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The Malaysian facilitator for the peace talks between the Thai government and Mara Patani, an umbrella organization for Thailand’s separatist groups in the Deep South, paid a two-day visit to the region on Tuesday. The visit was the first by Malaysia’s former police chief, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim bin Mohammad Noor, since he was appointed
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities were shutting government offices in the city’s financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. Early on Thursday just a handful of protesters remained milling about as
After General Prayut Chan-o-cha was formally appointed prime minister yesterday, the spotlight is now on the shape of his Cabinet which will most likely be a patchwork of more than a dozen of political parties. Prayut has set no time frame when the new government will be in place and insisted today that he will
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has finally disclosed the identities of the nine members of the senatorial selection committee, after coming under heavy pressure from the public and political parties alike. He insisted that there was nothing secret about the selection committee, but the list was not disclosed to avoid exposing the committee members to
Law lecturer Akawat Laowonsiri said on Wednesday (June 12) at a seminar entitled “Review of the prevention and suppression of prostitution laws project”, held at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus, that he is drafting new laws to introduce zoning for sex related activities under the authority of the Department of Local Administration. He went on
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities have charged the captain and crew of a boat carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims with assisting illegal immigration after the group was found stranded on a southern Thai island, police said on Wednesday. The 29 men, 31 women and five children were discovered on Rawi island in Satun province where their
Protesters block roads during a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. Hong Kong authorities delayed the second reading of a controversial bill allowing extradition to mainland China as tens of thousands of protesters blockaded government headquarters. /AFP
31 Rohingya women among the 65 Rohingya found on June 11th on Koh Rawi in Thailand’s Satun province after their boat’s engine broke down. One Thai national was identified to be among the group. Authorities are conducting an investigation into possible human trafficking.
Australian-based mining company, Kingsgate Consolidate Limited, is hoping that it will be able to hold talks with Thailand’s new industry minister, once appointed, to settle its long running conflict with the Thai government over the closure of its goldmine, known as Chatree goldmine, which straddles Phichit, Phetchabun and Phitsanuloke provinces. Kingsgate is demanding about US$750
The Future Forward party will press for a censure debate against the government to demand military reform, the scrapping of conscription and the revocation of questionable concessions granted to big business, according to party spokeswoman Pannika “Chor” Wanich today (Wednesday). In an exclusive interview with the Post Today website, the defiant party-list MP said that,
Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city’s parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse crowds of black-clad demonstrators
More than half of the respondents to a Nida Poll, undertaken by the National Institute of Development Administration, do not believe the recent claim by the Future Forward party that some of its MPs were offered amounts as high as 120 million baht each if they voted for General Prayut Chan-o-cha as the next prime
Besides Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, no other political new-comer has made more headlines than Pannikar Wanich, a tough-talking spokeswoman of the party.
By Ohhappybear It is now not a secret that Phuket folks love their foods. They say with pride that locals, one proudly born and bred in town, are mostly familiar with a 7-meal day. That’s the usual deeds, they say. And for visitors who are fortunate enough to come across the real Phuket’s delicious lifestyle,
Social Security Office (SSO) secretary-general Ananchai Uthaipattanacheep said on June 11th that the self-employed will have two options when choosing their benefit package to ensure increased savings when they reach 60. The SSO has devised the benefit packages according to the Social Security Act’s Article 40 so that occasional workers and the self-employed can save
It was only weeks ago that the Democrat Party was struggling to survive one of its biggest crises. The country’s oldest political party had just suffered from a humiliating defeat in the March-24 election. And its leadership was in disarray, being caught in a dilemma over its future course.
