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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said today that ASEAN has yet to get its due credit as the only regional organization that has been sustainable and with tremendous potential. In his acceptance speech after receiving an honorary doctorate by Rangsit University in recognition of his statesmanship, Mahathir also highlighted how students are future leaders who
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered the three armed forces to dispatch men and equipment to southern provinces hard hit by flooding as the Meteorological Department warned southerners to brace for more rain. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt-Gen Kongcheep Tantrawanich said this morning southern-based military units were instructed to keep monitoring weather conditions and flood
Miss Philippines Catriona Gray was crowned Miss Universe 2018 at a glittering pageantry at Impact Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok this morning. The first runner-up is Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green and the second runner-up is Miss Venezuela Isabella Rodriguez. The rest of the top 5 included Miss Vietnam Tran Tieu Vy and Miss Puerto
In another sign of worsening troubles for the media industry, mass-circulation Thai Rath newspaper is joining its media colleagues in downsizing its staff through a voluntary early retirement scheme. Thai Rath, which at its peak claimed a daily circulation of one million, said in a statement issued Monday that the drastic change in media consumption
Catriona Gray of the Philippines waves to the audience after being crowned the new Miss Universe 2018 on December 17, 2018 in Bangkok
Selection of senators, who will play a key role in shaping post-election Thai political future, began today with candidates in all 876 districts across the country selecting among themselves in their respective districts for preliminary lists of candidates to be moved up to provincial level for the second round of selection. There has been a
His Majesty the King has accepted under his patronage a bicyclist who was seriously injured after she was hit by a pickup truck during a cross-country journey by bike to solicit fund to buy medical equipment for a state hospital in the southern district of Hat Yai. The accident took place at about 9.26 am
The Future Forward Party on Sunday formally unveiled a series of policies that its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit claim will change the face of Thailand. The policies range from decentralization of the bureaucratic system and creating social equality to ending economic monopoly and military reform. The party also vows to end compulsory military conscription which it
The Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) has joined forces with the Foundation for Thai People, the Thai Chamber of Commerce University and a network of anti-graft groups to put pressure on political parties to incorporate corruption issue in their policies with public input screened from an opinion survey. The 30-day opinion survey started on November
A man suspected of throwing hand-grenades into the anti-Yingluck government protests at the Victory Monument and on Banthadthong road in January 2014 was arrested this week by police and the military at a Thai-Cambodian border crossing. The arrest of the suspected bomber, identified as Krisda Chaikae, 47, a resident of the western province of Kanchanaburi,
Former Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdit was today sentenced to one-year imprisonment by the Supreme Court for making unfounded corruption allegations against former deputy prime minister Suthep Thuagsuban concerning the construction of 396 police stations. The Supreme Court reversed the acquittal verdicts of the Criminal Court and the Appeals Court which cleared Tarit
Heavy rain that has battered the southern region for the past few days has caused flooding in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung provinces. In Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Muang district mayor Chaowas Senpong warned people living in low-lying areas to prepare for evacuation as a huge water mass from Khao Luang mountain range
The Royal Decree on the election of members of the parliament has already been submitted to His Majesty the King for his Royal approval, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Saturday. He reaffirmed that the election date remains unchanged on February 24, but the date for advance voting for overseas voters may be moved
Blood is thicker than water, it was so said. But it is definitely not for the case of the two Juangroongruangkit clan members – Suriya of the pro-government Palang Pracharat party and Thanathorn, leader of the pro-democracy Future Forward party. In an interview on Thursday, Thanathorn said he regretted that Suriya who is regarded as
French police on Thursday shot dead a gunman who had been on the run since killing three people, including a Thai tourist, at Strasbourg’s popular Christmas market. More than 700 French security forces had been hunting for 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt since the bloodshed on Tuesday night. He was believed to have been injured after exchanging
How to prepare students for this disruptive era by Dame Minouche Shafik, LSE Director
