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The German ambassador to Thailand has invited members of the country’s top girl group BNK48 to the embassy for a discussion on the terror of Nazi dictatorship. In his twitter post on Sunday, Ambassador Georg Schmidt said he shared the “shock and dismay” expressed by Israeli ambassador Shapira Smada over the incident on Friday night
Two Australian cave divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of the 12 Wild Boar footballers and their football coach from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai last July have been jointly named Australian of the year 2019. Richard Harris and Craig Challen were among eight Australians honored with Australian of the Year Awards 2019
The Election Commission is not certain that it will be able to announce the election results within May 9 as it earlier pledged, EC chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong said today. However, he stressed that the election agency will do its best to announce the results of the March 24 election as quickly as possible. May 9
The western province of Ratchaburi is the latest province to be affected by PM2.5 dust particles to the extent that the provincial public disaster prevention and mitigation office has issued an order banning the burning of trash, grass and other vegetations. Bangkok and five other neighboring provinces, namely Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom
Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang has been authorized to take necessary steps to suspend activities that are contributing to the worsening air pollution in Bangkok. In the meantime, the Pollution Control Department predicted that a new round of cold front would envelope upper Thailand, including the central region, and this would cause the amount of PM2.5
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will be one of the three prime ministerial candidates of the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat Party, party leader Uttama Savanayana said Thursday. But Uttama stopped short of saying whether Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will also be a candidate. He insisted that no formal approach has been made with Prayut so
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Members of Malaysia’s royal families today elected Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah of the central state of Pahang as the new king, following the unexpected abdication of the previous monarch. Sultan Abdullah, 59, will formally take over the throne on Jan. 31 for a five-year term, the keeper of the rulers’ seal
Malaysia can pick up something from the method implemented in Thailand in tackling the issue of neglected children and babies and those without citizenships, said Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, according to Bernama news agency. It quoted Wan Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, as
The Palang Pracharat Party which supports Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return as prime minister today unveiled its ambitious so-called “7-7-7” policies that seek to, among others, carry on and expand the incumbent government’s various populist schemes ranging from welfare for the poor, and cheap housing to debt reliefs for laborers and farmers. Palang Pracharat leader Uttama
A South Korean computer programmer turned himself in to Crime Suppression Division police early this morning allegedly in connection with the recent gruesome murder of another South Korean. The suspect, 32-year-old Kim Hae-oon, was handed over to Pol Maj-Gen Jirapob Puridet, commander of the CSD police, at the CSD headquarter at about 1 am today
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is approaching a crossroads. By early next month, he will have to make his intention clear on whether he will be a prime ministerial nominee of the Palang Pracharat Party or he will stay aloof and wait for an “invitation card” after the general election. It is now official that the
The long-awaited Royal Decree on the election of members of the parliament has been promulgated today after it was signed by His Majesty the King and published in the Royal Gazette. The promulgation of the decree marks a significant step for the election date to be set within five days by the Election Commission as
Police and forest officials have seized 1,666 Asia black bear claws and arrested four men, including a Vietnamese and a Laotian, in a major bust of transnational wildlife carcass trafficking gang. Acting on a tip-off that a large shipment of carcasses of protected wildlife species were to be sent to Laos on a bus on
Air quality in and around Bangkok this morning has slightly improved with only 11 spots being affected with excessive amount of PM2.5 dust particles beyond the 50-micron standard level, the Pollution Control Department reported. However, the department warned that the air quality might worsen slightly in the afternoon due to weaker wind velocity and poorer
The Election Commission has set Sunday, March 24 as the date for the long-awaited general election. The commission made the decision during an urgently-called meeting only hours after the Royal Decree on election of members of Parliament was promulgated this morning. Speaking after the meeting, EC chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong said the seven election commissioners decided
Air quality in and around Bangkok has become worse today with higher amount of PM2.5 dust particles in the air as a result of close weather, stale air with wind velocity of less than 2 kph and absence of rain, the Pollution Control Department reported this morning. However, the department predicted that the situation will
