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Most respondents to a recent Suan Dusit Poll are disappointed with the performance of their MPs, because of their indulgence in old-style political games, characterized by mud-slinging, bickering, broken promises, and self-interest. The Suan Dusit University poll gauged the opinions of 1,233 people between September 11th and 14th about the performance of MPs since the
Eighty-six out of a total of 147 tigers kept at two wildlife breeding stations in Ratchaburi province after they were confiscated from a forest monastery in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi about three years ago have died from Laryngeal tongue paralysis. A well-informed source told Thai PBS that some of the tigers were diagnosed of
Thailand’s House of Representatives today (Friday) rejected an attempt by both government and opposition MPs to set up an ad hoc committee to study the impacts on the environment, communities and people’s livelihoods from Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) projects. The House decided to kill four motions, related to the EEC program seeking the setting up
His Holiness Pope Francis will visit Thailand from November 20th to 23rd at the invitation of the Thai government and the Catholic Church in Thailand before heading to Japan, Archbishop Paul Tschang in-Nam, the Vatican’s diplomatic representative in Thailand announced today (Friday). The Holy See Press Office in the Vatican separately announced the Pope’s first
MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — They scan social media, peer under rubble, or try to follow the smell of death in an attempt to find family and friends. They search amid alarming reports that 1,300 people remain listed as missing nearly two weeks after Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahamas. The government has cautioned that
The current flooding in Thailand’s northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani is the worst for 17 years, with the level of the Moon River measured at 10.97 meters, at the M7 measurement station at 8am today (Friday), higher than the record set in 2002. Ubon Ratchathani governor Sarit Vithoon, however, said that the high river level
Thailand’s House of Representatives today (Friday) rejected an attempt by both government and opposition MPs to set up an ad hoc committee to study the impacts on the environment, communities and people’s livelihoods from Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) projects. The House decided to kill four motions, related to the EEC program seeking the setting up
Embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao is threatening to file about 100 defamation lawsuits against individuals and organizations who dug up his criminal past, concerning a drug case in Australia, and questioned his educational background in an effort to discredit him. He said today that he will not give further clarifications regarding the drug and
Even if Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao’s doctorate degree from a university in California is fake, it does not disqualify him from being a cabinet minister, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm said today (Friday). Citing a provision in Constitution, regarding the required qualifications of a minister, he explained that a proposed cabinet member must
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices has issued a warrant for the arrest of former red-shirt co-leader Arisman Pongruangrong to stand trial in connection with alleged corruption in the National Housing Authority’s Uah Arthorn housing project. Arisman, a former party-list MP of the now-defunct Thai Rak Thai party, failed to show
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has promised to prioritize housing and people’s livelihoods to appease deep rooted discontent about the way the Asian financial hub has been governed, as protesters gear up for fresh demonstrations. Lam, who said she caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis and would quit
House Speaker Chuan Leekpai made clear this morning (Thursday) that the Opposition’s debate against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s incomplete oath recital on September 18 will proceed as scheduled. He said that the debate, without a vote, is part of the legislature’s check and balance process, as defined in the Constitution. Members of parliament have the
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the thumbs up to embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao after his clarification in the House on Wednesday regarding his criminal past, as reported by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in Australia. The Prime Minister said today (Thursday) that he monitored Thammanat’s explanation and found it reasonable adding, however,
Being a complete political outcast is difficult, especially in Thailand, where one man’s villain is easily another man’s hero. Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao has not fallen into the “ostracized” category yet, but it looks increasingly like he may have fewer and fewer friends from now on. Many in the government bloc did not
The Ministry of Education will take the lead in banning the use of paraquat and glyphosate herbicides and chlorpyrifos pesticide in all 47 agricultural and fishery colleges under the ministry’s supervision. Deputy Education Minister Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich said today (Thursday) that directors of the 47 colleges and herself had concurred that they should set an
Officials from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), accompanied by Thai government representatives, are due to visit Khao Phanoen Thung, a forested mountain in the Kaeng Krachan national park, as part of their mission to gather data for inclusion in an updated report to be submitted to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee. In
