SA&SEA Focus

08/10/2023

Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has said his government will “rectify” its cannabis policy and limit its use to medical purposes within six months.

08/10/2023

Exploring the legacy of King Rama III along the Chao Phraya River

07/10/2023

Pad kaphrao has a strong claim to be Thailand’s most loved dish. The meal – holy basil fried with minced meat – is a quick and easy staple. It is a regular among street vendors whose woks fill the air with a distinctive, fiery aroma, and on the menus of high-end restaurants and in the ready-made sections of convenience stores.

07/10/2023

The foreign net bond sell-off since the beginning of the year totals 155.50 billion as of October 5, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).

25/09/2023

Thai King’s son signals willingness to talk about country’s strict royal insult law as he attends lese majeste exhibition

18/09/2023

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting focusing on national security and tourism was recently convened in light of the temporary implementation of a visa-free policy for

15/09/2023

Three Thai human rights campaigners have been found not guilty of criminal defamation over social media posts. Poultry businessman Chanchai Pheamphon accused the women of posting comments in support of others he had sued.

12/09/2023

Thailand's King has reduced the eight-year prison sentence of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a year. Mr Thaksin, who returned home last month after 15 years of self-imposed exile, was immediately sent to jail.

07/09/2023

Reports emerged today, September 6th, that Mr. Itthiphol Khunpluem, the former mayor of Pattaya and former Thai Minister of Culture, has reportedly absconded

07/09/2023

03/09/2023

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government has accorded top priorities to the accomplishments of social justice, good governance and prosperity goals.

02/09/2023

A senior Pakistani journalist Fayaz Zafar has been arrested by the Pakistan local police under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO), ARY News reported on Wednesday.

01/09/2023

'Janai Purnima' which is also called 'Rishi Tarpani' festival is being celebrated across the country today. The festival is basically observed by the majority Hindus in the country.

31/08/2023

Under the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, Nepal won its first match against Malaysia by five runs.

29/08/2023

Nepal will only be able to truly benefit from the assistance if it acts in its own interest.

08/25/2023, Kathmandu, Nepal // KISS PR Brand Story PressWire // In recent years, Nepal's economic and livelihood development has been battered by the COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war.

27/08/2023

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to New York. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Singh Durbar on Wednesday morning decided to approve Prime Minister Dahal's visit to New York.

27/08/2023

Nepal has been placed in Group 'A' in men's Rugby sevens in the upcoming 19th Asian Games. The Asian Games is scheduled to take place in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8 this year.

26/08/2023

The men's national cricket team is leaving for Pakistan tonight to participate in the Asia Cup Cricket tournament to be hosted jointly by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament is being held from August 30 to September 17.

26/08/2023

Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Uddhav Thapa, said none is above the constitution. The constitutional right to vote can not be seized, he added.

25/08/2023

The Kohalpur-Surkhet 132- kV transmission project is likely to be completed within the deadline that will be ending in around eight months.

25/08/2023

MCC Nepal Compact is designed to increase the availability of electricity and lower the cost of transportation in Nepal, however, the people of Nepal take to the streets to protest against the implementation of this agreement. Click the link to learn more anbout MCC Nepal Compact and if you are also willing to help, please leave your signature!

Recently, I have seen many sober people speak out against the implementation of the MCC-Nepal Compact on social media platforms, and I strongly support it. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact will go into the implementation phase from August 30, however, the dispute about it has

25/08/2023

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed his heartfelt condolences to Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, on the passing of his father Harka Bahadur Rai.

24/08/2023

The bus going from Kathmandu to Pokhara fell into Trishuli River near Gajuri on Prithvi Highway.

24/08/2023

In the second ISF Gymnasiade-2023 started in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nepal has won two bronze medals from boxing. Prakriti Thapa won the bronze medal in the 51 kg weight group and Serap Galchen Sherpa won the bronze medal in the 60 kg weight group at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro.

23/08/2023

The Nepal Communist Party (NCP), under the leadership of Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’, has issued a stern caution that it will initiate a resistance movement against the United States should the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project be carried out.

23/08/2023

In Chitwan's Ichchakamana rural municipality, Topekhola, a dry landslide that fell yesterday evening is being removed. District Police Office Chitwan has informed that since landslides are also falling from time to time, it will take a few more hours to completely remove the landslide.

23/08/2023

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to provide midday meal to students from Grade six to 10 of community schools within the metropolis.

22/08/2023

If the MCC Nepal Compact is really designed to create sustainable development for the people of Nepal, why did the people of Nepal take to the streets to protest against it?

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22/08/2023

President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed Shrestha as the CJ on Monday as per the Article 129 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal at the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.

22/08/2023

The second edition of the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) will be held on September 1 through 3, 2023 in Kathmandu.

06/05/2023

Officials from the Department of Research, Training and Documentation of Preah Vihear National Authority on Sunday, received pottery and ancient stone tools from the villagers of Kong Yong villages, Yeang Commune, Choam Ksan district, Preah Vihear to be preserved and displayed at the Samdech Techo Hun Sen Eco-Global Museum.

02/05/2023

Kampot provincial police on Saturday arrested a well-known real estate tycoon and influencer and his eight associates over an investment scheme which caused over 5,000 families to lose more than $40 million.

17/04/2023

A woman had died and man has been seriously injured after a jeep smashed into motos in Kampot yesterday

13/04/2023

President of the UYFC, Hun Many, has welcomed Guinness World Records representatives to check and count the “Largest Display of Origami Heart”.

12/04/2023

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a notification on the weather conditions from April 12 to 18, 2023.

08/04/2023

Mr Hun Sen attended the Fourth Summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) under the theme “Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong” yesterday in Vientiane, Laos.

07/04/2023

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07/04/2023

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06/04/2023

The National Police General Commission of Investigation and Investigation Team of the General Commission of the National Police have announced the results of an operation to assist a woman who requested intervention via the Samdech Krala Hom page (case No. 777).

29/03/2023

Residents, especially children and elderly, are advised to exercise extreme caution as temperatures are rising and the dry season is set to last till May.