Media tycoon Sondhi sentenced to 4 months in jail for defamation
Media tycoon of the Manager Group, Sondhi Limthongkul, was today sentenced to four months in prison without suspension after the Criminal Court found him guilty of defamation.
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Media tycoon of the Manager Group, Sondhi Limthongkul, was today sentenced to four months in prison without suspension after the Criminal Court found him guilty of defamation.
Overall public spending nationwide during this year’s Songkran festival in mid-April is likely to drop by 3.7%, compared to last year, due mainly to the rising prices of fuel and other consumer products impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The Energy Policy and Planning Committee agreed today to cut the ex-refinery prices of B7 and B20 biodiesel by two baht per litre, Energy Minister Akanat Promphan told the media after discussions with representatives of six refineries.
A joint task force comprising the DSI and the Departments of Energy Business and Excise, set up to probe alleged oil hoarding at sea off Surat Thani province, has carried out extensive inspections, including checks on a number of vessels and the quantities of oil carried on each voyage, a spokesperson for the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said today.
The Thai government will introduce new energy-saving measures after the Songkran festival, including closing petrol stations between 10pm and 5am and expanding remote working mandates for civil servants, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today.
The opposition People’s party is set to grill Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over his government’s handling of the current oil crisis, public disasters and PM2.5 air pollution during the three-day debate following the prime minister’s delivery of the government’s policy statement on Thursday.
The Energy Policy and Planning Committee has scheduled an urgent meeting this afternoon with representatives of six oil refiners to discuss the current oil crisis, the issue of the Gross Refining Margin (GRM) and the use of the Singapore reference oil price as benchmark for regional prices of refined oil products.
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Thailand will dispatch former foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara as an envoy to attend the inauguration of Myanmar’s newly installed government, according to an informed source.
Rachada Dhnadirek, spokesperson for the new government, said she is well aware of the challenges facing both the administration and herself, given the importance of effective communication with the public.
Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat said today that the amount of fuel oil that has gone missing at sea could be more than 57 million litres and that it was off-loaded at sea from oil tankers onto smaller vessels in 96 trips.
An explosion occurred on a speedboat at a pier on Phuket island, sparking a fire that killed a 23-year-old guide and injured five others.
U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges Monday as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led Thailand’s new Cabinet in the mandatory swearing-in ceremony today before Their Majesties the King and Queen in the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall of Dusit Palace in Bangkok.
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Thailand’s Department of Business Development is mulling amendments to the Alien Business Act to make the use of Thai nominee shareholders in a foreign-controlled company an offence equivalent to money laundering, in a bid to curb the problem of foreigners taking control of businesses in Thailand.