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Pheu Thai PM candidate Chaikasem hospitalised
Online Reporters, Published on 09/04/2023
» Chaikasem Nitisiri, a Pheu Thai candidate for the post of prime minister, became unwell and was admitted to Nan Hospital while on the campaign trail in the northern province of Nan on Saturday, according to media reports. He was later admitted to a Bangkok hospital.
Prayut's new poll vow met with scorn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced the general election will be held no later than next February, but parties have poured scorn on his latest promise after the premier said late last year the poll would take place this November.
Rid English of rote-learning
News, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2016
» Education authorities are going to try again to bring up the standards of English proficiency. Two notable decisions have been announced in the past week. Government schools, beginning in November, will increase the amount of time teaching English to the youngest students by five times -- five hours a week instead of the current one hour. The Khurusapha Teachers Council decided that it must re-test every English teacher in the system, foreign and Thai, to make sure they are qualified in the language, and have the proper documentation.
Assets freeze for 2 Thaksin supporters
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday banned all financial and asset transactions by Prasit Chaisrisa, former Pheu Thai MP for Surin, and red-shirt activist Sombat Boonngam-anong after they both failed to turn themselves in.
The absurdity of criminalising whistle blowing
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/11/2013
» Blowing a whistle as a symbol of protest or civil disobedience is not just trendy in the current tense political climate, it has also become a contentious legal issue.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.