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Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court today has accepted Thai Airways International’s bankruptcy protection petition for consideration and set the first hearing for August 17th. The court’s decision to accept the ailing national flag carrier’s petition will be publicly announced in a newspaper twice, seven days apart, and copies of THAI’s petition will be distributed to
Former PTT Plc President and CEO Pailin Chuchottaworn has resigned from the board of Thai Airways International, just one day after his appointment took effect, due to a legal technicality. Mr. Praphas Kong-iad, director of the Office of State Enterprise Policy Committee, explained today that Mr. Pailin, also a former transport minister, is barred from
An executive for Chinese tech giant Huawei suffered a legal setback Wednesday when a Canadian judge ruled that proceedings to extradite her to the United States will go ahead. The decision on so-called double criminality, a key test for extradition, found that bank fraud accusations against Meng Wanzhou would stand up in Canada. The interim
Political analysts must primarily take stock of two things, which include a recent opinion poll predicting that “post-COVID-19 politics” will be very heated, and an admission by a former red-shirted leader that the anti-government movement he is a big part of is “losing out” to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The finding by Super Poll and
Thailand’s Federation of State Enterprise Labour Relations, the umbrella organization of state enterprise unions, has voiced its strong objection to a court-sanctioned rehabilitation scheme for Thai Airways International, saying that it does not trust the government-initiated plan. Federation member unions, and staff of THAI, held a brain-storming session on Tuesday, to discuss the planned rehabilitation
Anti-human trafficking police have summoned a Thai doctor to acknowledge charges of involvement in a Chinese-funded cross-border surrogacy service, using Thai women to bear babies for Chinese couples. The police said that the doctor, whose name is being withheld, used to work at a state hospital in the Victory Monument area of Bangkok and is
Three people were shot dead this morning at Radio Thailand’s station in the northern province of Phitsanuloke, in what police suspect was the result of an internal dispute. The three victims are Mr. Sanit Bootmangkoon, the station’s director, and two engineers, Mr. Jiravuth Sumetthepanan and Mr. Poomirun Phanpoom. The alleged gunman, Mr. Proong Chandaeng, also
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that Hong Kong could lose its status as a global financial center if a proposed Chinese crackdown goes ahead, and promised a “very interesting” US response within days. The Chinese legislation would ban secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy protests last
New COVID-19 infections in Thailand surged from three yesterday to nine today, all of them Thais who have returned from abroad and are in state quarantine, including two who were due to be discharged. CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin said today that health officials decided to take a second round of swab tests from
Stanley Ho, the Macao casino tycoon who was considered the father of modern gambling in China, died Tuesday in Hong Kong, his daughter Pansy Ho said. He was 98. Known as the “King of Gambling,” the dashing billionaire and bon vivant secured a four-decade monopoly on casinos in Macao, then parlayed his home advantage to
Hope for Thailand’s ailing national airline now rests on the shoulders of four new board members, who have been tasked with the tough job of cleaning up and preparing the carrier for its court-ordered rehabilitation process. The quartet was reportedly hand-picked by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who certainly needs trustworthy people to help ensure
Five Thai students, returning from Saudi Arabia via Malaysia, have tested positive for COVID-19. They are among a group of 39 returning from Saudi Arabia, who arrived in Thailand via the Padang Besar immigration checkpoint at the Thai-Malaysian border and are currently in Thai state quarantine. Health officials said that the infected students are now
Citing health security, the Thai Cabinet today approved the CCSA’s proposal for an extension to the nation-wide state of emergency for another month, to the end of June. Government spokesperson Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat said today that the Cabinet agreed with the CCSA that the state of emergency is still necessary, because it helps in the
Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan told an
The director of Thammasat Hospital confirmed today that two young children, admitted with bleeding in the digestive tract, vomiting of blood and stomach inflammation, were not suffering with a disease, but from the effects of the ingestion of a corrosive substance. Dr. Paruhat Tor-udom told a news conference today that they treated a 4-year old
Citing health security, the Thai Cabinet today approved the CCSA’s proposal for an extension to the nation-wide state of emergency for another month, to the end of June. Government spokesperson Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat said today that the Cabinet agreed with the CCSA that the state of emergency is still necessary, because it helps in the
