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Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana was this aftetnoon chosen as the leader of the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party. Speaking after his appointment at the party’s general meeting, Uttama said he will not resign from the Cabinet and insisted that he will not take advantage of his political position for political interest. Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong was
The Energy Policy Committee has agreed to inject another 70 satang/litre to one baht/litre subsidy from the Oil Fund to freeze the retail price of diesel at 30baht/litre. Energy Minister Siri Chirapongphan said that the increased subsidy for diesel up to one baht/litre instead of 30 satang/litre was based on the assumption that global crude
Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana announced today that he was ready to lead the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party. Mr Uttama and Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong arrived at the Grand Diamond ballroom of Impact Muang Thong Thani to attend the general meeting of the Palang Pracharat Party in the afternoon. Sontirat told reporters that he came here
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, while highlighting the role of the media in building democracy, said yesterday that criticisms are beneficial for the government in order to fix its deficiencies, according to Antara news agency. Speaking at the opening of the Congress of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI), he said he considered criticisms voiced by
Residents make their way along a street full of debris after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on September 29, 2018. Rescuers scrambled to reach tsunami-hit central Indonesia and assess the damage after a strong quake brought down several buildings and sent locals fleeing their homes for higher ground.
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Many bodies were found on Saturday along the shoreline of the Indonesian city of Palu on Sulawesi island which was hit by a major earthquake and tsunami, as the death toll rose to 48 people and hundreds unaccounted for, authorities said. Strong aftershocks continued to rock the coastal city on Saturday morning
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Friday that he hoped to shame the powerful countries in the United Nations into agreeing to reform their outdated veto powers in the UN, the New Straits Times reported. Mahathir said the powerful countries should be told that they cannot urge regime change in other countries when
Varawut Silpa-archa of Chartthaipattana makes education reform his key platform.
JAKARTA (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed when a strong earthquake and tsunami hit the city of Palu on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Friday, a hospital official told Metro TV in a report broadcast on Saturday. A tsunami up to two meters (six feet) high swept through Palu at dusk after the sleepy
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented level of potential access, adding to what has been a difficult year for the company’s reputation. Facebook, which has more than 2.2 billion
Cold weather has arrived in Chiang Mai with temperature on top of Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain peak, measured at 6 degree Celsius on Friday – down from 11 degree Celsius one day earlier. Mr Rung Hirunwong, chief of Doi Inthanon national park, said the arrival of cold whether signaled the start of the tourism
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) broke its long silence about its probes into the procurement of the fake bomb detectors GT200 by several state security-related agencies with an announcement that it had recently received a copy of the verdict by the British court against the British fraudsters of the useless but costly devices. By design
The Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non in Chiang Rai province which has been closed for renovation to restore its natural environment following the dramatic rescue operations to save the lives of the 13 Wild Boar boys and their coach will be officially re-opened to the public on December 1. Deputy director-general of the National
A former senior park official was on Wednesday sentenced to three months in prison and fined 5,000 baht by the Tak provincial court after he was guilty of forest encroachment. The prison term was, however, suspended for two years. The case dated back to September last year when a team of forest rangers raided a
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that whoever becomes Thailand’s next prime minister is constitutionally required to follow the 20-year national strategy formulated under his administration. He said under the 2017 Constitution, the incoming prime minister serves as chairman of the committee on national strategy that is duty-bound to implement the national strategy. Critics, especially
The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of rainstorm and strong winds in 53 provinces, including Bangkok, from today until Monday, as result of high pressure from China which has blanketed the upper parts of Thailand. Northern and northeastern provinces will first be affected starting today to be followed the following day by Bangkok and
