Myanmar has been barred for two years from ASEAN meetings for failing to start talks with ousted Aung San Suu Kyi government. Only Cambodia has confirmed its presence at Sunday's informal meet.
The progressive Move Forward party is pushing to form the next govt after winning the most seats in a 14 May general election that saw voters clearly rejecting military-linked parties.
The 2020 demonstrations that started as opposition to the military's domination of politics following a 2014 coup and a disputed poll 5 years later, broke ground in Thailand by questioning the supremacy of the monarchy.
HTMS Sukhothai suffered an engine malfunction & sank in the Gulf of Thailand Sunday. 73 of 106 aboard were rescued in an overnight mission while remaining 33 were forced to abandon ship.
This win over Thailand takes the women's team to their eighth straight Asia Cup final -- four each in ODI & T20 formats. India play Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday.
An ex-cop had been in court earlier in the day and then gone to the daycare centre to collect his child. Police said he began the killing spree when he didn't find his child there.
The victims included 22 children as well as adults. Reports said the gunman later shot and killed himself. Mass shootings are rare in Thailand even though illegal weapons are common.
According to foreign ministry, the victims are reportedly taken across the border illegally mostly into Myanmar and held captive to work under harsh conditions.
Minister Jaishankar said in Bangkok Thursday that only countries that have ‘mindsets built around spheres of influence’ & are ‘uncomfortable with democratisation’ oppose Indo-Pacific.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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