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Super Poll Research Office director Dr. Noppadol Kannikar has defended himself and his organization against an allegation, made by Pheu Thai deputy spokeswoman Sunisa Thivakorndamrong, that Super Poll is unreliable and biased in favour of the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, and have received sponsorship from state agencies. In his Facebook post today, Dr.
With Thailand’s interest rates hitting a historical low, monetary policy has less room to maneuver, even though the Thai baht has risen beyond its fundamentals, the Bank of Thailand’s governor said over the weekend. The Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said that, hence, the private sector should brace for more challenges in managing
The Department of Agriculture has been ordered to explain, in writing, its sudden about-turn by now asking for an additional six months to offload residual stocks of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth, who is in charge of the department, said today (Sunday) that she didn’t understand why the committee, tasked
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp was cruising towards a crushing victory in community-level elections on Monday, sending the Beijing-backed government a clear message of public support for the demands of a protest movement that has gripped the territory for months. Counting was still under way following record turnout in Sunday’s polls, but partial results indicated that candidates
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong voters at some polling stations for district council elections were queuing up by the hundreds on Sunday morning, citing concerns voting could be halted later in the day after six months of sometimes violent unrest in the Chinese-controlled city. Brutal attacks on candidates have thrust Hong Kong’s lowest-tier government
Pope Francis Sunday railed against atomic weapons, the nuclear deterrent and the growing arms trade, as he paid tribute to the victims of the “unspeakable horror” of the Nagasaki bomb. In a highly symbolic visit to the Japanese city devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, Francis said nuclear weapons were “not the answer” to
Former Democrat MP Dr. Warong Dejkitvigrom, a frequent critic of the Future Forward party and its leader, has officially joined the Ruam Palang Prachachart Thai party. Dr. Warong, who shot to fame for being the whistle blower who exposed irregularities in the controversial rice pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s government, was welcomed
Once perceived as a mere recreational pastime, e-sports will be included in the multi-sport 30th SEA Games for the first time this year, reflecting growing popularity of e-sports which has become a lucrative business. Thai e-sports teams are now attending grueling training sessions to gear up for the SEA Games event, which will be held
The Ministry of Public Health has adopted a set of preventive measures to deal with the anticipated return of PM2.5 dust particles to Bangkok, its suburbs and other provinces during the cold season, when air circulation is slower. Provincial health officials were instructed to implement the measures during a tele-conference at the ministry on Friday
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took the weekend off for a date with his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali around the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, according to Bernama News. Several photographs that were uploaded on social media showed the 94-year-old leader driving a Proton car to the federal capital with his wife.
Pope Francis ended his three-day visit to Thailand Saturday morning and continued his apostolic trip to Japan. He flew out of the Don Muang military airport on his papal plane shortly after 10 am. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak represented the Thai government in a ceremony to send off the pontiff. While in Thailand, Pope
Like many other nine-year-olds, Laurent Simons likes TV and his pet dog. But he also wants to make artificial organs, and is about to get the qualifications to set him on his way. The Belgian boy will in December receive a degree in electrical engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, which will make
Thailand’s Department of Agriculture is to ask for an additional six months, until 1st June 2020, to divest themselves of 38,000 tons of residual paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, before the legal ban takes effect. Speaking on Friday, Mr. Anant Suwanrat, permanent secretary for agriculture and chairman of an ad hoc committee to assist farmers affected
Thailand’s ranking among the 20 biggest international contributors to marine plastic waste has improved by four places from sixth to tenth, thanks to the government’s initiatives and the voluntary efforts of the private sector and the public in cutting back on the use of single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam containers. Mr. Chatuporn Burutpat, permanent secretary
