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In an ideal world where political horse-trading is far less influential, voters can effectively assert what they want on the March 24 election. In other words, the 250-strong Senate can be taken out of the equation when installing the new prime minister is concerned, although the chamber is provisionally empowered to have a say in
Poll finds most people undecided about which parties to vote for About 76 percent of respondents in the latest opinion poll admitted that they have not yet decided which parties they will vote for in the upcoming March 24 election whereas 38.7 percent don’t know when the election will take place. Super Poll director Dr
The Thai Criminal Court yesterday agreed to hear the public prosecutor’s request for an extradition of jailed footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled his home country in Bahrain amid political upheaval and has refugee status in Australia. Araibi will appear the court in Bangkok on Monday morning. His Thai lawyer Nadthasiri Bergman said Araibi will
Registration of candidates for the much-awaited election scheduled for March 24 will begin tomorrow morning (Monday) for all 350 constituencies nationwide. Special attention, however, will focus on Bangkok where the battle for the 30 House seats at stake is expected to be fierce. The five-day registration period will end on Friday. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Air quality in and around Bangkok improved today (Sunday) with no areas of Bangkok currently affected by excessive levels of PM2.5 dust particles. The Pollution Control Department described air quality today as very good to moderate, with levels of PM2.5 particulate matter ranging from 24-46 microns, below the 50-micron standard. However, the department said that
Accompanied by their supporters, election candidates flocked to registration centres across the country to register their candidacy in, what was described by Election Commission secretary-general Jaroongwit Poomma as, a trouble-free first day of registration. Apparently wary of breaching any of the stringent election rules and regulations, the atmosphere at most registration centres, including the one
After a 23 year absence from the beach in Thai Muang district of the southern Thai province of Phang-nga, Ridley’s turtles have returned to the beaches to breed, causing excitement among park officials. On Friday, Mr. Jatuporn Burutpat, director-general of the Marine and Coastal Resources Department, said that he had been informed by the chief
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received a formal invitation from the pro-junta Palang Pracharat party to be its prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming election but insisted he needs a few days to make up his mind. Earlier Gen Prayut vehemently declared once again that he will stay on as prime minister through the election despite
The trial of one of Thailand’s top construction tycoons, Premchai Karnasuta, for alleged illegal wildlife hunting moves into its final stage as the Thong Pha Phum provincial court has scheduled the reading of the verdict on March 19, 2019 according to Seub Nakhasathien Foundation chairman Sasin Chalermlarb, who was speaking on the first anniversary of
Most people in and around Bangkok feel that the smog problem has reached a critical level and that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should invoke his special powers under Section 44 of the interim Constitution to impose more stringent measures to tackle the problem, according to a Suan Dusit Poll organized by Suan Dusit University. Meanwhile,
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today sought assistance from the owners of diesel powered private cars asking them to avoid the use of their vehicles, except when absolutely necessary, until the smog situation in and around Bangkok has eased significantly. In making his plea, the prime minister blamed diesel engines for being the major source
Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned this morning that he might be forced to introduce the odd-even number rule for motorists in Bangkok if all other measures to ease the health-threatening smog problem in Bangkok and its peripherals fail. Touching on the ongoing smog problem during his address to officiate the National Strategy exhibition, the prime minister
The pro-junta Palang Pracharat party will tomorrow afternoon extend a formal invitation to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to be its prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming election. Uttama Savanayana, the former industry minister and party leader, will lead a delegation of Palang Pracharat’s key members to meet with Gen Prayut at the Government House to
On the evening of January 31st, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government will further increase measures to deal with the ongoing smog problem in and around Bangkok. The additional measures are to be in line with the Government’s four level categorization of the pollution problem, with “Stage Four” being the most serious allowing
The Ministry of Education has ordered all schools in Bangkok closed for two days starting Thursday as smog condition in and around Bangkok worsened today. Meanwhile, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwangkuang ordered all the 437 schools under the supervision of the City Hall closed as of this afternoon until Friday in order to prevent young school
Thai PBS world daily 29 Jan 2019
