Army-led ISOC won’t be dissolved: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will the Internal Security Operations Command be dissolved as the army-led agency will be obliged to play more government-assisting roles, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The prime minister confirmed today (Oct.31) the Pheu Thai-led government has had no intent to dissolve the ISOC but planned to […]
Read MoreThailand to offer Indian, Taiwanese tourists visa-free entry
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch THAILAND will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said today (Oct. 31), in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches. Thailand in September scrapped visa requirements for Chinese tourists, the country’s top […]
Read MoreProtesters urge govt to return Thaksin to jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DOZEN POLITICAL activists today (Oct.31) pressed the government to return de facto Pheu Thai boss/”sickly” inmate Thaksin Shinawatra from hospital to jail. The street protesters led by the so-called Students’ & People’s Network For Thailand Reform peacefully gathered outside Government House calling on the Pheu Thai-led government to take […]
Read MorePadipat finally accepted as MP of Fair Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada, previously attached to the Move Forward, has been officially accepted as MP of the Fair Party following last month’s “technical” ouster of him from the largest opposition party. Fair Party leader Pitipong Temcharoen confirmed today (Oct.31) that the first deputy House speaker has been recently […]
Read MorePanpree urgently flies to Qatar, Egypt for talks on freeing hostages
FOREIGN Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara is urgently flying to Qatar and Egypt for emergency talks with their leaders to help free 22 Thais held hostage by Hamas fighters as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Oct. 31). As instructed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Parnpree will also be promoting bilateral relations […]
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