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The Senate has agreed to set up a 35-member committee to conduct a 180-day comprehensive study of the advantages and disadvantages of the government’s inclusion of a casino in its proposed entertainment complex project.
The Prachachart party, a member of the governing coalition, issued a statement today rejecting the Pheu Thai party’s draft entertainment complex bill, claiming that its content contravenes Islamic precepts and may have negative impacts on the morals and culture of society.
Songklanagarind Hospital, a medical and research institute in Thailand’s Songkhla province, has joined the opposition to the draft entertainment complex bill, calling for the government to reconsider.
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has estimated that Thailand could suffer an estimated 900 billion baht revenue loss from the US administration’s imposition of 36% reciprocal tariffs on Thai exports to the US.
The specter of a global downturn reminiscent of the Great Depression of the 1930s looms large, with egregious consequences for Thailand’s economy, after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on all US trading partners.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has given the agencies concerned 90 days to provide a definite answer as to how the State Audit Office (SAO) building collapsed while under construction, after a devastating earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28th.
Thailand and Bhutan have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) to promote mutual trade cooperation and strengthen their economic ties.
Thai law enforcement agencies have learned the whereabouts of two fugitives wanted in connection with a 7.5-billion baht healthcare investment fraud case and are expect to arrest them soon, said a senior Department of Special Investigation (DSI) official.
People affected by the earthquake on March 28 can seek help from Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) by contacting their district office before April 27th.
The death toll at the Chatuchak collapse site climbed to 21 today, as four more bodies were retrieved from the rubble on the 12th day of search operations following tremors that struck Bangkok on March 28.
The News Broadcasting Council of Thailand and the Broadcasting Journalists Association of Thailand urged the national police commissioner-general today to investigate and take legal action against a group of men who allegedly detained and intimidated a news crew, who were covering a shooting in the parking lot of a mall in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao area on Sunday.
One of two fugitive brokers allegedly involved in the Bt7.5-billion fraud case linked to Dr Boon Vanasin, former chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group, has been arrested in China and deported to Bangkok.
The K9 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Thailand team has announced the end of its search and rescue mission for people trapped under the debris of the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building today, after its 11-day tour of duty.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned government coalition parties to ensure that their MPs vote in support of the draft entertainment complex bill in parliament this Wednesday, or they may face expulsion from the government, said informed political sources.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, to discuss US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy and its potential impacts on ASEAN member states.
Pheu Thai secretary general Sorawong Thienthong is confident that government coalition parties will support the controversial draft entertainment complex bill in its first reading in parliament this Wednesday.
