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Russian citizens living in Vietnam voted in Russia’s national referendum on amendments to its constitution on July 1 in Hanoi, Da Nang, and HCM City.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, who is Special Envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, attended a ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of Timor Leste’s independence referendum on August 30 evening.

Vietnam has been working unceasingly to build a state of the people, by the people and for the people by improving legal regulations relevant to human rights.

The Vietnam Lawyers Association must enhance legal consultancy and provide legal support for impoverished people, ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups, President Tran Dai Quang said.

The Vietnam News Agency has selected the top ten world events for 2017.

The Vietnam News Agency has selected the top ten world events for 2017 as follows:

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on August 17 said he would continue as the next prime minister if there were no other options.

Thailand’s military leaders held an unscheduled meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on August 8, following the referendum on the new draft constitution the previous day.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on August 7 thanked the Thai people who participated in the referendum on the new draft of the country’s constitution.

The Election Commission of Thailand has announced up to 61.45 percent of voters supported a new draft constitution while 38.55 percent were against as 94 percent of ballots at a referendum counted.

Thais on August 7 went to the polls to vote on the 2016 draft constitution as planned.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on August 5 that the general election will take place in 2017 as planned, no matter what the outcome of the August 7 referendum.

Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on August 4 dismissed warnings from some foreign embassies in Bangkok about possible unrest related to the upcoming referendum.

The Thai Government will deploy about 200,000 police in order to ensure security for a referendum on a new draft constitution slated for August 7.

Thailand has ramped up campaigns to encourage voting in the upcoming referendum on the new draft constitution on August 7.

About 100,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure security for the upcoming referendum in Thailand on the new draft constitution, said Royal Thai Police deputy spokesman Piyapan Pingmuang.

The Thai Government said on July 22 that it will allow debates on the new draft constitution in all provinces nationwide ahead of the August 7 referendum.

Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the Government is open to opinions and is cooperating with foreign diplomats in Bangkok to provide information on political developments in the country.

Thailand has set up peace centres across the country to ensure a smooth and fair referendum which is scheduled for August this year.

The Thai government has vowed to organise a referendum on the new draft constitution on August 8.