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Public prosecutors have dropped charges of incitement to public unrest against two core members of the Pheu Thai party and the former strategy chief of the defunct Thai Raksa Chart Party. Mr. Narinpong Jinapakdi, president of the Thai Lawyers Association, who represent the three accused, namely Mr. Chaturon Chaisaeng, ex-chief strategist of Thai Raksa Chart
The Bank of Thailand has slashed the country’s economic growth projection for this year to 2.8% from 3.3% and the projection for next year from 3.7 % to 3.3%. The Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank, meanwhile, unanimously agreed today (Wednesday) to retain the policy interest rate at 1.5%. Mr. Thitanan, secretary of the
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has ordered a by-election to be held in Constituency 5 of Samut Prakan province after Palang Pracharat MP, Mr. Krung Srivilai, was issued with a yellow card by the EC for attempting to buy votes. According to the EC, a close aide of Mr. Krung was found to have offered cash
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said the 10 countries of ASEAN are committed to working with the international community to tackle the challenge of climate change. Addressing the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, Prayut said ASEAN is highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change since most of the population lives along
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Teenage activist Greta Thunberg angrily denounced world leaders on Monday for failing to tackle climate change, unleashing the outrage felt by millions of her peers in the heart of the United Nations by demanding: “How dare you?” The Swedish campaigner’s brief address electrified the start of a summit aimed at
The hot spring trails of Phang-Nga in the south of Thailand provide perfect setting of a real, immersive relaxation. But this mountain-hemmed location also explains the myth of the onsen eggs. There’s a sensation of late, about onsen eggs – the ones that are cooked in the hot springs (of Japan, among other places,
A Pheu Thai MP for the northeastern province of Khon Kaen was today (Tuesday) sentenced to death by the provincial court after he was found guilty of masterminding the murder of an assistant chief of Khon Kaen provincial administration organization (PAO) six years ago. The court ruled that there was sufficient evidence to prove that
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least 20 people were killed Monday, including three shot by police, in violent protests by hundreds of people sparked by rumors that a teacher insulted an indigenous student in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, officials said. An angry mob torched local government buildings, shops and homes and set fire to
Palang Pracharat secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong said today that it is not uncommon for MPs of the government and opposition camps to meet and talk with each other because of their personal relationships and because they have to work together in House committees. Responding to a reporter’s question about reports that some people in the government
In 1998, a contingent of The Royal Thai Army joined the multi-national peacekeeping force set up by the United Nations in Timor-Leste (East Timor). It was tasked with restoring peace and security, and facilitating humanitarian assistance in the country. Thai soldiers played an important along with their counterparts from several other countries in bringing peace
Finance Ministry boasts positive feedback of “Eat, Shop, Spend” handout program or Bt1,000 cash giveaway, saying that more than 1 million people have signed up to participate in the program on the first day that the government accepts the online registration. Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said the registration result on September 23 was better
LONDON (AP) — In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country’s deadline was illegal. The unanimous, strongly worded Supreme Court judgment declared the order to suspend Parliament “void and of no effect.” The court
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg angrily denounced world leaders on Monday for failing to tackle climate change, unleashing the outrage felt by millions of her peers in the heart of the United Nations by demanding: “How dare you?”
People living around a small reservoir in Khao Hin Sorn district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao have been told to stop using water from the reservoir after it was discovered that it is contaminated, beyond safety levels, with heavy metals. Officials of the Royal Irrigation Department took water and soil samples from the
A total of a million people have registered to join the government’s Chim-Shop-Chai (Taste-Shop-Spend) program, under which each of them will receive a 1,000 baht giveaway to be spent between September 27th and November 30th, on the first day. The government has set a target of ten million registered people as part of the economic
Haze, caused by Indonesia’s forest fires, has spread to Trang, another southern Thai province on the western coast, prompting provincial authorities to warn people in the province to wear face masks when leaving their homes and to avoid out-door activities if possible. Provincial governor Mr. Luechai Charoensap and the city mayor Mr. Apichit Wenothai this
