Chonnikarn Supittayaporn has been crowned the 2023 Miss Thailand after beating 46 other contestants in Bangkok on Sunday. The 2022 winner Manita Farmer, passed the crown to Supittayaporn.Supittayaporn is set to represent Thailand at the 71st Miss World this year in the United Arab Emirates.The 24-year-old model graduated in pharmacy major at Chiang Mai University, according to Pageant Circle. Chonnikarn Supittayaporn is the winner of the 2023 Miss Thailand. Photo by Miss Thailand Marisa Phonthirat was named the first runner-up while Arabella Sitanan Gregory finished as the second runner-up.A total of 47 contestants from Thai localities were selected to take…
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By Reuters  March 20, 2023 | 01:54pm GMT+7 Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to members of media at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, March 20, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha fell behind his main election rival, daughter of popular billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra in a new opinion poll, as the nation awaited the dissolution of parliament ahead of elections. Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s support jumped 10 points to 38.2% in a survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) published at the weekend, while Prayuth trailed in third place with 15.65%.Thailand is expected to…
By Tan Cao  March 20, 2023 | 08:47am GMT+7 Amee (C) performs the cat dance of her song “Ung Qua Chung”. Photo courtesy of Amee A dance performed by singer Amee on her latest music video “Ung Qua Chung,” which mimics the movement of cats, went viral with millions of views and hundred of thousands of covers. Amee released the dance video in early March and immediately created a trend on TikTok. Many people danced covers to the song, and some even did it with their cats, garnering millions of views.The 22-year-old singer continued to release a compilation video of…
By Han  March 20, 2023 | 08:46am GMT+7 My husband recently discovered what I’d been hiding from him: I have a secret VND2 billion ($81,317) in my account. My husband and I have always had separate finances. He manages his parents’ business and keeps a specific amount that he earns from it.I accidentally revealed that I had over VND2 billion in my personal funds to my husband. Throughout our 5 years of marriage, my husband has never given me a single penny.He told me that he would only give me money when I need to spend it on something. I…
Kim’s remarks came as the isolated country conducted what KCNA called exercises aimed at bolstering its “war deterrence and nuclear counterattack capability” on Saturday and Sunday to send strong warnings against the allies.In the exercises, a ballistic missile equipped with a mock nuclear warhead flew 800 km (497 miles) before hitting a target at the altitude of 800 m (0.5 mile) under the scenario of a tactical nuclear attack, KCNA said.Kim, who oversaw the test, said the exercises improved the military’s actual war capability and highlighted the need to ensure its readiness posture for any “immediate and overwhelming nuclear counterattack”…
By Reuters  March 20, 2023 | 08:01 am GMT+7 China’s President Xi Jinping applauds during the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2023. Photo by Noel Celis via Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that Beijing’s proposal on how to solve the Ukraine crisis reflects global views and seeks to neutralize consequences, but acknowledged that the solutions are not easy. In an article published at the start of his visit to Moscow – the first by a world leader since the International Criminal Court…
The deal includes 100 billion Swiss francs ($108 billion) in liquidity assistance for UBS and Credit Suisse from the Swiss central bank.To enable UBS to take over Credit Suisse, the federal government is providing a loss guarantee of a maximum of 9 billion Swiss francs for a clearly defined part of the portfolio, the government said.This will be activated if losses are actually incurred on this portfolio. In that eventuality, UBS would assume the first 5 billion francs, the federal government the next 9 billion francs, and UBS would assume any further losses, the government said.Switzerland’s regulator FINMA said that…
As Russia seeks to tighten ties with China amid Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine, the number of Burobin’s students has tripled over the past year.”Sunday is the busiest,” 20-year-old Burobin, who makes a good living with his online lessons, told AFP.”I have 16 hours of classes virtually without a break.”The boom in demand for Chinese lessons in Russia illustrates the country’s pivot towards Asia as tensions build between Moscow and the West.Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Russia beginning Monday aims to deepen what the two countries have called a “no-limits” relationship, which is increasingly important for Russia as…
By Reuters  March 19, 2023 | 11:46 am GMT+7 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev visit the state museum-preserve “Tauric Chersonese” in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 18, 2023. Photo handout via Reuters Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made a working trip to Mariupol, a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region which has been occupied by Moscow forces since May of last year, Russian media reported on Sunday. Putin flew to Mariupol by helicopter, the TASS agency reported citing the Kremlin. Driving a car, Putin traveled around several districts of the city, making stops and talking to residents. .…
The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine, and just two days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader.Mariupol, which fell to Russia in May after one of the war’s longest and bloodiest battles, was Russia’s first major victory after it failed to seize Kyiv and focused instead on southeastern Ukraine.Putin flew by helicopter to Mariupol, Russian new agencies reported citing the Kremlin. It is the closest to the front lines Putin has been…