By Orathai Sriring
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai former energy executive Pichai Chunhavajira was named the country's finance minister on Sunday, facing a tough task to revive Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.
Pichai, 75, an adviser to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, takes over from Srettha as finance minister and becomes deputy prime minister, the official Royal Gazette said, announcing his appointment by the king.
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(Reuters) - Russia's air defence systems destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine over its territory, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday, with a regional official saying the attack targeted an oil storage facility in the Kaluga region.
The defence ministry said on the Telegram messaging app that three of the Ukraine-launched drones were downed over the Kaluga region, south of Moscow.
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(Reuters) - A Russian drone attack heavily damaged a hotel in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv, the governor of the broader Mykolaiv region said, with Russia's RIA news agency reporting the hotel housed English-speaking mercenaries fighting in Ukraine.
"The enemy attacked the city with an unmanned aerial vehicle of the 'Shahed-131/136' type," Mykolaiv's governor, Vitaly Kim, said on the Telegram messaging app.
"As a result, a hotel... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - A Russian drone attack heavily damaged a hotel in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv, the governor of the broader Mykolaiv region said, with Russia's RIA news agency reporting the hotel housed English-speaking mercenaries fighting in Ukraine.
"The enemy attacked the city with an unmanned aerial vehicle of the 'Shahed-131/136' type," Mykolaiv's governor, Vitaly Kim, said on the Telegram messaging app.
"As a result, a hotel... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - A Russian drone attack heavily damaged a hotel in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv, the governor of the broader Mykolaiv region said, with Russia's RIA news agency reporting the hotel housed English-speaking mercenaries fighting in Ukraine.
"The enemy attacked the city with an unmanned aerial vehicle of the 'Shahed-131/136' type," Mykolaiv's governor, Vitaly Kim, said on the Telegram messaging app.
"As a result, a hotel... (continue reading...)
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