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Beijing, China - China appeared to confirm on Thursday that dozens of Uyghurs had been deported from Thailand, despite warnings from human rights groups that they face persecution on their return.
The driver of the ill-fated double-decker bus, which was involved in a fatal accident in Prachin Buri early Wednesday morning, allegedly did not stop every four hours for a rest as legally required, according to Sorapong Paitoonphong, deputy permanent secretary of the Transport Ministry, today.
The Opposition’s no confidence debate against the government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is scheduled to begin on March 24th, House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today.
The Provincial Administration Department has been ordered, by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, to investigate complaints received from condominium owners about Chinese investors renting their units to tourists on a daily basis, in violation of the Hotels Act.
Thailand must face global condemnation for its decision to forcibly return Uyghur detainees to China, from a Bangkok detention centre, Rushan Abbas, executive director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, said in a statement.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra claimed today that she has does not yet have the details of the reported repatriation of 48 Uyghur detainees from a Bangkok detention centre early this morning. She said every nation must, however, handle such matters while adhering to the law, international procedures and human rights. Six vans, with their logos and windows covered, left the detention centre at 2am. Opposition MP Kannavee Suebsang claimed the vehicles were carrying the Uyghurs, who had...
Rabbi Nehemiah Wilhelm, the most senior rabbi in Thailand, has offered his assurance that Israeli tourists visiting the country simply wish to enjoy a peaceful time and the country’s beautiful culture.
The Thai military has stepped up road checks near the Thai-Cambodian border, in Karb Choeng district of Surin, to prevent scammers fleeing the crackdown in Myanmar from setting up again in Cambodia’s Casino City in O Samet in Oddar Meanchey province.
People’s party MP Rangsiman Rome has expressed concern today that the attempt by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to probe alleged voting collusion in the Senate election last June may end up being a match fixing exercise for political expediency.
The Social Security Office (SSO) is facing major calls for reform amid criticism that lavish spending, poor budgeting, and a lack of transparency have pushed Thailand’s social security system to the brink of collapse.
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed, by a 6:1 vote, to cut the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 2%, with immediate effect.
Images of mysterious key boxes, placed at various locations around downtown Bangkok, went viral among Thai netizens this week.
The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has sent a list of the names of 7,141 people of about 28 nationalities, who it has rescued from scam call centres in Shwe Kokko and KK Park in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, to Thailand’s Ratchamanu Task Force for processing.
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) announced the seizure of a Vietnamese fishing boat and its crew today, for illegally fishing in Thailand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Gulf of Thailand.
An Australian couple have criticised Qatar Airways after a blanket-draped corpse was seated next to them during a long-haul flight.
The Cabinet has urged the Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut the current policy rate of 2.25% at its meeting today, Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said yesterday.
