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Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has urged opposition MPs to stop talking about the insignificant and focus on bread and butter issues which matter to the people, such as corruption and constitutional amendments. “Issues about dress code, hairstyles or languages will never bring down the government, unlike real issues like the economy, corruption problems and constitutional
Novak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer’s bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament. Despite being outplayed by the 37-year-old Swiss for large parts of the knife-edge encounter, the world number one
Thailand’s Mineral Resources Department has been working with Khon Kaen provincial administration and local communities in a bid to win UNESCO recognition for Phuwiang Geopark as a UNESCO global geopark. A geopark information centre was formally opened on Friday by Mr. Sommai Taechaval, director-general of the Mineral Resources Department, and Khon Kaen provincial governor Mr.
The seven-party Opposition will seize the opportunity of the government’s policy statement to parliament, starting on July 25th, to censure the government as well as some individual ministers. Pheu Thai deputy leader and an opposition whip, Mr. Chavalit Vichayasuth, said on Sunday that the Opposition’s debate on the government’s policy statement will be a rehearsal
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 ex-British colony and dismantling its freedoms. Millions have taken to the streets over the past month
After three years of trials, Pra Maha Pranom, who is the assistant abbot of Wat Chak Daeng temple in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province, has successfully produced what he calls a “nano-robe”, made from a mixture of recycled plastic, cotton and zinc oxide nanoparticles. The robe is the result of Pra Maha Pranom’s lifelong pursuit of
Director-General of Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Mr. Jatuporn Buruspat, and director of the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Center for the Eastern Gulf of Thailand, Mr. Suthep Jualaong, were informed, by a fishermen’s group, of a dead leatherback turtle on Saunson beach in Thailand’s Rayong province on Friday (July
Dylan Alcott is the first ever Wimbledon quad wheelchair singles champion after beating Andy Lapthorne and now holds all Grand Slam singles titles. Credit: #Wimbledon
A well-known marine scientist says he suspects most of the dugongs found dead recently in the Andaman Sea, off the southern provinces of Trang and Krabi, were killed by hunters for their incisor teeth, or tusks, to be made into amulets. Assistant Professor Thon Thamrongnawasawat, vice dean of the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart University,
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after Simona Halep stunned the off-key American 6-2 6-2 in a one-sided Wimbledon final on Saturday, 13 July 2019.
Former minister of social development and human security, Wattana Muangsuk, has asked the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices to investigate the conduct of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), alleging that the NACC tampered with the testimonies of key witnesses in the Uah Arthorn housing corruption scandal. Wattana, a core member of
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after Simona Halep stunned the off-key American 6-2 6-2 in a one-sided Wimbledon final on Saturday. An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-times champion Williams to become the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon
In a late night tweet on Friday, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recommended two bestselling books, ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution’, and its sequel, ‘Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution’, both written by Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF). He tweeted on @prayutofficial that the books raise “many interesting issues”. “Thanks
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong protesters clashed with police on Saturday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against the presence of Chinese traders, seizing on another grievance following major unrest over an extradition bill. The demonstration in the Hong Kong territorial town of Sheung Shui, not far from
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s popularity rating has increased with 73.8% of the respondents to a Super Poll opinion survey admitting that they trust him and expect the government to deliver on its election promises without delay. Confidence ratings of the other ministers are: Jurin Laksanavisit 1% Wissanu Krea-ngarm 6% Anutin Charnvirakul, 2% Somkid Jatusripitak 2%
Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has ordered its officials and asked the public, in the southern provinces of Trang and Krabi, to be on the lookout for suspicious activity in the feeding grounds of dugongs in the Andaman Sea after a dead dugong was found with its two incisor teeth, or tusks, removed.
