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The 11 Wild Boars soccer team members who were ordained as novices late last month left monkhood in a ceremony held this morning at Wat Phra That Doi Wao in Tambon Wiang Phang Kham of Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district. The 11 Wild Boars entered monkhood on July 25 along with the their coach Ekapol
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scored 6.40 out of 10 and his government 5.06 in a recent satisfaction rating survey conducted by Bangkok University, or Bangkok Poll. The poll was conducted on 1,276 people aged 18 and above throughout the country to gauge the satisfaction toward Gen Prayut and his government after four years in
People in Phetchaburi’s Muang district have started filling sand bags distributed by officials in preparation for potential flooding as 20 water-pushing boats provided by the Royal Thai Navy were on their way to the province this afternoon. As massive water overflolw from Kaeng Krachan dam is expected to hit the Muang district tomorrow as anticipated
People in Phetchaburi province, especially in Muang district, have been warned that they might have to endure flooding for up to 1-2 months. National Water Resources Office secretary-general Somkiart Prachamwong said Saturday that the Kaeng Krachan dam was expected to be filled up to its full capacity in the next 10 hours and then the
Former Bank of Thailand governor M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul was elected leader of Ruampalang Prachachart Thai party, a newly-formed party designed to support Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return to power, at a meeting held this morning after another candidate, Mr Anek Laothammathat, pulled out from the contest. Six other members of the party’s executive committee
Celebrated action movie star Steven Seagal, who is a Russian citizen, has been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in charge of the Russian-US humanitarian ties, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. “Steven Seagal was appointed as the Russian Foreign Ministry’s special representative for Russian-US humanitarian ties,” the ministry said on
People living in five districts of Phetchaburi province have been warned to brace for flooding as more water is being drained out of Kaeng Krachan dam which is now 97 percent full and water is spilling over the spillways. Muang, Ban Laem, Tha Lat and Tha Yang districts which are located downstream of the dam
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thanks the United State government for the return of 12 pre-historic artefacts of the Ban Chiang era to Thailand and all parties concerned for their hard work which made the recall bid a success, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Saturday. Lt Gen Sansern said Gen Prayut is full
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today called on ASEAN to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea to achieve denuclearization. At a press conference in Singapore for Asean-related meetings, he announced US$ 300 million in funding for security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region while assuring that the US “seeks partnership, not dominance.”
Jatuporn Prompan, chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), walked out of the Bangkok Remand Prison a free man this morning after serving one year and 15 days in jail for defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Mr Jatuporn thanked the red-shirts for standing by his side. He also thanked Corrections Department
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha refused to talk to the media when he presided over the opening of Thailand Social Expo 2018 at Impact Exhibition Centre on Friday morning. The prime minister’s aloofness with the media was reported to stem from a commentary, entitled “Don’t let Thai junta chief chair ASEAN next year”, in The Jakarta
Yasothon authorities have erected red flags along the banks of the Chi River which runs through the province as a warning for residents to take precautions as the river has overflowed into low-lying areas and its tributaries. Water in the river has continued to rise. The volume of water in the Yasothon Dam on Friday
The National Water Resources Office has ordered a readjustment of the plan to drain water out of Vajiralongkorn, Nam Oon and Kaeng Krachan dams in anticipation of more rains in the imminent future after water inflow to the three dams has reached a critical level. NWRO secretary-general Somkiart Prachamwong said he had instructed the Royal
Prime Minister Hun Sen has slammed the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party’s election boycott a “stupid act” and a miscalculation”. Days after the ruling Cambodian People’s Party claimed landslide victory on Sunday’s election, Hun Sen on Thursday told thousands of factory workers Phnom Penh that the opposition’s campaign had failed as more than 82 percent
Government House reporters and photographers were at odds with the spoke persons of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha over a new set of formalities that they are to observe while covering the prime minister’s activities. Issued by the 3rd division of the Special Branch police, the new set of formalities were distributed to members of the
The recent partial collapse of one of the saddle dams of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower project in Laos’s Attapeu province will not affect Thailand’s electricity security, Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan said this morning. Mr Siri said that after the incident on July 123 which caused massive flooding affecting villages in the Sanamxay districts, the
