Tag: Naypyidaw
Thai authorities working for release of 49 detainees in Myanmar: Army...
BANGKOK, July 9 - Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday that Thai officials are seeking to secure the release of 49...
Thailand’s PTTEP, Myanmar sign petroleum sharing contract
Naypyidaw, June 7 - Thai state-owned PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) signed a petroleum sharing contract with the Myanmar government Wednesday. ...
ASEAN urges US, EU to end Myanmar sanctions
ASEAN urges US, EU to end Myanmar sanctions SIEM REAP, Jan 12 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday agreed to...
PTTEP wins concession for two Myanmar oil fields
BANGKOK, Dec 21 - PTT Exploration and Production Plc, (PTTEP) has won its bids for two onshore oil blocks in Myanmar, Thai Energy Minister...
PM Yingluck urges GMS members to expand economic cooperation
NAYPYIDAW, Dec 20 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra proposed that the Mekong Subregion countries expand their economic cooperation as economic development could contribute...
Thai PM meets Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi
YANGON, Dec 20 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday met Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she supported the neighbouring...
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Deluge of fake news about Thai earthquake swamps the internet
PATTAYA, Thailand - As if the truth wasn’t bad enough, many millions of words of fake news are peaking on social media sites and...
Myanmar earthquake twice as powerful as Noto Peninsula’s, expert warns of strong aftershocks
BANGKOK, Thailand – A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28 at 12:50 PM local time (3:20 PM Japan time), registering a magnitude...
Prime Minister visits site of collapsed building as labor group pleads for urgent rescue...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited the site of the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district for the second...
Hopes Fading, But Rescues Continue – Death toll from Myanmar earthquake surpasses 2,000
BANGKOK, Thailand – Rescue workers have pulled a woman from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Myanmar, officials said on Sunday (31st), as...
DDPM confirms Myanmar aftershocks do not affect Thailand; government buildings declared safe
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has confirmed that the aftershocks from Myanmar do not affect Thailand, March 31....