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The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Posts on Friday accepted for further hearings a corruption case related to the Uah Arthorn housing project of the National Housing Authority against former social development and human security minister Wattana Muangsuk and eight other individuals. The Office of the Attorney-General accused Mr Wattana, a
The government will hold a thank-you party for all the people involved in the search and rescue operations at Tham Luang cave, including members of the Thai and foreign media, as well as people who provided support for the operations at the courtyard of Dusit Palace on September 6. Prime Minister’s Office Minister Suwaphan Tanyuwattana
Branding informal debt as an evil, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said last night he could not afford to let unscrupulous money lenders take advantage of their poor debtors and vowed to press on with the government’s effort to solve the informal debt problem. In his weekly nation-wide address, he cited a government’s survey which
Thaksin Shinawatra’s latest outburst against the Thai military government may come back to haunt him big time. His statements, which sought to uplift Pheu Thai politicians, could be deemed to have violated election laws, which prescribe “dissolution” as the ultimate punishment for political parties influenced by outsiders. While his war cry, issued last week, can
After 33 years of courtroom battle, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has finally won back the legal ownership of Koh Poda island off the southern province of Krabi , thanks to two crucial pieces of evidence — the annual rings of the oldest coconut tree on the island and aerial photos
Cambodian police have asked for the return of two murder suspects in exchange for the delivery of Panya Yingdang, alias Sia Oun, wanted in Thailand allegedly for the killing of a man and a woman at Khao Cheechan in Chon Buri on July 29. The two Cambodians wanted by Cambodian police on a murder case
Heavy downpours on Thursday night caused flash foods in many villages in three districts of Nan province in the North, forcing an evacuation of people from 11 villages of Santisuk district, while a villager was electrocuted in Pua district. The heavy rain was influenced by tropical storm “Bebinca” which is now covering the upper part of Vietnam
The five new members of the Election Commission officially assumed their duty today and the first major task awaiting them is how to deal with the fate of the 616 election inspectors appointed by their predecessors. Itthiporn Boonprakong, the EC chairman, and the other four new EC members Santhad Siri-ananpaiboon, Tawatchai Thoedpaothai, Chatchai Chanpraisri and Pakorn Mahanop
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of US newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people. “A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press,” said the editorial by the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — China’s military has expanded its bomber operations in recent years while “likely training for strikes” against the United States and its allies, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said. The assessment, which comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China tensions over trade, was contained in an annual report that highlighted China’s efforts
Chiang Mai provincial administration and a network of civic groups opposing the Doi Suthep housing project for judges and officials of Region 5 Appeals Court agreed at a meeting today that the 45 housing units for judges must be immediately vacated. As for those who are still staying at a nine-unit condominium building, the meeting
Action Coalition for Thailand (Ruam Palang Prachachart Thai) party co-founder Suthep Thuagsuban on Thursday urged the National Anti-Corruption Commission to have the corruption against him sent to the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices. The former leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee was accused of malfeasance while in office in connection
YANGON (Reuters) – Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The acknowledgement came a day after a Reuters investigation showed why the company
Interior Minister gen Anupong Paochinda on Thursday came to the defence of his son after the latter’s name appeared on a list of appointments with the Phuket governor to discuss garbage management deals. He said he had asked his son, Yutthapong, about the reported appointment with the Phuket governor and was told that his son
It has been a rough year for the lira and the Turkish economy in general, despite logging a 7.4 percent growth rate in 2017. Omer Kablan looks at how the lira got to its current position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=142&v=j_n-Lychxhc Cr : TRTWORLD
Panya Yingdung, better known as “Sia Uan Bang La”, a suspect in the murder of his girlfriend and her companion on July 29 at the Khao Chee Chan mountain cliff with a Buddha carving in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district, has been arrested in Cambodia, deputy police chief Chalermkiat Srivorakhan confirmed this morning. Mr Panya, 39,
