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The Ministry of Energy will go ahead with the bidding for gas exploration in the Bongkot and Erawan concession blocks in the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday. A ministerial source said that Energy Minister Siri Chirapongphan had reaffirmed that the auction would be in the PSC (production sharing contract) format. He expected that it would
Philippine President Redrigo Duterte has stepped up his attacks against the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling the tribunal “a bunch of criminals” trying to investigate his war on drugs, according to The Manila Times Online. In his speech before the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology in Cebu Friday night, Duterte said if the allegations of
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s controversial bullet train got off to a smooth start on Sunday, as hundreds of passengers whistled north across the border at speeds of up to 200 kph (125 mph), deepening integration of the former British colony with mainland China. While the $11 billion rail project has raised fears for
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha still tops the list of ideal candidates as the next prime ministet, while Pheu Thai Party remains the most favourite choice, according to a new poll by Nida Poll of National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA). These are findings from Nida Poll’s fourth opinion survey on the same topic as to
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said he hopes senators would respect the wishes of the people and the decision of the House of Representatives by allowing leader of a party which can command the majority after the election to govern the country. “Election must be free and fair and meaningful. What is the use of
Villagers who have been affected by gold mining operations in Wang Sapung district of the northeastern province of Loei have agreed to form a political party whose main platform is to oppose gold mining and restore damaged environments. A total of 294 party members met on Saturday at Wat Non Sawang in Tambon Khao
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards. Khamenei ordered security forces to bring to justice the “criminals” behind one of the worst attacks ever
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration marked the International Car Free Day this morning with an event in front of Central World shopping mall to urge motorists to reduce their use of private cars and switch to public transport. More than 1,000 cyclists participated in the car-free campaign presided over by Bangkok deputy governor Sakhonthee Pattiyakul. A
Star-gazers please take note – Venus will be at its greatest brilliancy this year on the night of September 25 and during the early hours of September 30, said Mr Sarun Poshayachiinda, director of the National Astronomical Research Institute on Saturday. He said that Venus, which is the third brightest celestial body in the sky
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security who became one of the most high-profile leaders in the communist-ruled country, died on Friday after an illness, state media said. Quang’s rise, at a time of growing dissent on social media and challenges to the party’s authority, signaled limits to
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is satisfied with the Agriculture Ministry’s plan to drain water into 13 water catchment areas in the Chao Phraya river basin with Thung Bang Rakham in Phitsanulok being the first to receive water from the North to ease northern runoffs downstream through the Chao Phraya river, said government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern
Thai exports for the month of August grew 6.68 percent to US$23.8 billion which was the highest so far this year, said Ms Pimchanok Wornkhorporn, director of Trade Policy and Strategy Office of the Commerce Ministry. Exports for the first eight months of this year rose 10.03 percent and, throughout this year, exports expected to
The National Legislative Assembly on Friday passed in the first reading a labour bill which seeks to provide better protection to labourers. Labour Welfare and Protection Department deputy director-general Kittipong Laonipon said he expected to bill to be passed into law within this year to be a New Year’s gift for labourers across the country.
Sam Mitr (Three Allies) group, seen as the military junta’s political arm, has claimed it has a good chance to win over the former ruling Phue Thai Party in the coming election. It also claimed that three key former Pheu Thai MPs for Chiang Mai will next week defect to the group. Phirom Pholwiset, a
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt met on Thursday with embattled Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the first high-profile state visit to the country since the UN slammed her leadership over the Rohingya crisis. UN investigators this week released a scathing and meticulous report detailing why several Myanmar generals should be prosecuted for genocide
A total of 308 buyers of Ford Fiesta and Focus cars have won a class action lawsuit against Ford Sales and Service (Thailand) after the Bangkok South Civil Court ordered the car company to pay them a total of 23 million baht to compensate for defective vehicles. The verdict was delivered by the court this
