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Retiring judge 'not relevant' in Thai PM axeing
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/09/2025
» The Constitutional Court has affirmed the legitimacy of its Aug 29 ruling on Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister in a serious ethical misconduct case linked to the leaked controversial conversation between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Panel wants Land Bridge study redone
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/08/2025
» The House Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment is calling for a thorough review of the Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) for the controversial Land Bridge megaproject, saying the report contains incomplete and/or inaccurate information that could hurt the project's prospects.
Critics push to review land bridge port reports
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/08/2025
» Academics and activists have urged a review of the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) reports for the Ranong and Chumphon deep-sea port plans, part of the government's flagship land bridge megaproject.
Key decisions loom for new Constitutional Court head
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2024
» Nakharin Mektrairat has been named the Constitutional Court president to succeed Worawit Kangsasitiam, who vacated the post on Sept 9 last year.
B9bn plan unveiled for city canals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/08/2023
» The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) will submit plans to develop existing and new canal routes to promote passenger boat transportation in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the capital.
Laos' heritage town needs preservation
News, Tom Fawthrop, Published on 27/05/2023
» Few sites anywhere in Asia can match the charm and cultural importance of Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos situated on the Mekong River. With a legacy dating back some 800 years, the town and its verdant riverside surroundings were inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995.
Malaysia pitches in on Asean rail link
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/08/2022
» The Transport Ministry is joining hands with its Malaysian counterpart to jointly develop a high-speed railway system connecting four members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
Luang Prabang Dam a threat to World Heritage?
News, Philip Hirsch, Published on 29/06/2021
» The Lao government is intent on building a dam on the Mekong just upstream of the country’s old royal capital. Despite the project having undergone design work, environmental impact assessment and a prior consultation process managed by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), no heritage impact assessment has been carried out to date — despite requests by Unesco’s World Heritage Centre dating back as far as 2012 that the Lao government should do so. Ahead of next month’s World Heritage Committee meeting in China, of which Thailand is a current member, Unesco has asked that no construction work go ahead on the dam until a full heritage assessment has been completed.
Ambitious project will upgrade 3 rail stations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2021
» Khon Kaen, Ayutthaya and Pattaya train stations are set to be developed with a budget of 64 billion baht.
New charter judges named
News, Published on 07/04/2020
» The appointments of four new Constitutional Court judges and the new court president have been formally announced in the Royal Gazette.