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A slim majority of the Thai people believe that political polarization will continue after the new government is in place and the problem will not be resolved because it is deeply entrenched in Thai society, according to a Suan Dusit Poll today. The poll gauged the opinions of 1,107 people between May 22nd and
Democrat party deputy leader Alongkorn Polaboot has hit back at Pheu Thai party election strategy chief, Sudarat Keyuraphan, after she accused the Democrat party of betraying the trust of the people by “mutating and cohabiting with the dictatorship”. In her Facebook post on Saturday night, after Democrat party chief advisor Chuan Leekpai was elected
Pollution Control Department officials are investigating the cause of the chemical fire on board a freighter at Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri. They are also trying to determine the source of chemicals found in 13 containers. An informed source said that an initial probe shows that the
President of the Privy Council General Prem Tinsulanonda died this morning of heart failure at Phra Mongkut hospital. He was 98 years old. General Prem was rushed to hospital from his Sisao Thewet residence by a military aide at about 5am for emergency treatment, but he was pronounced dead at around 9am. Born
Washington (AFP) – Thousands of bikers, many of them Vietnam War veterans, converged Saturday on the US capital for what is billed as their last national “Rolling Thunder” ride in honor of missing American soldiers on Memorial Day weekend. They got a boost from President Donald Trump himself, who tweeted Saturday that he would
The meeting of the House of Representetives on May 25 has been temporarily suspended as the Palang Pracharat party seek to postpone the selection of the Speaker of the House. The meeting will resume at 2 pm.
The Democrat party’s chief advisor Chuan Leekpai has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, receiving 258 votes. The other contender, Mr. Sompong Amornvivat of the Pheu Thai party, received just 235 votes. Mr. Leekpai was nominated by Palang Pracharat party-list MP Natthaphon Teepsuwan, whereas Sompong was nominated by Mr. Sukarno Matha of the
The possibility of humans being defeated by an android does not only exist in the movie. Earlier this year, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society listed seven jobs that may not exist in the future because they will be replaced by technology. Let’s see which one is about to be oblivion soon. Cashier Human cashiers
The Democrat party has nominated former prime minister and party chief advisor Chuan Leekpai as its candidate in the race to become Speaker of the House today (Saturday). Mr. Prin Panitchpakdi, an executive committee member, said on his Facebook page today that Mr. Leekpai’s candidacy was approved by the executive committee. Chuan Leekpai will run
Mr. Chai Chidchop, 91, mops his brow as he chairs the heated first session of the House of Representatives to vote for a House speaker today.
Chuan Leekpai, 81, elected Speaker of the House 258:235. He was Thailand’s 20th prime minister, serving 2 terms from September ‘92 to July ‘95 and November ‘97 to February ‘01. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from ‘86 to ’88. He now becomes the only Thai only politician to hold both posts twice.
Novak Djokovic can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time with victory at the French Open. However, a returning Roger Federer and rejuvenated Rafael Nadal will once again stand in his way. World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of
The first meeting of the House of Representatives was anything but smooth and orderly as it was marred by protests and boos from several MPs, who were apparently venting their pent-up frustration after being gagged for the past five years under the junta’s rule. The first sign of disorder emerged when the House secretary-general, Mr.
Public prosecutors appealed to the Appeals Court today against the verdicts and sentences imposed on construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and three others, demanding higher penalties for illegal hunting in the Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary in which one panther and other protected wildlife species were killed. The Thong Phaphum provincial court on March 19th handed down
