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At least twice a month –- on the first and sixteenth days – millions of Thais hope and pray that their fortune will change. They are glued to their TV set or mobile phones, anxiously waiting for lottery results praying for a miracle. Thais are increasingly addicted to lottery. The National Statistical Office of Thailand
Corals in the sea off Phuket have started to bleach due to the warming of the sea, according to reports from the Phuket-based operations centre of the 2nd National Marine Park. Due to steady warming of the water in the Andaman Sea, officials at the centre conducted a survey of coral reefs, at Had Nai
The Future Forward party says it will open a new chapter in local politics by not just fielding candidates in local elections, but also by helping local people design policies that respond to their specific needs. Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit announced today that the party will create another political phenomenon after its stunning success in
The ombudsmen have rejected the request from a former candidate of the disbanded Thai Raksa Chart party to consider the constitutionality of the March 24th general election. Mr. Raksakecha Chaechai, secretary-general of the Ombudsmen’s Office, said the ombudsmen met this morning to consider the request from Mr. Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, and agreed to reject the request on the
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will ask the Cabinet through the Ministry of Transport next Monday to help pay the 25 billion baht breach of contract compensation to Hong Kong’s Hopewell Holding Company. SRT deputy governor Aek Sitthiwekin explained Friday that the payment includes about 12 billion baht in principal plus interest amounting to
Firebrand leader of Future Forward Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit expressed confidence tonight that he would not be penalized by the Election Commission in connection with the allegation that he breached the Constitution and the election by holding shares in a media firm while registering for the March-24 election. Speaking to reporters at Suvarnabhumi airport, Thanathorn said
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. The shootout between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on
SEOUL (REUTERS) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of acting in “bad faith” during his Hanoi summit with President Donald Trump, and says peace on the peninsula depends on Washington, state media said on Friday. Kim made the comments during his first summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday
The Ombudsman’s Office will tomorrow discuss a request by a former party-list candidate of the disbanded Thai Raksa Chart party for the March 24th election to be nullified for breach of the Constitution and the MPs Election Act. Mr. Raksakecha Chaechai, secretary-general of the Ombudsman’s Office, said today that the ombudsman had scheduled a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the petition which demands that
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit may face yet another probe by the Election Commission for endorsing the candidacy of one party member in the March-24 election who was later disqualified by the EC. A well-informed source close to the EC cited the case of Mr Phubet Henlod, a Future Forward candidate for Sakhon Nakhon
The Election Commission (EC) will proceed and use the formula that it believes is legally correct for calculating party-list seats to be allocated to parties contesting the March 24thelection and will announce the official results, of at least 95% of the elections for both constituency and party-list MPs, on or before May 9th, according to EC deputy secretary-general Mr.Sawaeng Boonmee. The EC’s move, which is likely to be challenged, followed the Constitutional Court’s decision
Embattled Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has told his followers not to worry about him, saying that all the party members are still in high spirits. He said on his Facebook page that he would fly back from Europe tomorrow (Thursday) and would settle his problem with the Election Commission (EC). Thanathorn’s remarks were
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office has sentenced fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to three years in prison without suspension after finding him guilty of malfeasance in office for approving a 4-billion-baht low interest loan from the Thai Exim Bank to Myanmar for the purchase of telecom equipment and services
The Constitutional Court has rejected the Election Commission’s request for it to rule on the formula to be used to calculate the allocation of 150 party-least seats among parties contesting the March 24th general election. By a vote of 7 to 2, the Constitutional Court ruled today that the EC has the duty and authority to
The World Bank has cut Thailand’s growth rate projection this year to 3.8% from 3.9% compared to last year’s 4.1% GDP due to export growth slowing to 5.7% from last year’s 5.9%. Citing the East Asia and Pacific Update report, the World Bank’s senior economist for Thailand, Mr. Kiatpong Ariyapratya, said that the Word Bank
