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Canada PM Carney to call April 28 snap election
AFP, Published on 21/03/2025
» OTTAWA - New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election for April 28, triggering an intense campaign dominated by how to react to President Donald Trump's trade war and demands to turn the close US ally into a 51st state.
Speaker says respect the rules
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/03/2025
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has urged the opposition to adhere to censure debate rules following reports that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will likely be mentioned.
The tyranny of anarchy and what to do
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 21/03/2025
» It is both exciting and alarming to be a student of international affairs as the world is being turned upside down. In just two months, the second administration of President Donald J Trump has sent shockwaves rippling through the international system as the United States pulls back from its role as leader, underwriter, and guardian of the nearly 80-year-old international order that it instrumentally constructed after WWII. In view of the US's portentous withdrawal, relative anarchy in the international system is back with a vengeance, leaving Asean members and smaller states elsewhere to fend for themselves in a self-help geostrategic environment.
Defamation claim rocks provincial administrative organisation chief
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2025
» Weeradet Phupisit, the only successful candidate from the main opposition People's Party (PP) in the latest round of elections for provincial administrative organisation (PAO) presidents, stands accused of defaming his rivals during campaigning in Lamphun.
'Allow public input' on casino complexes
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/03/2025
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has called for comprehensive and realistic discussions on the government's casino-entertainment complex project.
Activists warn of potential loopholes in alcohol bill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2025
» The Stop-Drink Network Thailand will closely monitor the drafting of organic laws after the House passed the amendment of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Bill on Wednesday to prevent potential loopholes that could favour large corporations.
4 developers take homebuilding plunge
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 21/03/2025
» SET-listed developers with a large portfolio of residential properties are shifting towards the homebuilding business in a bid to capture the self-built home market valued at 211 billion baht, amid a slowdown in housing development.
Auto parts makers urged to seek new opportunities
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/03/2025
» The Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) is encouraging local auto parts makers to seek new business opportunities given the sluggish automotive industry, producing components for railway infrastructure development.
EC finds 27 'promising' cases in Senate probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2025
» Some 27 complaints related to last year's Senate election could be classified as collusion, the Election Commission (EC) has found from its preliminary investigation.
Airports to set up MRO centres
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2025
» Suvarnabhumi airport has been designated as a centre for small-to-medium-scale maintenance, and U-Tapao airport in Rayong is responsible for large-scale aircraft servicing under a plan to secure Thailand's position as a regional aviation hub, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).