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OAG pushes for end of scandal-hit temple
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/11/2018
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has suggested a court petition to order the dissolution of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, linked to the Khun Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong Foundation, after it was accused of involvement in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal, according to a public prosecutor.
Amnesty takes back Aung San Suu Kyi award
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/11/2018
» LONDON: Amnesty International on Monday stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour over the de facto Myanmar leader's "indifference" to the atrocities committed by the country's military against Rohingya Muslims.
Thaksin confident pro-democracy forces would win election
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2018
» HONG KONG: An alliance of pro-democracy parties would defeat pro-military parties in the upcoming general election if it is held freely and fairly, ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday.
Greeted, trolled and flamed: Prayut on Facebook
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received what seemed like a year's full of social media 'welcomes' as he opened new accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Monday.
Drug use eclipses Full Moon party
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/10/2018
» SURAT THANI: The latest Full Moon party at Koh Phangan late last month did not only draw Thai and foreign revellers. The famous moon festival also drew authorities, who went there for a not-so-merry objective -- to crack down on drugs.
Phone firms 'not blighting' BTS system
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2018
» State-owned telecommunications company TOT's 2300-megahertz spectrum is not responsible for interfering with the signalling system of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS), according to an initial report by the telecom regulator Tuesday evening.
Fukushima fish cause a big stink
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/03/2018
» Consumer advocacy groups have called on the authorities to give the names of 12 Japanese restaurants that serve fish imported from Fukushima in Japan for the sake of public safety.
Thaksin talks elections
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2018
» When the next election will take place is impossible to predict due to the regime's apparent desire to hang on to power as well as a factor which "cannot be mentioned," according to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, quoted by a source in the Pheu Thai Party.
Election likely delayed till 2019
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2018
» The general election is likely to be held by February next year at the latest as the organic bill on the election of MPs which cleared the National Legislative Assembly Thursday extends the deadline for holding the poll by another 90 days.