Phuket landslide death toll climbs to 13
THE landslide triggered by torrential rain lashing Phuket from Thursday night to Friday morning (Aug. 22-23) killed 13 people with a Russian couple and some Myanmar citizens among them, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 24). Many people had also got hurt but their injuries were mostly minor. The landslide from Nakkerd Hill and toppled […]
Read MoreCentral bank will use policy mix to address uneven economic recovery, governor says
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S central bank will use a policy mix to address uneven recovery in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, its governor said today (Aug. 24). Interest rates alone cannot fix economic problems, Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput told a press conference. “We are ready to make adjustments that are […]
Read MoreThaksin to choose between Prawit and Thammanat for Paetongtarn Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is evidently being bound to choose between two opposing sides of the Palang Pracharath and bring either one into his coalition government, partisan sources said over the weekend. The billionaire power player Thaksin, father of newly-named Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, will ultimately have […]
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