In pictures: Protesters clash with police near Govt House
PROTESTERS were hit with volleys of water cannon and tear gas near the Government House after marching there from Victory Monument and trying to dismantle rolls of barbed wire to get closer to the complex with this triggering a clash with the police, Siam Rath and Sanook.com said. The Thalufah (Through the Sky) activist protest […]
Read MoreProtesters head for Govt House, avoid Din Daeng battlefield
PROTESTERS were again out on the street to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down today (Aug. 16) but changed their destination after starting their march and headed for the Government House instead of the premier’s house within the First Infantry Regiment compound on Vibhavadi Rangsit road, Siam Rath newspaper said. The leaders […]
Read MoreCensure motion filed against PM, five other cabinet members
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OPPOSITION today (Aug. 16) lodged a censure motion against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five other cabinet members on alleged misconduct, duty- negligence and inefficiency grounds. The Pheu Thai Party-led opposition filed the censure motion to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai who is yet to open censure debate at parliament within […]
Read MoreCovid crisis leads to NESDC slashing 2021 GDP growth forecast
THE National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) cut its projection of Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2021 to 0.7-1.2%, from 1.5-2.5% previously estimated, as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 wave that began in April and led to a lockdown in 29 dark red provinces, Amarin TV said today (August 16). However, […]
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