Thailand

It’s not over as the Court of Appeal denied a motion for the release of four Ratsadon Party leaders, Parit Chiwarak, Arnon Nampa, Patipan Luecha and Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk, citing their contempt for the monarchy and alleging that they posed a risk of escape. The decision, read out by the Criminal Court, refused their temporary release, arguing that their crimes had …

Thai pro-democracy demonstrators climbed a huge Bangkok statue, draping it in a crimson cloth and calling for the monarchy to revoke the oppressive rules of royal defamation. Owing to a new outbreak of coronavirus infections in Thailand, support for the youth-led campaign calling for an overhaul of Premier Prayut Chan-o- cha’s government has stalled in recent months. But the latest …

A declaration condemning a court ruling denying bail to protest leaders has been released by 126 law scholars and legal experts. In view of this, the Academics from Chiang Mai, Thammasat, Chulalongkorn and Walailak universities, lawyers and human rights activists were among the 126 who signed the declaration. The conduct of the four protest leaders: Parit Chiwarak, Arnon Nampa, Patiwat …

A day after a Bangkok court sent four of its representatives into pre-trial detention on royal defamation charges, Thai pro-democracy groups have vowed to escalate their demonstrations calling for monarchy reform and a new Constitution. Thousands of protesters gathered in central Bangkok to demand the immediate release of the leaders and to condemn the inactivity of the government against their …

As part of efforts to address harmful air emissions, Thailand will seek to make hybrid cars responsible for 30 percent of automotive manufacture by the end of the decade. The government aims to step up the use and manufacture of electric vehicles with national policies based on environmental and air emission solutions. Thailand still has the benefit of being a …

As the governing Palang Pracharath Party and senators will pursue a charter court ruling on whether the process is lawful, the constitutional amendment process is likely to be stalled. In view of this, A joint session of MPs and Senators today will vote on a resolution submitted by MP Paiboon Nititawan and Senator Somchai Sawaengkarn of the PPRP list demanding …

It’s the time of the year where people can visit a relaxing place as Thai resort island famous for its beaches is preparing plans to reopen entirely to vaccinated tourists to revive its wrecked tourism industry. In view of this, more than a dozen industry organizations, including the Phuket Chamber of Commerce and the Phuket Visitor Association, aim to pool …

It’s a good move for the Ministry of Finance as it plans to reconsider the eligibility conditions for obtaining financial assistance under the Rao Chana (We Win) system which stipulates that a taxable income of no more than 300,000 baht per year should be available to recipients. The We Win program that was approved in January, aims to provide 31 …

It’s intense how the ruling Palang Pracharath Party is being pushed by its supporters, likely at the detriment of coalition unity, to field a candidate in a by-election in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Rong Boonsuaykwan, Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Palang Pracharath MP and leader of the Area 8 party group of MPs, said representatives of the province want the party to challenge …

Surprisingly, according to Chief Opposition Whip and Pheu Thai MP Sutin Klungsang, there are some 45 opposition MPs are queuing up to quiz Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and nine cabinet ministers in the imminent no-confidence debate. It was highlighted that the opposition parties had debated how to share time between them and had so far asked for 45 MPs on …