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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that he has not yet ordered the reopening of border checkpoints along the Thai-Cambodian border, pointing out that there are several related issues which need to be discussed first.
Newly appointed Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul has posted a photo on his Facebook page of him talking on the telephone with Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong, who congratulated him on his appointment.
The “best” charters exist on paper only, because they guarantee nothing. In the real world, there are no such things as Constitutions that can make countries good or change them overnight.
The Election Commission (EC) has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of six political parties, for allegedly allowing themselves to be dominated by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the creation of and during the coalition government, led by then prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Two senior Thai army officers have voiced opposition to easing cross-border restrictions with Cambodia, stressing that such a move would only strengthen Cambodia while ultimately harming Thai society and people.
Persimmon farmers in Mae Chaem district of Chiang Mai have been dumping their harvested fruit, since prices have fallen to rock bottom and there are very few buyers.
When Thananon “Jaa” Niramit chose to follow her heart a few years ago, she could hardly imagine her love story would place her under Thailand’s brightest spotlight. Today, the 39-year-old entrepreneur is the wife of the country’s new prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul.
Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepal's army took back control of Kathmandu on Wednesday after the worst violence in two decades ousted the prime minister and left the parliament ablaze, enforcing a curfew and starting talks with protest leaders.
Chief of staff of the Thai armed forces, Gen Manas Chandee, said today that, if Cambodia shows its sincerity in the search for peace by withdrawing all its troops from the border with Thailand to their original positions, “peace would be restored between the two countries.”
Eight soldiers were injured when an armour-plated jeep in which they were travelling plunged into a roadside ravine in Na Thawee district of Songkhla province today.
The Constitutional Court today rejected three petitions, submitted separately by Pheu Thai MPs, including former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, challenging the legitimacy of the court’s ruling on August 29th removing her as prime minister, over the phone conversation between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
The lions that mauled a zookeeper to death will be secluded in a restricted zone for “behavioural adjustment” and will not be returning to the open area, said a senior official from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) welcomes and supports the possible easing of restrictions on certain border crossings with Cambodia, as it will help mitigate the impacts on border and further international trade following the extended closures, according to Poj Aramwattananont, chairman of the TCC and the Board of Trade of Thailand.
People living in three districts of Chainat province have been advised to move their valuables to higher ground quickly and to be aware of the risk from electric shocks, as the water level in the Chao Phraya River, upstream of the Chao Phraya Dam, has been rising steadily.
Acting defence minister Gen Nattaphon Nakpanich has clarified that any possible relaxation of cross-border activity with Cambodia would only apply to the transport of goods, not the movement of people, adding that even the transport of goods will not be a free flow, but restricted on a daily basis, pending further discussion.
