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The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) of the Royal Thai Police has set up a new SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit to replace its predecessor, the police commando unit, which was moved under the Ratchawallop Royal Guards Command. The new SWAT unit, officially named the Hanuman unit, after the monkey god Hanuman, the faithful knight
Climate change, air pollution and marine debris are the major concerns in environmental cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea over the next five years. At the 21st Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting in Fukuoka, Japan, the ministers agreed to tackle eight issues of regional environmental problems. “It is highly meaningful that China, as a big
The Criminal Court for Corruption Cases today postponed the reading of the Supreme Court’s verdict in a case in which former deputy finance minister Mrs. Benja Louicharoen, three ex-finance officials and a former aide of Khunying Potjamarn na Prompetch, ex-wife of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, are charged with malfeasance for allegedly helping two
Embattled Palang Pracharat MP for Ratchaburi province, Ms. Pareena Kraikupt, is fighting back and has asked the Royal Forest Department to conduct a second land survey of her poultry farm, which was found to have encroached on national forest reserves in Chom Bung district of Ratchaburi province. Royal Forest Department director-general Mr. Atthapol Charoenchansa said
In yet another attempt to boost the economic growth rate, from Q3’s 2.4%, the cabinet today rolled out three new stimulus packages to ease a backlog of 270,000 unsold condominium units, help rice farmers cover harvesting costs and strengthen the grassroots economy. Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana told a news conference this afternoon that the Government
If you have been reading this column, you would have sensed that this writing person is obsessed with back stories. I find it inconceivable, in any sense, to understand things as they are without knowing how they came about. Foods, like all things, have their own journeys, and what appeared to be originally from one
A large group of farmers, dressed in black, gathered in front of Government House this morning to demand a delay in the enforcement of the ban on three farm chemicals, due to become effective on December 1st, to allow them more time to make adjustments. A core leader of the group, who declined to be
Smaller parties, which used to ally themselves with the Government, are making waves by demanding a seat for each of them on the House committee studying constitutional changes. The parties recently formed an alliance, under the name of Kit Sangkhom (Social Action) group, led by Mr. Chatchavan Kong-udom, leader of the Palang Thongthin Thai party.
Starting January 1st, tourists visiting national parks in Thailand will be required to carry their own plastic bags to contain the garbage they generate and take it out of the parks when they leave. The measure is part of the new approach to conserve the environment and to protect wild animals from ingesting plastic, which
Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reiterated today that there will be no delay to the enforcement of the ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, which will come into effect on December 1st. Mr. Anutin, who is also deputy prime minister, reasserted the Public Health Ministry’s backing of the National Hazardous Substances Committee’s ban after
The employment rate in the non-farming sector, for the third quarter of this year, has fallen by 2.3% whereas, in the farming sector, it has fallen by 1.8%, according to the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) NESDB Secretary-General Tossaporn Sirisamphan attributed the fall to natural problems, economic slowdown and shrinking exports. Production, wholesale
The Criminal Court for Corruption Cases has rejected a request, from the Department of Special Investigation, to withdraw the bail of former Kaeng Krachan park chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-akson and three other suspects, allegedly involved in the murder of Karen community rights activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen about five years ago. In the request, DSI officials told
Three memoranda of understanding (MoU) were signed today between South Korea and Thailand during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s official visit to the country, taking place from November 24th to November 27th. The first is the MoU between Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and South Korea’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Communications.
The Criminal Court for Corruption Cases today acquitted the son of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Panthongtae, of charges of money laundering involving a 10-million baht cheque, transferred to his bank account over 15 years ago by Mr Vichai Krisdathanon, then a top executive of the Krisdamahanakorn real estate group. The court ruled that
The Royal Forest Department will file charges against Palang Pracharat MP for Ratchaburi province, Ms. Pareena Kraikupt, for allegedly trespassing on national forest reserves in the Chom Bung district of Ratchaburi province. Armed with a search warrant, issued by the Ratchaburi provincial court, Mr. Thawatchai Latkrood, an inspector for the Royal Forest Department, yesterday (Sunday)
Hong Kong’s deeply unpopular leader vowed Monday to “listen humbly” to voters after the pro-democracy camp scored a crushing victory in community-level elections that revealed broad public support for a protest movement that has stirred months of violence. In a rout that stunned the semi-autonomous territory, candidates seeking to loosen control by China seized an overwhelming majority of the 452 elected
