US to Send Admiral to Thailand for Military Exercises

Royal Thai armed forces General Sommai Kaoteera and U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies shake hands during the opening ceremony for Cobra Gold military exercise in Chonburi, east of Bangkok, Feb. 9, 2016. The highest ranking U.S. officer to visit Thailand since a 2014 coup will attend a military exercise next month in what the Thai army hailed Wednesday as a sign of improving relations.

Asia Is Of Pivotal Importance For US Administration

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, Nov 4 -- Regardless of who gets elected - Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton - on Nov 8, as the next US President, Asia will continue to remain a very important region for the United States. Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State ; fresh from his trip to the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia, underscored at the Department of State's Foreign Press Center the importance of the Asia pivot of President Barack Obama's administration.

Scoop: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders on CBS – Saturday, June 18, 2016

"The Harmful One" - Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his International Response Team travel to Thailand when three American volunteers go missing during a trek to Bangkok, and reconnect with former colleague Clara Seger , who helps them rush to gather evidence leading to the UnSub before a storm threatens to wash it away, on a rebroadcast of the series premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, on a special night and time, Saturday, June 18 on the CBS Television Network. Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney, Tyler James Williams and Annie Funke star.