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After having sat on the sidelines for years, fugitive former prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s only son, Panthongtae “Oak”, has decided to formally join Pheu Thai party just as it continues to bleed from a mass defection which sees several of its former MPs joining the ranks of pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat. Panthongtae on Sunday posted
Pheu Thai partry’s election strategy chief Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan emerges a top favourite to become the next prime minister in an opinion survey conducted by Nida Poll of the National Institute of Development Administration Of the top ten candidates as potential prime minister, Khunying Sudarat was voted by 25.16 percent of the 1,260 respondents,
Pheu Thai party continues to bleed as another batch of its former MPs from Kamphaeng Phet flock to the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat party. Accompanied by Suriya Joengroongruangkit, a former MP of the Thai Rak Thai party, predecessor of the Pheu Thai, five former Pheu Thai MPs of Kamphaeng Phet, including Pai Link, Pol Lt-Col Waipote
PARIS (Reuters) – Police firing tear gas and water cannons clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, the second weekend of “yellow vest” protests across France. As night fell, the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, where fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld switched on the
Two defence volunteers were fatally shot at a market place in Kapor district of Pattani province Saturday allegedly by southern militants. The two victims, identified as Supote Phonpala and Asri Julae, were volunteers attached to Tambon Talordue Raman protection unit in Kapor district. Kapor district police said that two assailants, believed to be militants, were
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday presided over the official opening of the Charoensook Mongkoljit (Happy and Healthy) bicycle lane at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan province. The King later led 450 dignitaries in a test ride on the 23.5 kilometre track. Prasong Poonthanet, chairman of the board of Airports of Thailand,
When a political party has a caucus or launching ceremony, optimism prevails without fail. That optimism can be justified or misguided, which is why Palang Pracharat, a pro–Prayut party that held a major self–introductory ceremony last Sunday with a lot of fanfare, showcasing admittedly a great diversity of high–profile members, should not get too excited.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has blamed the Thaksin government’s policy in 2004 to promote the expansion of one million rai of rubber plantations for today’s rubber surplus, making Thailand the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter and the resulting nosedive in its prices. In his weekly nation-wide address, the prime minister said his government had
When a political party has a caucus or launching ceremony, optimism prevails without fail. That optimism can be justified or misguided, which is why Palang Pracharat, a pro–Prayut party that held a major self–introductory ceremony last Sunday with a lot of fanfare, showcasing admittedly a great diversity of high–profile members, should not get too excited.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed today that the election roadmap remains unchanged and any decision to delay it as demanded by some political parties would have to be made by the Election Commission. The prime minister also continued to remain evasive about his own political future, only saying that he has not made up his
SINGAPORE – Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 57, has been picked as first assistant secretary-general of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), making him the most likely candidate to be Singapore’s next prime minister, the Straits Times reported. It said with Heng’s appointment, the party’s fourth generation leaders provided the answer to the pressing question of who will
Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary chief Wichien Chinnawong has been honored with special commendation by the United Nations Environment Programme for his courage in arresting a group of wildlife hunters in the sanctuary in February this year. Although the UNDP did not mention the names of the alleged hunters in its press release on Thursday, it
The National Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously passed in the first reading an amendment to the Narcotics Act which seeks to legalize the import and export and possession of marijuana and kratom for medical purposes. The amendment will also empower the Office of the Narcotics Board to designate areas for cultivation of marijuana or kratom
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan Motor Co fired Carlos Ghosn as chairman Thursday, curtailing the powerful executive’s nearly two decade long reign at the Japanese automaker after his arrest for alleged financial improprieties. In an hours-long meeting, the company’s board of directors voted unanimously to dismiss Ghosn as chairman and as a representative director, Nissan said
The right of same-sex couples to adopt foster children and their right to end their “marriage” in case either of them cannot have sexual relationship or has serious communicable diseases will be incorporated in the same-sex “marriage” bill expected to be submitted to the justice minister for consideration within this month. Ms Nareelak Paechaipoom,
A fallout from declining tourist arrivals, especially Chinese since the Phoenix tourist boat tragedy in mid-July, has forced more than 10 small hotels and hostels in Chiang Mai to put up their properties for sale. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the offering selling prices range from a few million baht up to 50 million baht
