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The Belt and Road Initiative is the project that was launched by Xi Jinping in 2013 to connect mainland China to the new markets in different countries. Now China have already connected to 11 countries in Europe and central Asia and the future project is ASEAN countries.
Thai PBS World spends one day with Phetchompoo Kijburana a young Member of Parliament from the Action Coalition for Thailand.
Thailand’s Cabinet is set to endorse the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 next week. The proposed budget is expected to call for expenditure of Bt3.2 trillion with a budget deficit of Bt450 billion. The Cabinet is scheduled to examine the proposed budget on August 6th before the first reading of the draft budget bill
Five core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) were given a temporary reprieve when the Criminal Court decided to postpone the reading of the Supreme Court’s verdict until September 23rd. Originally, the Criminal Court was scheduled to read the Supreme Court’s verdict today, but one of the defendants, Mr. Veerakarn Musikapong,
After having delegated responsibility for running the country’s economy to Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak for the past five years, the Prime Minister has decided to replace Somkid and head the economic team himself. However, Dr. Somkid and the other four deputy prime ministers are still part of the economic team and they have been
Due to construction work, required to upgrade Rama II Road (Highway 35), which began in June and are expected to be completed by 2020, local residents along the route have to cope with worsening traffic congestion and air pollution. A woman waiting at a bus stop said she is now having to wait over 30
Deputy Education Minister Kalaya Sophonpanich says she wants to introduce E-books so school children will no longer need to carry heavy schoolbags loaded with books. The deputy minister made the remark in response to a news report about a 14-year old school girl in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen who is suffering from scoliosis
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha delivered the opening speech at the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok on Wednesday, July 31st. The Prime Minister cited a number of outcomes in ASEAN during the first six months of Thailand’s chairmanship, including the creation of a people-centered ASEAN, the adoption of the ASEAN Leaders’ Vision Statement
KUALA LUMPUR – Pahang’s Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin, was installed as Malaysia’s 16th Malaysian King on Tuesday (July 30) in a ceremony steeped in royal customs and tradition. The installation came six months after the surprise abdication of his predecessor, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan. The 60-year-old ruler of the state of Pahang was crowned as king for the
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hinted today that Thailand may buy another submarine, in addition to the one the Royal Thai Navy bought from China, due for delivery in 2023. Responding to a reporter’s question as to whether the defence procurement would include a second submarine, General Prayut, who is also the defence minister retorted “Why
Despite non-stop campaigning by the government and road safety advocacy organizations since 2011 to get motorcyclists and pillion riders to wear crash helmets, only 45% of motorcycle users wear them. According to findings, by the Thai Roads Foundation and Road Safety Watch network, under the sponsorship of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health), Thai
The Ministry of Transport is considering an increase to the speed limit for cars on roads with at least four lanes. The move will see the current 80kph restriction raised to 120kph in order to facilitate traffic flow. There is also a plan to adjust the operating hours of trucks with ten wheels or more
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of people surrounded a police station in Hong Kong on Tuesday chanting “free the martyrs” after 44 activists were charged with rioting following weekend clashes between protesters and police defending China’s representative office. It was the first time the rioting charge has been used during protests which erupted over an
A Thai businessman, who was reported by his family to have been kidnapped for a 5 million baht ransom in Laos since last Friday, has been found by Laotian police today. Chiang Saen district chief officer Prasong La-on has reportedly received a communique from Laotian police saying that they had found Mr. Singkaew Wongyai, who
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has praised Thailand for its successful effort to increase the population of wild tigers in the Huai Kha Kheng wildlife sanctuary in Thailand’s western forests. In his Instagram post, on Global Tiger Day (July 29th), DiCaprio wrote “In Thailand’s Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuary, tigers are roaring back thanks to a
