura de stat din 2014. Femeia a lucrat ca funcționar public timp de 40 de ani și a fost arestată cu un an înainte să iasă la pensie, scrie digi24.

Persons: Instanța, Protestatarii, Prayuth Chan, ocha, Anchan Organizations: Facebook, ONU Locations: lezmajestate, Thailanda

☆ Stare de urgenţă la Bangkok pentru a opri protestele. Convoiul regelui, blocat de manifestanţi
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Guvernul thailandez a decretat joi dimineaţa starea de urgenţă în capitala Bangkok, pentru a pune capăt protestelor din jurul sediului executivului. Decizia a fost luată după ce manifestanţii pro-democraţie au salutat convoiul oficial al regelui prin ridicarea celor trei degete, salut preluat din serialul „Jocurile Foamei“ ce a devenit simbolul mişcării anti-guvernamentale. Premierul Prayut Chan-o-cha a susţinut că măsura este necesară deoarece protestele sunt ilegale şi afectează eforturile de a opri răspândirea coronavirusului.Starea de urgenţă a intrat în vigoare la ora locală 04.00. În acelaşi timp, ca urmare a ordinului privind starea de urgenţă, publicarea ştirilor care ar putea aduce atingere securităţii naţionale a fost interzisă. Miercuri, în centrul capitalei Bangkok, convoiul Regelui Maha Vajiralongkorn, a fost blocat de mulţimea de manifestanţi care i-au arătat salutul din „Jocurile Foamei“, ridicarea celor trei degete, ce a devenit simbolul mişcării anti-guvernamentale.

Persons: Premierul Prayut Chan, urgenţă, Prayut, poliţia, Miercuri, Prayuth Chan Organizations: thailandez, Miercuri, Guardian Locations: Bangkok, Thailanda

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