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MANILA (Reuters) – Allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have dominated a mid-term Senate election according to unofficial results on Tuesday, indicating growing support for the maverick leader and broad public endorsement of his controversial rule. Nine of 12 Senate seats available look set to go to pro-Duterte candidates and the rest to independents,
The Palang Pracharat party leader today received a letter of intent, signed by 11 smaller and lesser known parties, vowing to join the Palang Pracharat-led coalition and to support General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s prime ministerial nomination. Thanking the 11 parties for their unconditional support, party leader Uttama Savanayana said that the 11 parties had not made
Independent political activist Ekkachai Hongkangwan was, this morning, assaulted by four unidentified men in front of the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road in Bangkok. He was due to appear in court on charges of illegal assembly. Ekkachai, who previously had his car torched and was assaulted at least twice by unidentified assailants allegedly for his
His Majesty the King has thanked all parties, including government officials and the people, for making the Coronation Ceremony a great success. In a statement, issued by the Bureau of the Royal Household today, the Lord Chamberlain said that HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn was very pleased with the organization of the Coronation Ceremony, which was
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies intensified, sending shivers through global markets. China announced earlier it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods, including frozen vegetables and liquefied natural
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests. The trade war between the world’s top two economies escalated on Friday, with the
The latest round of US trade salvo against Chinese goods could dampen the prospect of Thai exports as Thailand’s outbound shipment can contract this year, said Thanawat Polwichai, Director of Economic and Business Forecasting Centre at the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce. On May 10, the US started raising tariffs to 25 percent from
The Bhumjaithai party has made clear that it will not support General Prayut Chan-o-cha as the next prime minister if the Palang Pracharat-led coalition alliance does not control at least 251 votes in the 500-member House of Representatives. “The next prime minister must have earned the trust of the majority of the MPs otherwise we
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has stepped up its imprisonment of political activists, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, intensifying a crackdown that has seen the number of prisoners of conscience increase by almost a third since last year. Nearly 10% of the 128 prisoners held in the Southeast Asian country for expressing dissenting
Filipinos headed to the polls on Monday in a vote that is expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte’s grip on power, opening the way for him to deliver on pledges to restore the death penalty and rewrite the constitution. More than 18,000 positions are at stake, including half of the seats in the upper house
“Back to back… I think it was the hardest, most tough Premier League ever. Liverpool was exceptional. I don’t mean to rub it in, it is what it is, they didn’t deserve to lose.” — Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany after a 4-1 win over Brighton on the final day clinched the Premier League title
Durian growers in the eastern province of Chanthaburi, Thailand’s largest source of the “king of Thai fruit”, have asked the Ministry of Commerce to seek new export markets for durian, besides China, fearing that there may be a glut of the fruit in the next few years. Durian production this year was estimated at about
Eleven small and lesser known parties are due to hold a Press conference this afternoon (Monday), at the Centara Grand Central Plaza Hotel, to announce their joint position regarding the ongoing race, between the Palang Pracharat and Pheu Thai parties, to form a coalition government. The Press conference was announced by Pol Gen Yongyuth Thepchamnong,
In spite of the government’s efforts to stimulate economic growth by launching a series of measures, their impacts on the market may be minimal largely because consumers have not regained confidence on the economy. The latest NIDA poll survey released on May 12 showed that 40.43 percent of respondents said the economic stimulus measures
