Chaithawat tipped to become new Move Forward leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP CHAITHAWAT Tulathon will likely become the new leader of the largest opposition party in place of Pita Limjaroenrat who has recently called it quits, according to partisan sources. An extraordinary caucus of Move Forward partisan members is scheduled for the upcoming Saturday to pick the new party […]
Read MorePM buys luxury van out of own pocket
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin has spent some money out of his own pocket to buy a luxury van for use, either official or private. The newly-named prime minister has recently purchased the Lexus LM350H Executive as a 7.59 million baht, privately-owned vehicle in which he is expected to go to […]
Read MoreNew constitution campaign gets over 50,000 signatures before deadline
A RUSHED campaign launched by Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw) and other activist groups to get the public to sign on paper petitioning the new government to introduce a referendum on whether a completely new constitution should be written managed to get more that 50,000 signatures before 8 p.m. deadline today (Aug. 25), […]
Read MoreThanathorn urges public to sign petition to draft new charter
PROGRESSIVE Movement chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, urging the public to sign on paper that they support the writing of a new constitution after the Election Commission refused to accept an e-petition supported by 53,500 people, Matichon newspaper said today (Aug. 24). Thanathorn said human rights watchdog iLaw and […]
Read MoreNew labour law supporting work from home setup takes effect
COMING into effect today (Apr. 19) is the Labor Protection Act (No. 8) B.E. 2566 upon promulgation in the Royal Gazette with this legislation supporting work from home arrangements between employers and employees, Matichon newspaper and Tilleke & Gibbins law firm said. The new legislation states that an employee may work outside the employer’s […]
Read MoreReally Cool Airlines to begin operations in December
A NEW Thai carrier, Really Cool Airlines, will begin operations in December but will only be flying on international, not domestic routes, Matichon newspaper said. The new airline’s CEO Patee Sarasin said yesterday (Mar. 22) he decided to launch Really Cool Airlines after the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) pointed out the country should […]
Read MoreD-Day April 1 for new vehicle tax rule
AS PART of the government’s effort to strictly enforce traffic rules the police together with the Land Transport Department will from April 1, 2023 not issue a tax sticker to vehicle owners who have not paid their traffic fines until they do so within 30 days, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Feb. 12). Ms. […]
Read MoreNew highly addictive substance mixed in meth pills: ‘Zero baht’ doctor
A DOCTOR who runs a free clinic in Krabi warned today (Feb. 5) that he has come across methamphetamine pills with a new highly-addictive substance mixed in them that leads to immediate addiction, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Somkiat Kijthamachet, owner of Dr. Somkiat Clinic in Mueang Krabi whose is fondly called “Doctor Jaiboon, Zero […]
Read MoreCalifornia police search shooter’s home seeking motive for Asian dance hall massacre
By Agencies – published by CNA and Denver Post Monterey Park, California – California police, seeking to learn the motive behind one of the state’s worst mass shootings, on Monday (Jan. 23) searched the home of the elderly gunman who killed 10 people in a Los Angeles area dance hall on Saturday before fatally […]
Read MoreSuspect in California mass shooting is dead; motive unclear
By AP and published by US News & World Report Monterey Park, Calif. – Authorities searched for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, slayings that sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the region and cast […]
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