Thaksin advised to put off return home till new govt set up
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MEMBERS OF DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s family would prefer he postpone his long-awaited homecoming from next month until after a post-election government has been completely put in place, said a source personally associated with his camp. Thaksin’s former spouse Podjaman na Pombejra and their daughters, Pintongta Kunakornwong […]
Read MorePita allays fears of possible snags over rise to PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE PITA Limjaroenrat today (June 7) allayed fears among members of the public that a Move Forward-led coalition government with himself taking the helm could possibly turn out to be a fiasco due to certain hurdles. In a press conference at the Pheu Thai headquarters, Pita suggested the people […]
Read MorePolice probing Excise Dept official’s calls to let go contraband diesel
POLICE have set up a fact-finding committee to investigate two phone calls made by a senior Excise Department official asking for the release of a tanker carrying contraband diesel that had been seized in Prachuap Khiri Khan province as it was heading for Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (June 7). Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat […]
Read MoreMove Forward: Polling agency asking about about hammer and sickle symbol in cartoon image
MOVE FORWARD Party’s Facebook page this morning (June 7) posted a message that the Election Commission had asked for clarification on the depiction of the crossed hammer and sickle symbol in one of the cartoon images published during campaigning for the May 14 general election, Naewna newspaper said. In the post the party pointed […]
Read MoreWheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
By AP and published US News & World Report Washington – The collapse of a major dam in southern Ukraine sent global prices of wheat and corn higher early on Tuesday (June 6). Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to $6.39 a bushel. The cost of […]
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