Sirikanya viewed as ‘most suitable’ for finance minister: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Pita Limjaroenrat said today (May 31) Move Forward MP-designate Sirikanya Tansakul has been so far considered the “most suitable” person for the post of finance minister among all others. Pita said he has worked with Sirikanya, a deputy Move Forward leader and head of the largest party’s […]
Read MoreTravel agents warn wage hike will hit tourism industry
THE Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) warned that if the minimum wage is increased to 450 baht a day and further gradually increased every year it will definitely affect the economy with the tourism industry too impacted, Matichon newspaper said today (May 31). Mr. Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, Atta’s president, said a minimum wage hike […]
Read MoreSufficient hospital beds amid Covid spike
WITH THE number of Covid cases having increased as expected the government reassured that there are sufficient hospital beds nationwide for new patients with occupancy rate currently being 22%, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 31). Moreover it is Bangkok and its adjacent provinces that have the highest number of Covid cases. Mr. Anucha […]
Read MoreUkraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals
By Reuters and published by Euractiv.com Moscow/Kyiv – Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday (May 30) but were neutralised, Russia said in what one politician called the worst attack on the capital since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours. Since Russia sent troops […]
Read MoreTransition panel set up to work on Move Forward-led coalition’s policies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NINE-PERSON TRANSITION committee was today (May 30) set up to sort out and streamline the campaign policies of a Move Forward-led, eight-partner coalition government. Move Forward leader/top candidate for prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat was named chairman of the transition committee to which 23 working teams will be attached, including […]
Read MorePrawit denies involvement in Chakthip/Settha/Anutin meeting at Leicester stadium
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (May 30) dismissed criticism that he had sent former police chief Chakthip Chaijinda negotiating a possible Pheu Thai-led coalition government in which his own party might probably be included during a Sunday soccer match in Leicester City, England. Prawit categorically denied he had been […]
Read MoreYellow Line’s month-long trial run starts on Saturday, June 3
THE Transport Ministry said today (May 30) that a month-long trial run of the Yellow Line monorail mass transit system running from Lat Phrao to Samrong will start on Saturday, June 3, 2023, Matichon newspaper said. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has inspected the new rail line’s safety standards and upon […]
Read MoreStudent stabbed to death, three others wounded in school fight
A FIGHT between seventh and eighth graders of a well-known school in Sisaket province led to one of them stabbing the other to death while three other students also got wounded with two in serious condition, MNG Online said today (May 30). The stabbings occurred yesterday afternoon with the other students crying in intense […]
Read MoreExtradited Canadian man charged over gangster’s murder in Phuket
By AFP – published by The Peninsular Qatar and MNG Online POLICE said today (May 29) they have charged a Canadian man they described as a mercenary with the murder of a Canadian-Indian gangster in the resort island of Phuket. Officers launched an investigation after Jimi “Slice” Sandhu — whose nickname came from a […]
Read MorePita looks to promote tourism under THAI projects
By Thai Newsroom Reporter MOVE FORWARD LEADER PITA Limjaroenrat has confirmed over the weekend he is looking to promote tourism under what he has branded THAI projects. Posting on his Facebook page, the Move Forward leader who will likely be named the country’s 30th prime minister following the May 14 election put his tourism […]
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