Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former leader of the now-defunct Future Forward Party, may no longer be an MP. But that certainly has not stopped him from rattling the establishment. Thanathorn did something unprecedented on Thursday as an advisor of the House committee scrutinizing the 2021 budget bill. He questioned the justification for an increase in the budget
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King and Queen are currently under quarantine after seven staff members of the palace tested positive for coronavirus, national news agency Bernama reported Thursday. Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin and his wife Tuanku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have tested negative for the virus, it quoted Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadli Shamsuddin
Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD) has forecast that the number of COVID-19 infections will increase to about 3,000 by the end of April, if the average rate of new infections stays at 100 per day. Dr. Anupong Sujariyakul, a senior doctor at the DCD, said today that Thailand’s tipping point, which saw the new infections
The school director, who shot dead three people, including a 2-year old boy, during a gold shop robbery at the Robinson shopping mall in Lop Buri province on January 9th, has pleaded guilty to all charges filed against him by the public prosecutors. 38-year old Mr. Prasitthichai Khaokaew, director of a school in Thailand’s central
Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai was criticized by opposition MPs in parliament today over his controversial claim about receiving advance notice of the US drone attack, which killed an Iranian military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad, as both Opposition and Government MPs sought to cut the Foreign Ministry’s budget for the 2020 fiscal year. On
Thirty-three areas in Bangkok and suburban areas were found to have dangerous levels of PM2.5 dust particles at 71 microns, according to reports from the Pollution Control Department at 7am. The safe level is 50 microns. 72 air quality monitors are located in and around Bangkok and show PM2.5 particulate readings from 39-71 microns. On
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities warned people on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temperatures in the country’s southeast began to rise after a days-long cool spell, bringing the danger of revitalized blazes. Firefighters have used the break from extreme heat and high winds to strengthen containment lines around several major fires,
Authorities have been instructed to tighten up traffic controls in high risk areas as the death toll for the first two days of the seven-day dangerous travel period over the New Year holidays increased from 43 to 109 and the number of injured rose by 527 to 993. Road accidents during that 48 hours were
The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) and the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) have jointly employed a technique, called “water hammer”, to flush seawater out of the Chao Phraya River in their bid to maintain the quality of tap water. MWA governor Prinya Yamasit said Sunday that the technique, which is on trial, has worked to a
The Royal Forest Department has launched an investigation to determine whether Chinese investors own stakes in two resorts at Doi Mon Jam in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai province, which were raided by its officials last week. The raids at Doi Mon Jam, a popular mountainous retreat for tourists, was ordered by Natural Resources
Widespread blackouts hit three districts of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai on Saturday night after the areas experienced heavy rain and hail storms. Several trees along the Chiang Saen-Chiang Rai Road, from Tambon Chanchawa in Mae Chan district to Tambon Wiang Chiang Saen of Chiang Saen district, were felled by strong winds, blocking traffic.
