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HONG KONG (Reuters) – An escalation of violence cannot solve social issues in Hong Kong, the leader of the Chinese-ruled city, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday, adding that she deeply regretted interference by foreign parliaments in the Asian financial hub’s matters. Lam was speaking after another weekend of sometimes violent clashes in the former British
Pheu Thai MP for Maha Sarakham province has sought police protection after he was allegedly assaulted by a fellow Pheu Thai MP in the office of party leader Sompong Amornvivat in the parliament compound this afternoon (Tuesday). Mr. Yutthapong Charatsathien alleged that he was aggressively slapped on the head by Khon Kaen MP Nawat Dohcharoensook,
Thailand’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC) and National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) have unveiled Thailand’s first artificial intelligence (AI) journalist, which is claimed to be capable of presenting and analyzing news fast and accurately, like the former editor of The Nation newspaper Suthichai Yoon. Named Suthichai AI, the AI journalist was
After more than 30 years of legal battles, that involved three relates cases over the ownership of the scenic Poda Island off the coast of Thailand’s southern coastal province of Krabi, the Supreme Court has upheld the 42-month prison sentence imposed on one of the province’s influential businessmen, Mr. Chuan Phukaoluan, by the Appeals Court.
Angkhana Neelapaijit, a leading human right activist, on Monday received the 2019 Magsaysay Award in a ceremony held in Manila. Angkhana, 63, was lauded for “championing justice, case after painful case.” She was among the five recipients of this year’s award honoured at the ceremony held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and attended
A police officer, accused of intimidating the wife of a former staffer of Kaeng Krachan national park in Phetchaburi province in exchange for sparing her husband possible prosecution over the murder of a Karen activist five years ago, has been transferred and is under disciplinary investigation. Deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, Pol Col
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said today that he is no longer directly in charge of Thailand’s national economic affairs, but merely oversees four related ministries. He gave his assurance, however, that Thailand’s economic fundamentals remain strong and there is no need to be panicked into issuing new economic stimulus packages in the wake of
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is expected to conclude its investigation into the murder of Karen human rights defender Polajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen much sooner than the 2-3 months previously anticipated. DSI Department director-general Pol Col Paisit Wongmuang said today (Monday) that all DSI investigative teams, including those sent to Kaeng Krachan national park in
Opposition spokesman Adisorn Piangkate said today (Monday) that he would not have appointed Captain Thammanat Prompow as deputy agriculture minister if he were the prime minister due to the minister’s tainted record. Adisorn made the remark in reference to a Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) report on Monday about Thammanat’s drug conviction in Australia in 1993.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the upmarket Causeway Bay shopping district on Sunday, after demonstrators had rallied at the US Consulate calling for help in bringing democracy to the Chinese-ruled city. Police moved on protesters from the Central business district who dispersed to nearby Admiralty, the
The Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has been told by the deputy spokesman of Palang Pracharat, the core government party, to cease his divisive rhetoric which, he claims, is inciting public distrust and misunderstanding of the government. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonchana said today (Monday) that he felt very uncomfortable with Mr. Thanathorn’s statements, which he
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother has been admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital for follow-up examinations. According to the announcement from the Bureau of the Royal Household, which was issued on Sunday, the Queen Mother was admitted to Chulalongkorn University on Saturday on the advice of doctors for a previously scheduled follow-up on her condition
Bahamians scrambled to escape the islands hardest-hit by Dorian, which has killed at least 43 people, while the storm wreaked “havoc” farther north in Canada after making landfall near Halifax Saturday. Even as some Bahamians began to reunite with their loved ones, the death toll — 35 so far in the Abaco Islands and eight
Most poll respondents do not believe that Thailand’s economy will improve if the Constitution is amended because they are unrelated issues. Meanwhile, some insist that economic improvement rests with the government’s economic management abilities. The poll was conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or NIDA, on September 5th and 6th. A total of
About 500 motorcyclists rallied in front of the City Hall in Bangkok on Sunday to demand the right to use under and overpasses, which they have been barred from using for the past three years on safety grounds. The group handed a letter of demand, addressed to Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang, which was received by
Thailand’s deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Promphao has vowed to seize all the Sor Por Kor land plots, or land plots which should be allocated by the state to landless farmers under the Land Reform Program, and reallocate them to the landless. The deputy agriculture minister said Sunday that he had set up a committee to
