Trade Representative Nalinee Taveesin reveals deal with South Korea for EV hub in Thailand
Nalinee was recently in Seoul for talks with Ahn Duk-geun, South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Energy and Industry, who expressed interest in negotiating an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the…
JAPAN FURIOUS AS YEMEN’S HOUTHI REBEL PIRATES HIJACK CARGO SHIP IN RED SEA
Japan’s government has strongly condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Yemeni militia claimed the ship was Israeli, but a…
MISS THAILAND FINISHES RUNNER UP IN MISS UNIVERSE COMPETITION
Millions of people from around the world were glued to their TV screens on Sunday. #MissUniversThaland2023 and the name of Anntonia in Thai became the top two X trends in…
NAPOLEON HAT EXPECTED TO FETCH A LITTLE OVER £700,000 AT AUCTION
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th Century will go on sale at auction in Paris on Sunday. The bicorne black beaver…
24 MILLION EURO PAINTING SET FOR RUBBISH DUMP ENDS UP IN LOUVRE
A 13th-century painting found hanging over the kitchen stove of an elderly French woman and later sold for €24m (£21m) at auction has been acquired by the Louvre after a…
JACK RUSSELL SURVIVES MORE THAN 70 DAYS IN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AFTER OWNER DIES
A tiny Jack Russell terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for more than 10 weeks after her owner died of hypothermia, despite losing half her body weight, a rescuer said.…
Wayne’s World star’s son dies of drug overdose at 32
Wayne’s World star Dana Carvey has announced his “beloved son” Dex, 32, died from an accidental drug overdose. In a statement on Instagram, the US comedian and actor, 68, said…
AI BOSS SACKED AFTER BOARD LOSES CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY
Sam Altman, the head of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, has been ousted by the company’s board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. The…
TAIWANESE NATIONAL TIED UP, MURDERED AND BODY FOUND IN UDOMSUK HOTEL
The body of Chu Chiang Shen, a 48-year-old Taiwanese national, was found with hands and feet bound in a hotel room in the Udomsuk area on Thursday. Police have arrested…
THAI DJ TAKES HIS OWN LIFE IN SUKHUMVIT SUICIDE
His body reportedly fell into a residential property, adjacent to a hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 20 in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei district. The body of Trin Reungkitratanakul, 36, was found near…