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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted today (Tuesday ) that he had sought permission from His Majesty the King for his message, delivered during the swearing-in ceremony on July 16th, to be provided in a written form for his cabinet. He displayed to the media the King’s framed written message with the Royal signature after a
The Ombudsmen decided unanimously today (Tuesday) to ask the Constitutional Court to rule whether Prime Minister’s incomplete recital of the oath during the swearing-in ceremony on July 16th is unconstitutional. Secretary-general of the Ombudsmen’s Office, Mr. Raksakecha Chaechai, said the Prime Minister’s incomplete recital is a different issue from the swearing-in issue, which was legally
Thailand’s Meteorological Department is closely monitoring tropical storm Podul, which is expected to cross into northern Thailand and cause heavy rain between August 31st and September 1st. The storm pushed across eastern Luzon of the northern Philippines on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, weakening to a tropical depression while it was just off the coast, but
Thailand’s most celebrated culinary guru and national artist M.R. M.R. Thanadsri Svasti passed away Tuesday at the age of 93 of cancer at Paolo Memorial hospital. A funeral rite is held tomorrow at Sala 10 of Wat Thep Sirinthaarawat in Bangkok and will move to Water Hall at the same temple on Monday. M.R. Thanadsri’s
BEIJING (AFP) – Beijing on Tuesday voiced “strong dissatisfaction” with a joint statement issued by the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders, who backed Hong Kong’s autonomy and called for calm after months of civil unrest. “We express our strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the statement made by the leaders of the G-7 Summit on
National park officials, aided by a tractor, have been trying to reopen the Ban Krang-Panoen Thung mountain road, which has been blocked by mudslides and fallen trees. A report, from the chief of Kaeng Krachan national park in Phetchaburi province, said that heavy rains over the past several days caused mudslides at several points between
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Violence in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests is becoming more serious but the government is confident it can handle the crisis itself, the city’s embattled leader said on Tuesday. Carrie Lam was speaking in public for the first time since demonstrations escalated on Sunday, when police fired water cannon and volleys of
Sad images of wild animals, including squirrels, snakes, lizards, turtles and monkeys, that could not escape the fire that burned over 120 hectares of Hua Pa Khiew swamp forest in Talay Noi of Khuan Khanoon district, Pattalung province for several days. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation to prevent the fire
The Constitutional Court is set to rule on the premiership appointment of General Prayut Chan-o-cha on September 18th. Constitutional Court judges today (Tuesday) discussed, at length, the Opposition’s petition challenging the eligibility of General Prayuth to assume the post of Prime Minister, citing his former status as the head of the National Council for Peace
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rights activists and relatives urged Thailand on Monday to investigate the death of an insurgent suspect who went into a coma after interrogation at an army camp in the southeast Asian nation’s largely Malay-Muslim south. Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of Abdulloh Esormusor, 34, in Pattani, one of three
The Future Forward party has dismissed widespread speculation, even among opposition MPs, that it is likely to be dissolved by the Constitutional Court over a number of cases pending with the court and other independent organizations. Future Forward secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul said Monday that he didn’t understand why there is speculation now, adding that, in
The Bureau of the Royal Household on Monday released to the public photos and biography of the Royal Consort, Maj-Gen Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, after she was bestowed the title of “Chao Khun Phra” or the Royal Noble Consort on July 28th. Chao Khun Phra Sineenat Bilaskalayani was born on January 26th 1985 in Thailand’s northern province
Mess around and have some fun to release your creativity with painting in Singapore art studio.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers this morning received a signed blessing from His Majesty the King, which His Majesty had delivered during the swearing-in ceremony on July 16. The unprecedented and brief ceremony was held at about 9am at Government House. Prior to the ceremony, the Prime Minister told reporters not to
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers have been granted an audience before an image of His Majesty the King at the Government House on Tuesday morning to accept the King’s July 16th written message. According to a circular, distributed to all cabinet ministers, the audience at Government House at 9am Tuesday is related
BRASILIA/PORTO VELHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest. As of Sunday, President Jair Bolsonaro had authorized military operations in seven states to combat raging fires in the Amazon,
