A ticket back home? Yingluck faces judgement day
Yingluck Shinawatra is bracing for a crucial court ruling this week, with both her wealth and prospects of returning to Thailand after eight years in exile hanging in the balance.
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Yingluck Shinawatra is bracing for a crucial court ruling this week, with both her wealth and prospects of returning to Thailand after eight years in exile hanging in the balance.
What began as a battle for control of the Senate between the ruling coalition’s largest parties, Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai, has turned into a conflict that threatens to reshape Thailand’s political landscape.
Thailand’s controversial submarine project faces further uncertainty and delays after Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai failed in his efforts to secure the German MTU 396 engine for installation in the Chinese-made Yuan class warship.
Three years into his term, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has offered a glimpse of the Thai capital’s future if his long-term projects – including the Business Lab, Bangkok Public Square, “Bo Farang” water sports park, new hospitals, and a City Data Control Centre – bear fruit.
The Medical Council is an apolitical agency tasked with overseeing Thailand’s medical sector. Yet, its recent ruling against three doctors whose diagnoses kept former PM Thaksin Shinawatra – widely regarded as the power behind his daughter Paetongtarn’s government – out of prison has huge political ramifications.
US President Donald Trump hailed talks with China in Switzerland on Saturday, saying the two sides had negotiated "a total reset ... in a friendly, but constructive, manner."
Thailand’s political battleground shifts to the municipality chiefs and council elections on Sunday (May 11), with the ruling Pheu Thai Party facing off against the opposition People’s Party as powerful local dynasties take sides behind the scenes.
The recent lowering of Thailand’s credit outlook from stable to negative by Moody’s Ratings' has sparked widespread discussions within economic and political circles.
Doctors at Thai state hospitals will now start prescribing traditional remedies for common illnesses, replacing five modern drugs that are being removed from the National List of Essential Medicines prescribed for free.
Thaksin Shinawatra may have breathed a sigh of relief after a third complaint over his jail avoidance was dismissed – but the Supreme Court’s decision came with a sting in the tail.
Thai households have been burdened with high electricity bills for years, often blamed on mismanagement by successive governments, including the current dispensation.
Like many of her former co-workers, Nuch has little to celebrate this Labour Day, May 1. Laid off recently at the age of 46, she is now struggling to find a new job to make ends meet.