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MFP pushes nine more reform bills
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/08/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) has submitted nine more draft laws to parliament as the reformist party pushes for changes which it had promised its supporters in the May 14 general election.
A poem born in a protest
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/11/2020
» Monday Oct 26 was just another dark and sweltering night on Sathon Road, central Bangkok.
Protesters occupy Ratchaprasong intersection
Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/10/2020
» Anti-government protesters blocked Ratchaprasong intersection, in Bangkok's inner business district, late on Thursday afternoon, pushed away rows of riot police and shouted for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Brotherly ties endure
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/10/2020
» The Chinese had touched down in Siam before the Ayutthaya era, but it was not until the second half of the nineteenth century, in 1861, that they arrived in unprecedented numbers when a passenger steamship port in Swatow offered a direct route to Bangkok.
Reduced traffic 'smart city' plan takes off
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/08/2020
» Inspired by Barcelona's car-free zones, Thai municipalities are signing up to a "smart city" charter to pilot target areas in their communities for economic and cultural revival.
US turns focus to South China Sea
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/07/2020
» Last week, US army chief of staff Gen James McConville visited Thailand to strengthen the 65-year-old military alliance, culminating in the signing of the Strategic Vision Statement. Early this month, China held a five-day naval drill near the contested Paracel Islands. Then the US carried out military exercises in the waterway showing support for the free and open Indo-Pacific, as the South China Sea has been subject to overlapping claims by many countries, including China.
Wanchalearm fate riles activists
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/06/2020
» Two weeks have gone by, but the fate of activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit who was abducted near his apartment in Phnom Penh on June 4 remains cloaked in mystery.
Storekeepers see silver lining
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/04/2020
» Many business operators in Bangkok who will be allowed to reopen are jumping for joy as they prepare to start pulling in money, albeit under the shadow of Covid-19.
Thousands flee city for provinces in buses
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/03/2020
» The partial lockdown of Bangkok and the order by the Interior Ministry to close 18 border points taking effect on Monday triggered a massive exodus of Thais and foreign workers from Bangkok for their hometowns on Sunday.
US losing clout in the region, new survey shows
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/02/2020
» China has risen to be the most dominant economic and political power in the region, overtaking the United States' waning influence under the Trump administration, a recent State of Southeast Asia survey showed.