Thailand

Phuket province is proposing a series of steps to tackle declining water supplies induced by shifting weather trends and rising tourist numbers. Things involve system extension, wastewater treatment and seawater desalination. The provincial governor, Narong Woonsew, said the plans were debated at a conference in Phuket Provincial Hall. However, he has not announced the draft budget for the new undertaking, …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged government coalition members on Tuesday to address their disagreements after a meeting of a special House committee reviewing Monday’s 2021 budget bill collapsed in disarray due to lack of a quorum. The July 20 meeting was brought to an unexpected end when a quorum count was suggested, leaving the space with only 19 Palang Pracharath …

Si Quey, who has been convicted of murdering seven children and suspected of eating them, will ultimately be cremated more than six decades after he died from a firing squad’s bullets. The Corrections Department declared the Si Quey cremation ceremony at Wat Bang Praek Tai in Nonthaburi district of Muang on Thursday, at 10am. Department chief executive Naras Savestanan said …

The Chart Pattana Party passed a resolution calling for its leader Tewan Liptapanlop to resign from the position of Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister, party advisor Suwat Liptapanlop shared it recently. Mr Suwat, chairman of the advisory committee of the party stated that Mr Tewan would refer his resignation to Distat Hotrakitya, secretary general of the prime …

The uncontrollable students, activists and ordinary Thais held a rally in Chiang Mai demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his administration. A smaller rally of the same demands was organized in Ubon Ratchathani, with the Free Youth community participating in the two nonviolent gatherings. Tha Phae Gate, one of northern city’s icons, was engulfed by demonstrators offering …

Lead players across the political spectrum have offered a mixed reaction to a senator’s plan to award political prisoners parole in the color-coded wars as part of attempts to build national solidarity. Senator Kamnoon Sitthisamarn introduced the amnesty which claimed that it would forge national unity and curb far-reaching tensions exacerbated by years of political turmoil. The problem was discussed …

Here’s something new, folks. According to Thai media, the President of the Thai Bankers’ Association, Predee Daochai, is tipped to be the next finance minister. The name was listed after four ministers that make up the cabinet ‘s economic team headed by Somkid Jatisripitak resigned. The 61-year-old banker has reportedly briefed the government on a variety of issues like the …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has stated his commitment to banker Predee Daochai to enter a fresh group of cabinets. Recently, the prime minister first accepted the change and said that he was waiting for Mr Predee’s reaction. Mr Predee is a Kasikornbank co-president and the chairman of the Thai Bankers’ Association. After the resignations of Uttama Savanayana and four other …

The sudden resignations of key economic ministers in the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) are a signal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ‘s dwindling negotiating power in the ruling coalition, which may prevent him from making his way into the upcoming cabinet reshuffle, one observer says. Somjai Phagaphasvivat, a political scientist at Thammasat University, said the latest developments showed the PPRP …

Former energy minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said on Friday that he plans to continue working for the country’s good, even though he no longer has political clout. The 60-year-old, who resigned Thursday from his portfolio, said he was pleased with the success of many projects he had moved forward over the past 12 months. His resignation merely marked the beginning of …