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About 20 children and their teachers were evacuated Thursday after the smoldering fire in Khuan Khreng peat swam forest flared up again close to their school in Chieng Yai district of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. A teacher at the Ban Noen Thammang School told Thai PBS that classes resumed today, but only
Communication problems among the ruling coalition parties are being blamed for the government’s first defeat in the lower House on Thursday, which concerned House regulation No 9 regarding the House speaker’s impartiality. The opposition won the vote to have House regulation No 9 amended to mandate the House speaker’s impartiality in his/her performance of duty
Ryuki Kawasaki, a Michelin Star chef, is globetrotting to enhance his expertise in modern French cuisine, from Japan, to Paris, London and Las Vegas. Recently, he stays in Bangkok. We will find out about his cooking philosophy and what he thinks about Thailand and our food.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is being advised to seek a Royal pardon, and request an opportunity to retake the oath in an audience with His Majesty the King, by Mr. Jate Dhonavanik, a former advisor to the Constitution Drafting Committee. Mr. Jate proposed two options to correct the error. The second option, he said, is
Thai PBS has a chance to go to the Philippines to cover the news on the on-going war on drug- the policy introduced by President Rodrigo Duterte even since he took office 2 years ago. The war has so far killed up to more than 27,000 people even since it has been launched. With the
The government suffered its first defeat in the lower House today over a parliamentary regulation that would specify the House speaker’s impartiality in the performance of his or her duty. Regulation Number 9 was debated at length today in the House meeting, during which speaker Chuan Leekpai was heavily criticized by opposition MPs for alleged
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha did not offer an apology to his cabinet colleagues over the oath-taking controversy and the media has misinterpreted the Prime Minister’s remarks about the wording, government spokeswoman Mrs .Narumon Pinyosinwat said today. During a meeting with department heads and provincial governors from around the country on Wednesday at the government complex,
JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) inaugurated here on Thursday its new secretariat building as it commemorates its 52nd anniversary. Inauguration of the new ASEAN Secretariat building was attended by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, foreign ministers of ASEAN countries, former ASEAN senior officials and foreign diplomats serving in Indonesia.
Thailand’s national police chief admitted today that it was difficult for the police to track down the real masterminds behind the recent bombings and arson attacks in Bangkok and neighboring Nonthaburi province, even though the police have arrested two suspects. Speaking at a news conference today at the Royal Thai Police HQ, Pol Gen Chakthip
A high-ranking official at the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been found to have falsely declared his assets, which are actually estimated at about 260 million baht. The name of the official has been withheld and he is being allowed to work as normal because, at this stage, he is still regarded
Illegal loggers have resorted to the use of landmines to kill or maim forest rangers who try to interfere with their pursuit of the highly-prized Payoong, or Siamese Redwood trees in Thailand’s forest reserves, according to the public relations office of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation today. According to the report
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today apologized to his cabinet colleagues for his “unintentional” omission of some wording in the oath, which his entire cabinet swore in ceremony before His Majesty the King last month, and vowed to take sole responsibility for the blunder. Addressing a meeting of department heads and governors from across the country,
People living in six southern and eastern provinces of Thailand have been warned to brace for sudden flooding and flash floods due to heavy rain and accumulated downfall until Sunday. The warning is due to the strengthening of the southwestern monsoon, which is looming over the Andaman Sea, the Gulf and the southern region. The
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has given approval for taxi fares in Bangkok and its suburbs to be increased within a month from now. Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob today met with representatives of four taxi groups and officials of the Land Transport Department to discuss the demand by taxi drivers to adjust taxi fares, which they
If the Prayut government was a man with a weak heart, legal cases involving opponents of the administration were strong pills, which aren’t necessarily good for someone not in perfect conditions. The dilemma, therefore, is obvious: The medication can help, but it also can be very risky. The clash between two lionesses _ Future Forward’s
Some of the Thai fishermen stranded on two foreign-owned trawlers off the coast of Somalia have already returned to Thailand, while the rest are expected to be home in the next several days, thanks to work by the Labour and Foreign Affairs ministries. Labour Minister Chatumongol Sonakul and Mr. Chatree Athananan, director-general of the Consular
