Thailand

Three cabinet ministers on Thursday declared their resignation from the Palang Pracharath Front, including the finance minister, and a cabinet reshuffle now seems likely with front quotas in place. Minister of Finance Uttama Savanayana, Minister of Energy Sontirat Sontijirawong, and Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Suvit Maesincee said they had abandoned the group heading the coalition government. Kobsak …

A group of activists petitioned the Civil Court to revoke the emergency decree imposed to curb Covid-19 ‘s spread, saying it would affect their rights to public assembly by extending it until the end of this month. Nimit Thian-udom of the People Go network said on Ratchadaphisek Road that he had filed a complaint with the appeal. June 24 Democracy …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha specializes in guiding Thailand’s foward through his “New Order,” prioritizing public health welfare and solving the poor’s economic problems. The prime minister said his government was going on with a plan to recruit 400,000 people. He also promised to ramp up attempts to counter the economic troubles created by the pandemic by choosing the most professional …

Activists working against animal trafficking claim Thailand may be a world pioneer in avoiding pandemics by cracking down more and ceasing to be a conduit to the illicit trade in animals. They claim that this will help to avoid the spread of illness from animal to human. They said that empirical evidence has shown that most new pathogens usually come …

The opposition would seek to scale back funds earmarked for non-essential construction projects as well as defense spending during the review of the Fiscal 2021 budget bill of 3.3 trillion baht that passed its first reading in the House on Friday evening. A 72-member committee was created to review the budget package following the referendum, where the legislation approved with …

According to Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), travel bubbles are likely to be postponed as some countries eyed for the system have seen a revival in Covid-19 incidents. CAAT Director-General Chula Sukmanop said that although talks with a number of countries including China , Japan and South Korea about travel bubble arrangements are being thrashed out, the scheme will …

On Monday, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) warned that there is still a risk of new Covid-19 infections, citing more than 3,000 illegal migrant workers being caught trying to sneak into Thailand. The alert came despite the fact that Thailand registered its 42nd consecutive day in which no new local transmissions had occurred. In the past month alone, …

A political movement has emerged in the midst of the unprecedented health crisis that resulted from the spread of Covid-19 to offer a way forward. Care — Creative, Action, Revival and People Empowerment — is a movement produced by a community of great names in Thai politics and the economic arena including investment banker and renowned economist Supavud Saicheua who …

Thailand’s red-light districts reopened on Wednesday after more than three months with performers wearing bikini’s as well as face masks. The face masks are a mandatory requirement to stop the spread of coronavirus. Bars, karaoke venues and massage parlous were in the latest category of businesses allowed to reopen with conditions. Thailand has gone 37 days since recording any local …

An expert virologist at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University reports that a news swine flu virus found in pigs in China has pandemic potential. However it is not an immediate problem and there is no reason to panic yet. The G4 EA H1N1 swine flu virus, a mutation of the H1N1 virus. Which first hit the world in 2009, was recently found …