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Washington (AFP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will recommit the United States on a visit to Bangkok to supporting the development of Southeast Asian nations in the face of a rising China, an official said Thursday. Pompeo will travel to the Thai capital for the July 29-August 3 ministerial meeting of the ASEAN bloc
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was today sentenced in absentia to two years in prison, without suspension, after he was found guilty, by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office, of malfeasance over his government’s issuance of two and three digit lottery tickets from August 2003 to September 2006. The court
With the dust is yet to settle over the election of General Prayut Chan-o-cha as the next prime minister, signs of division have emerged in the Palang Pracharat-led coalition as the influential Sam Mitr faction, at the core of the party, has reportedly reasserted their demand for the agriculture, commerce and transport portfolios, already promised
The Internal Trade Department is considering recruiting private hospitals, which are known for not overcharging their patients, to form a chain of “Blue Flag” hospitals to provide medical services at reasonable prices. The department’s director-general, Mr. Vichai Pochanakit, said today that there are some 100 private hospitals which are known for their reasonable charges, adding
Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said late Wednesday night that he got hiccups when he found out that one of the party’s MPs, Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, representing Si Sa Ket province, abstained from voting in the prime minister’s election in breach of the party’s resolution. Mr. Siripong was seen weeping and raising his hands in
Defiant Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has announced that the pro-democracy alliance has not conceded defeat but, he says, they were robbed of their victory as he vowed to work harder outside parliament to prove that to the people. “This election is just one battle in the long journey to achieve democracy. We
Prayut Chan-o-cha is a man counting his own ironies, and the latest one starts today, when Parliament elected the former coup leader as prime minister overseeing Thailand’s return to a “civil rule”. The ironic journey is just half-way through, and the path ahead will be increasingly treacherous. From someone promising a national reconciliation, he
Defiant Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has announced that the pro-democracy alliance has not conceded defeat but, he says, they were robbed of their victory as he vowed to work harder outside parliament to prove that to the people. “This election is just one battle in the long journey to achieve democracy. We fiercely
KABUL (Reuters) – Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Tuesday, marking the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Like the start of Ramadan, during which believers abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours, Eid-al-Fitr depends on the sighting of the moon and its celebration varies in different countries. The
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, who has ruled Thailand for the past five years after seizing power in a military coup 2014, has won the vote in the Parliament to return as the country’s 30th prime minister. Gen Prayut beat off his rival for the top political post, Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit of the Future Forward Party, after the
Thailand’s current Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha came under heavy criticism in parliament, from MPs of the Pheu Thai-led alliance, as being unfit to be the next prime minister because of his role in the coup d’état that toppled the elected Yingluck Shinawatra government, his alleged oppression of the media and suppression of free speech.
Thai narcotic suppression officials have seized about 1.4 tonnes of Ice and 91kgs of ketamine in what is being touted as one of the country’s largest drug hauls at a rented warehouse in Pathum Thani province, on the northern edge of Bangkok, early Tuesday morning. The seizure of the drugs was attributed to a
As parliament rejected the suggestion that both contenders for the prime minister’s post should present ‘vision’ speeches, Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit delivered his vision outside parliament today, saying he would be a “prime minister for change” who would move Thailand forward, politically and economically. Thanathorn is not permitted to attend parliamentary meetings
“I pledge to work under democratic principles, leading changes through the mechanism of parliament, where Thailand is a sustainable, democratic monarchy. I will restore the people’s faith in parliament. I am ready to be a prime minister of reality and change who leads this country forward.” – Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Future Forward party leader and prime
