Eighteen leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member countries have confirmed they will attend a summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
Thailand's dramatic and damaging shift in position towards Russia's aggression in Ukraine raises myriad questions with few answers none holding any water.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly accepted Thailand's invitation to attend next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok.
Quoting an unidentified security source, Bangkok Post reported that the Thailand foreign ministry has already informed the security agencies to begin preparations for the November 18-19 meeting.
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BUSINESS: Thailand is seeking to attract more U.S. investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), particularly its renewable energy, digital economy and smart electronics sectors.
'Thais that bind: secret mission ends Aussie's torment," read the front page headline of The Australian on Nov 22, 2020. It was referring to Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic arrested in late 2018 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard as she was about to leave Tehran over an espionage charge. She was subsequently sentenced to 10 years in jail in a secret trial.