Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
S&P declares Ukraine in ‘selective default’
PARIS – Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Friday declared Ukraine’s sovereign debt to be in “selective default” because of the war-torn nation’s debt restructuring negotiations. …read more Source: Bangkok...
France sells warships to Egypt, after Russia deal scrapped
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainian nabbed with 48 fake ATM cards
A Ukrainian man was arrested Tuesday on charges of using fake electronic cards to steal at least 1 million baht from Siam Commercial Bank ATMs. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin and Berlusconi ‘drank $100,000 bottle of Crimean wine’
KIEV – Ukraine has launched a criminal probe into wine-tasting by Russian President Vladimir Putin and ex-Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi after they allegedly quaffed a $100,000 bottle of centuries-old wine in Crimea, prosecutors said Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Diary chronicles life under fire in separatist Ukraine
MOSCOW – “All in all, it wasn’t a bad week. I didn’t die,” a mystery diarist writes from an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Top officials hail ‘progress’ on Ukraine deal
KIEV – Progress has been made on some contentious issues in the peace process, the foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France said after holding talks in Berlin to prepare for a summit in Paris on October 2. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US boxer
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin on Saturday granted citizenship to US boxer Roy Jones Jr after the American asked for a passport over tea in Moscow-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev invites ICC to probe war crimes in east Ukraine
THE HAGUE – Ukraine on Tuesday accepted the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction to probe war crimes in its war-torn east, where thousands have died in fighting since February 2014. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine conflict has left almost 8,000 dead: UN
GENEVA – Nearly 8,000 people — including civilians, soldiers and militia members — have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) said Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
IMF chief says ‘extremely encouraged’ by Ukraine reforms
KIEV – International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday heaped praise on Ukraine’s reform efforts in a visit to Kiev following a deal to restructure the country’s debt burden. …read more Source: Bangkok...
