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Stateless Mong Thongdee’s dream of Thai citizenship has finally been fulfilled when Chiang Mai governor approved his application for citizenship, ending his nine years of waiting. In his Facebook post on Saturday, Mong who won Thailand’s paper plane contest championship when he was 12 and then represented Thailand in a similar contest in Japan in
Japan and Germany are interested in investing in Thailand’s new project to build a factory to assemble trains, said Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn. At this point, he said, the location of the train-assembling factory is likely to be in the Northeast, possibly Nakhon Ratchasima or Khon Kaen. The project is expected to be submitted
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of Future Forward Party spells out his vision in interview with ThaiPBS World
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has made dismantling of what he describes as the “legacy” of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) a major plank of the platform of his Future Forward Party. And rewriting the Constitution that was adopted in a referendum in 2017 will be one of the first things that he vows to
The spiritual leader of the Karen tribesmen at Kaeng Krachan forest, 107-year -old Ko-ee Memi, died at the King Mongkut hospital in Phetchaburi province early Friday morning. The grand old man was admitted to the hospital on September 29 after he developed lung inflammation, said Mr Surapong Kongchantoek, director of Karen Study and Development Centre.
The state-run Transport Company will comply with the Chanthaburi provincial court’s order for it to pay 26 million baht in compensation to relatives of 25 victims of a deadly road accident in Ban Bung district of Chon Buri in January 2017. The company’s managing director Mr Chirasak Yaowatchasakul said Friday that he felt deeply saddened
The medium-sized Bhum Jai Thai Party can be another beneficiary of a new electoral rule which essentially makes sure that every vote cast will not be lost. The party stands to gain some seats from battles at constituencies and more from votes that its losing candidates get. Ultimately, this rule bodes well for parties of
OSLO (Reuters) – Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. They were awarded the prize for their efforts to end the use of
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed today that general elections will take place on February 24 next year and insisted that he has not made up his mind yet as which political party he would join. Gen Prayut also appealed to the media to stop writing or talking about non-elected prime minister in a way that
The World Bank has adjusted its projection of Thailand’s economic growth for the entire year to 4.5%, from the previous projection of 4.1%, said Kiattiphong Ariyapratchaya, a senior economist of the World Bank in Thailand. The government’s serious implementation of large-scale investment projects has partly contributed to the rise in Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP)
The pro–junta Palang Pracharat Party is getting a major boost after a group of politicians and former MPs of the so-called “Sam Mitr” group are on the verge of joining it, thus making it a formidable political party in the upcoming election. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, a veteran politician and a key leader of the group, estimated
Energy Minister Siri Chirapongphan has hinted that retail price of diesel may be increased above 30 baht/litre if global crude price rises to between 90-100 US dollars/barrel and the 6,000 million baht set aside from Oil Fund to freeze diesel price at 30 baht/litre is not sufficient and additional fund is needed. He said that
Thailand has been removed from the blacklist of countries affected by illegal ivory trade, said Mr Somkiart Suntornpitakkool, director of the Wildlife and Plants Protection Division, on Friday. He said the standing committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at the meeting in Sochi, Russia during
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning made a donation of 5 million baht to help victims of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami as international efforts to assist the Indonesian government to deal with the devastating natural disasters gathered pace amidst concerns over hundreds of thousands with little food and water. Gen Prayut handed over the
In an unprecedented turn of events, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will both be in court today. The Star of Malaysia reported that after spending a night in detention at the headquarters of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), investigators are bringing Rosmah to the court in
Consumers’ confidence index for the month of September dropped slightly to 82.3 from August’s 83.2 – the first time in four months mainly due to a drop in the arrivals of Chinese tourists, oil price increase, contraction of prices of farm products and increasing concern over the prospect of an expanded trade war between China
