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Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has admitted that Thai people must themselves fight for democracy and change and not rely on the support of foreigners “because no foreigners will come to our help.” In his interview with the VOA Thai, which was released on Monday, Thanathorn said that Thai people must wake up and
The latest dugong to be found dead, in the sea off Phi Phi Island in Thailand’s southern province of Krabi on Sunday, has been diagnosed of having died from stomach infection and chronic inflammation of the intestines, according to Jatuporn Buruspat, director-general of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR). The adult male dugong was
Thailand’s Customs Department has admitted that it did not comply with WTO procedures regarding the import of Philip Morris cigarettes into Thailand from the Philippines from 2001 to 2007. The Customs Department’s statement, released yesterday, followed a ruling, by the WTO’s panel last Friday, upholding the Philippines’ claim that Thailand violated WTO laws on customs
Twelve of Thailand’s northeastern provinces are at risk of drought due to lower than normal rainfall, which has resulted in the volume of water stored in the region’s reservoirs to fall to less than 30% of their storage capacities, according to the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR). The serious water situation has prompted the
“Thailand is now fully governed as a democratic country with a constitutional monarch with a parliament that is elected and a government endorsed by parliament. Pending problems will be solved through democratic processes without application of any special powers.” – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his farewell speech as head of the National Council for
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today pleaded for cooperation from the Thai people and all state officials to protect the democratic system with the King as head of state for national peace and order and for the preservation of the Thai culture and way of life. “Thailand is now fully governed as a democratic country with
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jade Donavanik, former adviser to the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) and Dean of the Faculty of Law at Dhurakij Pundit University, told Thai PBS World last Thursday that there will be four major issues, namely economic stability, accountability, corruption and national reform, facing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s new administration. Dr. Jade said
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday protesters who clashed with police on the weekend were rioters, a legally loaded term in the city, and she supported the police in upholding the law and seeking perpetrators. Lam made the comments at a hospital where she visited three police officers injured
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will hold the first meeting of the new cabinet at Government House, immediately after the swearing-in ceremony before His Majesty the King at the Amporn Throne Hall scheduled to start at 5pm. Cabinet secretary-general Mr. Thirapong Wongsivavilas said that the cabinet will discuss the coalition government’s policies, which will be presented
The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a weather warning related to tropical “Mun” this evening (Monday), to alert people to approaching heavy rains and strong winds in the South. In the statement, the TMD predicts more rain from 16th – 21st July in the South and East due to a tropical depression approaching from
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands rallied in a large Hong Kong suburb on Sunday, driven by abiding anger at the government’s handling of an extradition bill that has revived fears of China tightening its grip over the former British colony and eroding its freedoms. Clashes broke out as protesters hurled umbrellas and plastic
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest nut for Roger Federer to crack, repelling all the Swiss threw at him in an epic duel to win a fifth Wimbledon crown in the longest singles final in the tournament’s 133-year history on Sunday. The indefatigable 32-year-old withstood almost five hours of Federer brilliance, dredging
Thailand’s Marine and Coastal Resources Department has ordered a search for a Thai fishing trawler which was caught on video, posted on social media, catching about 10 bottlenose dolphins in the trawler’s nets. The 5-minute clip, posted on the Facebook page of ‘Anuwat’, also shows trawler crew stepping on some of the captured dolphins and
How long does it take for plastics to decompose? Imagine if there will be more plastic than fish in the sea, how are we going to survive?
Two adult dugongs were found dead in the Andaman Sea on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths in the last 3 months to five, excluding Mariam and Yamil. The death of one dugong was reported on Sunday morning to Mr. Worapote Lomlim, chief of the Nopparatthara-Phi Phi Islands national park, by fishermen who found
The Palang Pracharat party has approached former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn to become its candidate in the gubernatorial election in Bangkok at the end of this year. Mr. Narongsak, currently governor of Phayao province and due to retire from civil service at the end of September, is well known worldwide for leading of the
