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Pending the announcement of its new lineup, the Cabinet has assigned some ministers to serve concurrently as acting ministers for the vacant portfolios. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm takes on the economic affairs and energy portfolios, after the departures of Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak and Sontirat Sontijirawong. Deputy Prime
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, said today that he has the list of potential new ministers, for the Cabinet reshuffle, and it is now being vetted by officials, to make sure that the qualifications of those on the list meet the legal requirements. He insisted that he personally made the decisions about the new ministers,
In defiance of the state of emergency which has been in force for nearly four months, thousands showed up last Saturday for the biggest anti-government demonstration since COVID-19 hit the country, with related Facebook pages getting more than half a million followers. The event’s hashtag top-trended on social media. All signs now indicate that the
Labour Minister M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul has quit the Cabinet, effective today (Monday), becoming the fifth minister to resign. Ruam Palang Prachachart Thai Party spokesman, Mr. Khetrat Laothammatat, has confirmed M.R. Chatumongol’s resignation, but said that the party has not yet received his formal resignation letter. M.R. Chatumongol was reported to be upset by criticism, within
Thai police are collecting evidence as a basis for possible legal action against the organizers and leaders of the anti-government protest at the Democracy Monument on Saturday. Representatives of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Crime Suppression Division, the Technology Crime Suppression Division, the Special Branch, Samranrat, Nang Loeng and Chanasongkram police stations met Monday with
Thai security officers are keeping a close watch on the political activities of the Union of Thai Students, after the group held an anti-government protest at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Saturday, followed by similar protests in the northern province of Chiang Mai and in Ubon Ratchathani in the northeast on Sunday. Informed security
Prime Minister’s Office Minister Tewan Liptapallop is due to resign from the Cabinet this afternoon, reportedly to pave the way for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to complete a Cabinet reshuffle. Informed political sources said today (Monday) that the Chart Pattana Party resolved to let Mr. Tewan resign, so that the post can be filled Mrs.
Deprived of their voice after almost seven years without local elections since the 2014 military coup, Thai voters remain unsure whether the polls will return anytime soon. Despite uncertainty over when voters will finally be able to cast their ballots, the Progressive Movement – a reincarnation of the disbanded Future Forward Party – is actively
The anti-government protest, being held at the Democracy Monument, was abruptly called off, at about midnight Saturday night, after an organizer told the protesters of something suspicious occurring which might affect their safety. Ms. Chuthatip Sirikhan, president of the Union of Students of Thailand and one of the protest leaders, told the crowd that some
CARACAS, July 17 (Reuters) – A young man was shot to death in a fishing village in Venezuela during a protest over gasoline rationing, opposition deputies and a local human rights group said on Friday. Jose Luis Albornoz, 19, died Thursday of a shot to the chest allegedly fired by a member of the National
Anti-government protesters rallied at the Democracy Monument in the heart of Bangkok on Saturday evening, to demand the dissolution of Parliament, the drafting of a new Constitution and the ouster of the Government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, which they accuse of restricting the free expression of the people. Led by the Union of Students
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not consider a national mandate requiring people to wear masks to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Asked in an interview on Fox News to be broadcast on Sunday if he would consider a mandate, Trump said: “No, I want people to have
