85 academics repudiate Constitutional Court’s ruling against monarchical reform bids
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EIGHTY-FIVE UNIVERSITY academics today (Nov. 17) issued a joint statement to repudiate a ruling of the Constitutional Court recently delivered against monarchical reform efforts. These political scientists, historians, sociologists and humanists attached to Chulalongkorn, Thammasat, Silpakorn, Prince of Songkla, Ramkhamhaeng, Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani universities, among others, adopted the […]
Read MoreYouth posts sarcastic message after Covid jabs triggered hair loss
A 19-YEAR-OLD youth posted a sarcastic message that after getting two Covid jabs he did not die but instead lost almost all the hair on his head for which 400,000 baht compensation is not enough should be one million baht, Sanook.com said this evening (Nov. 17). The youth, Mr. Badin (surname withheld), said he is […]
Read MoreMove to ban unvaccinated people from public places
A SUBCOMMITTEE at the Public Health Ministry is considering proposing to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) that people unvaccinated against Covid-19 be barred from public places, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 19). Dr. Sophon Mekthon, assistant to the Public Health Minister, said the subcommittee on Covid-19 vaccination which he chairs would be […]
Read MoreThailand not among 95 nations allowed to make Pfizer Covid pill
US News &World Report and Sanook.com PFIZER Inc. announced yesterday (Nov. 16) that it has reached an agreement for its promising Covid-19 antiviral pill to be made and sold cheaply in 95 developing nations but Thailand is not among them, US News & World Report and Sanook.com said. Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
Read MorePeople-endorsed constitution amendment bill voted down
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT legislation historically endorsed by the people to keep Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from prolonging his rule beyond the next election was today (Nov. 17) overwhelmingly voted down by government MPs and senators. Following a marathon debate in a joint House of Representatives/Senate session, the amendment bill was rejected […]
Read MoreThailand becomes first foreign customer of AT-6 light-attack aircraft
TEXTRON Aviation Defense has secured its first international buyer for the Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine, with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to receive eight of the armed turboprops, FlightGlobal.com news site said on Sunday (Nov. 14). Thailand has signed a $143 million (approximately 4.675 billion baht) contract to acquire the type, which is on […]
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