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The opposition People’s party questioned the Education Ministry today about the necessity and rationale of appointing the Office of Welfare Promotion Commission for Teachers and Educational Personnel, better known as the “Suksapan Store”, to manage the printing and distribution of textbooks for schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC).
In a sign that Thailand’s political temperature is rising again, former leaders of the rival red- and yellow-shirt movements have joined forces against a new common enemy – ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Assoc Prof Jade Donavanik, an outspoken legal expert, has ignited public anger by suggesting that Thailand should “dump democracy” if the current political system does not serve the country and its people.
Aiming to boost literacy among prisoners, the government has rolled out the Read for Release programme, offering inmates a four-day reduction of their sentences for every book they read.
Veteran environmental journalist Vanchai Tantivitayapitak has been chosen as the new director general of the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS).
Thailand and Cambodia agreed today to move their troops 200 metres back from a spot in a disputed area near Thailand’s border in Ubon Ratchathani province, in an effort to ease tensions following a brief exchange of gunfire yesterday.
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has rejected the Medical Council’s decision to discipline three doctors over their handling of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s stay on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital (PGH), from mid-August 2023 until February last year.
More medical doctors are rallying in support of the Medical Council, in the wake of an apparent campaign to discredit it. This follows Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin’s veto of the council’s decision to discipline three doctors, over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s controversial stay on the 14th floor of Police General Hospital for six months while serving a prison sentence.
The attorney-general has decided not to indict American academic Paul Chambers on a lèse majesté charge, on the grounds that there is insufficient evidence to prove that he was responsible for posting a statement on a website, which was deemed to be defamatory to the monarchy.
Washington, United States - The Trump administration on Wednesday filed an appeal to a US federal court ruling that sought to block most of the US president's sweeping import tariffs from going into effect.
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have called for restraint, to prevent further escalation of tensions along their shared border, following a fatal armed clash near Thailand’s Nam Yuen district in Ubon Ratchathani province yesterday.
The top military commanders of Thailand and Cambodia will meet this afternoon after a brief gunfight between their troops at the undemarcated border close to Ubon Ratchathani province yesterday led to a death of a Cambodian soldier.
People’s party MP Parit Wacharasindhu engaged in a heated argument today with Deputy House Speaker Pichet Chuamuangpan, over the budget for parliament’s renovation and the building of a new car park.
Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen has condemned the brief exchange of gunfire between Thai and Cambodian troops, at the shared border in Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province yesterday, during which a Cambodian sergeant died.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told members of parliament today that the government had to present a deficit budget for the 2026 fiscal year to maintain economic stability, to stimulate economic growth and stability, to create economic opportunities and to improve the quality of life of the people, among other reasons.
Washington, United States - Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday announced he was leaving his role in US government, intended to reduce federal spending, shortly after his first major break with President Donald Trump over his signature spending bill.
