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The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok has strongly protested against comments made by a member of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC), which it claims to be “heinous and shameful” lies about China’s alleged mistreatment of its Muslim population.
Ottawa, Canada - Canada will hit back at US tariffs with 25 percent levies of its own on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
Highlighted on the agenda of a meeting with ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday were the situation in Myanmar and the development of cryptocurrency, said Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Buying second-hand is back in vogue as people are becoming more environmentally conscious and looking to live more sustainably.
Family members of freed Thai hostages will travel to Israel to accompany them home once their health is confirmed to be safe, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said yesterday.
Police arrested a Taiwanese national at a condominium in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district today. The man, identified only as ‘Lieu’, is suspected of being the leader of a call centre gang in Thailand.
Of the eight provinces in which former PM Thaksin campaigned for local election candidates, as an ‘assistant to the MP’, his Pheu Thai Party lost in four in yesterday’s polls, raising questions about over how much political influence he still has.
The Pheu Thai party won the most seats in the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections yesterday in the 18 provinces whereas the winners in the last general election, the Move Forward party (now the People’s party), was roundly defeated, winning in only one province.
Pheu Thai party lead in unofficial voting results of the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections followed by Bhumjaithai Party.
Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee urged eligible voters to go to the polls today and exercise their right to vote in Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) mayoral and councillor elections.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra laid out the government’s performance and achievements in a pre-recorded address, broadcast in the “Thai Opportunities with PM Paetongtarn” program on the NBT HD2 channel today.
For the first time in history, the Royal Thai Survey Department has recruited a female civilian pilot.
The dates of elections in Thailand are set by the Election Commission. They are usually on the last Sunday, within 45 days, from the term expiry for incumbent elected officials. It is uncommon for voters to be asked to cast their ballots on a Saturday, like today, but there are reasons for it.
Five Thai nationals freed from Gaza after 15 months in Hamas captivity described enduring relentless bombings and frequent hunger.
A delegation from China, led by Vice Public Security Minister Liu Zongyi, visited the Mae Sai district of the northern province of Chiang Rai today, to see the Golden Triangle special economic zone, just across the Mekong River in the Laotian town of Ton Pheung, where a Chinese investor has developed a new town, complete with casinos and hotels.
Users of mobile banking services, who are notified by their banks that their names do not match the name of the owner of the SIM card in their smartphone which is registered with the bank, are to be required to contact their banks to correct the issue by April 30th, or their mobile banking services will be suspended.
