Thailand

Seven small political parties have vouched for Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, leader of the Thai Civilised Party, to get a cabinet seat on their behalf if a reshuffle takes place. Pichet Sathirachawal, leader and sole MP of the Prachathamthai Party, said 11 small parties had considered the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle, and agreed a representative of small parties should be nominated …

A senior civilian director recently said that international flights for tourists are not likely to resume in Thailand until late September. He attributed the reluctance to uncertainty over the government’s policies on international travel. Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand director Chula Sukmanop, recently said that none of the airlines he had talked to expressed interest in resuming their international flights …

58 year old Kasem Bunyachon was found dead, covered in blood after officers were notified of the murder in Lak Si district. The diseased man had wounds on his face and his genitals were removed. Police found Ms. Boonyada , wandering the street at 2:30am yesterday along with the alleged knife that was used in the crime. Witnesses told police …

Thailand’s ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of Marijuana. Cannabis was legalized the drug for medicinal and research purposes earlier this year. Under Thailand’s current drug laws, recreational users of marijuana can incur tough penalties; including up to 10 years in prison for possession and hefty fines. A senior lawmaker …

After the Covid-19 pandemic, Thai’s now view the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an unreliable source on health issues, Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital, said. He pointed out that WHO is quite slow in providing information. Especially when they inform the public on certain issues, these tend to change constantly. The organization previously caused Thais to …

Thailand’s government on Wednesday reported there were no new Covid-19 coronavirus cases and the country has gone 23 days without any local infections. Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the health department, said there were no new cases among local people or quarantined returnees. “We have been free of local infection for 23 days. Academics say the ideal infection-free period is …

The Cabinet has approved four projects to help people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as they have not received assistance from the government in the past three months. The first project is to pay 1,000 baht to 1,164,222 welfare cardholders for three months, from May to July. A total of 3.49 billion baht is allocated to this project. The second …

Thailand’s Air Force is set to launch a security satellite with its core mission to prevent foreign powers from spying on Thailand. The head of the air force’s Space Operation Centre (Spoc) said the security satellites is scheduled for launch Friday. The security satellite was built by Dutch NewSpace company, Innovative Solutions In Space. Furthermore the Napa-1 security satellite will …

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday Travel-bubble tourism will include limits on destinations and visitor numbers, inbound flights and where they come from. He said the government was still deliberating which areas foreign visitors would be allowed to go. Also when the ban on tourism is lifted. Those areas would need to have disease control measures in place, …

Five adult men and two boys have been detained accused of raping a 12-year-old girl close to them in Central Thailand’s Suphan Buri province. Most of the suspects are the victim’s relatives and neighbours. Pol Col Manote Chitphakdi, deputy commander of Suphan Buri police, told a press briefing the victim’s sister, who is also her legal guardian, notified police last …