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Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong today ruled out the possibility of a coup d’état , saying that unfounded reports of a coup were spread by “the same old group of people” and he asked the public not to fall prey to fake news on social media. General Apirat said that sightings of tanks on
After a brief respite, air quality in Bangkok and surrounding provinces deteriorated today, with PM2.5 dust particulate rising. The arrival of a moderate high pressure front from China and stale air are being blamed by the Pollution Control Department. On Wednesday, officials stopped 353 trucks in several areas of Bangkok for checks on their
The Election Commission has voted unanimously to ask the Constitutional Court to consider disbanding the pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party. A press release of the EC’s office said that the commission reached the resolution to recommend the party’s dissolution to the Constitutional Court late Tuesday night after finding the party’s nomination of Princess Ubolratana as
Princess Ubolratana said yesterday she regrets that her desire to help the country by entering the March-24 election as a prime ministerial candidate has ended up in trouble. “I regret that my sincere intention to help the country and our fellow Thai people has caused unintended troubles,” she said in an Instagram post with
While Bangkok and surrounding provinces enjoy improved air conditions, the smog situation in several northern and northeastern provinces is deteriorating due mainly to the burning of vegetation, sugarcane in particular. Today, in the northern province of Phrae, Governor Pongrat Phiromrat led a big clean-up by mobilizing local administration volunteers and troops from the Den Chai
Voice TV, a pro-Thaksin digital broadcaster known for its critical coverage of the military, went off the air at midnight as ordered by the broadcast regulator. “Temporarily off air as ordered by NBTC,” is a message spread across the screen of the channel instead of its normal programs. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission
Six former leaders of the anti-Thaksin People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), including ex-Bangkok governor Chamlong Srimuang, have lost their legal battle as the Supreme Court upholds their eight-month prison sentences for their illegal 2008 siege of the Government House. The other five are former media tycoon Sonthi Limthongkul, 70, Phipob Thongchai, 72, Somkiart Pongpaibul,
Chairman of the Election Commission Itthiporn Boonprakong denied that the commission has already made a decision to have the pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party dissolved for nominating Princess Ubolratana as its prime ministerial candidate last Friday. The commission chairman said in a Line message to the media that it was still in the process of deciding the
One southern militant was condemned to death and three others given life imprisonment by the Na Thawee provincial court in the southern province of Songkhla on Monday after they were found guilty of murder, robbery, illegal detention and committing offences threatening state security. The fifth defendant was sentenced to two years and eight months in
Before sunset last Friday, the last day of electoral candidacy registration, the Pheu Thai-led alliance was totally upbeat. Its realistic chances of beating its enemies and take post-election power had just been boosted even further by the announcement that Princess Ubolratana would be representing a party in its camp as a prime ministerial candidate. After
Songkran revelers will have five days to enjoy the Thailand’s annual water festival this year, after the Cabinet approved an additional public holiday on Friday April 12th. Government assistant spokesman Colonel Athisit Chainuwat said that state enterprises, financial institutions, the Bank of Thailand, the Ministry of Labour and private corporations could adjust the holidays as
The pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party today suffers another major setback that might lead to its dissolution after the Election Commission rules that it has engaged in action that is “detrimental to the democratic rule under the Monarchy” by nominating Princess Ubolratana as its prime ministerial candidate last Friday. The commission is now asking the
Thailand’s broadcast regulator, the NBTC, has ordered Voice TV, a broadcaster known for its critical coverage of the military, off the air for 15 days as of 1am on February 13. The station’s management has vowed to appeal to the Administrative Court. Lt-Gen Phirapong Manakit, an NBTC board member, said today that Voice TV’s two
The Thai Raksa Chart party appears to be in disarray after a special meeting of its executive committee, scheduled for Monday evening, was abruptly cancelled due to the lack of a quorum. A party official later told an army of reporters at the party’s head office that the meeting was postponed indefinitely because some executive
Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi was freed from detention this evening and was expected to fly out of Bangkok to Australia after the Criminal Court endorsed the public prosecutor’s request to withdraw the extradition case against him. The public prosecutor in charge of the case, Ms. Setha Thienpilakul, appeared before the court this morning with
Thailand’s Election Commission has rejected the pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party’s nomination of Princess Ubolratana as its sole candidate for the post-election prime minister. The commission also considered the demand for the Thai Raksa Chart party’s dissolution for allegedly involving a member of the Royal Family in politics, but the discussions remain inconclusive and will
