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What the Senate election means and why it’s all different
Published on 13/05/2024
» Thailand has kicked off the process to hold the first Senate election since a coup in 2014, after the military-appointed batch completed its five-year term last week.
Ministry to reclassify cannabis as narcotic by end of year
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/05/2024
» The government will put cannabis back on the narcotics list by the end of this year, according to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Activist calls for anti-corruption commission heads to roll
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/05/2024
» Anti-corruption activist Veera Somkwamkid on Saturday threatened to take further legal action against the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Can't come soon enough
News, Published on 11/05/2024
» The road to writing a brand-new charter promises to be long and winding.
Krisada's resignation won't harm government unity
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin yesterday insisted that the surprise resignation of Krisada Chinavicharana, a United Thai Nation Party member, as deputy finance minister will not impact the coalition's work, saying the post still belongs to the UTN.
PM declares Yingluck’s old rice ‘delicious’
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has declared that the 10-year-old rice kept in warehouses in Surin province tastes “delicious”.
Thaksin 'met with Malaysia's Anwar'
News, Published on 09/05/2024
» Paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during his trip to Phuket last week, sources say. Topics under discussion are believed to have included the unrest in the deep South as well as the fighting in Myanmar.
Activist Panupong gets 3 years for lese majeste
Online Reporters, Published on 08/05/2024
» Political activist Panupong Jadnok has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of violating the lese majeste law and Computer Crimes Act, and a warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to appear in court for sentencing.
Eating old rice not stunt to get Yingluck retrial, says minister
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/05/2024
» Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday his move to sell decade-old rice pledged and warehoused during convicted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration, and making a show of eating it, was not aimed at getting her a retrial.
Foreign minister comfy with Thaksin's intervention in Myanmar
Published on 07/05/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's reported talks with resistance groups in Myanmar were at a personal level and not part of the Thai government's policy towards its neighbour, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said on Tuesday.