Thailand

Authorities have summoned university heads to tell them to stop students from seeking monarchy change, threatening that such calls could lead to abuse which was stated by a member of the military-appointed Senate. Since mid-July, Thailand has seen near-daily demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a former junta leader, to resign and for a new constitution and election. Some …

Here’s the thing, with millions across the globe trapped at home due to the pandemic, Thailand’s plane cafes give consumers the chance to imagine they ‘re in the sky — and the idea seems to have taken off. Coffee drinkers on board a retired commercial aircraft in the coastal city of Pattaya make themselves comfortable on first-class seats and pose …

The new charter is expected to complete the process of amending the constitution and rendering laws by July 2022. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, who is the legal affairs expert of the government, gave a tentative time frame for the charter rewriting process. Mr Wissanu said that while the version of the charter amendment bill from the main opposition Pheu …

It caught an attention when a Buriram United Uzbek player has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the Thai League 1 football season resumption. The Ministry of Public Health reported that the infection had been detected in the 29-year-old midfielder during tests before the restart of the season. The Department of Medical Sciences on Tuesday performed 1,115 tests on …

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) reported that it has formally charged Pareena Kraikupt, a Palang Pracharath Party MP for Ratchaburi, with making a false statement of assets and breaching the code of ethics of the political post holder. Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, the deputy secretary-general of the NACC, said the agency had agreed yesterday to pursue two charges against Ms Pareena. The …

The owners of a resort illegally constructed in Khao Laem National Park were eventually given seven days to pack up and leave, after three years of defying a court order. Yet another group has now also laid claim to the resort and property, further complicating the drawn-out process and threatening to delay further. The final warning was issued by park …

According to the army, three “layers” of protection are necessary to keep the Covid-19 outbreak at bay which threatens to enter the country through its land borders. Gen Nathapol Srisawat, the armys special advisor and disaster reduction center force chief, said on Tuesday that neighboring countries with outbreaks, border surveillance efficiency and businesses refusing to recruit illegal migrant workers would …

Senators criticized the slow pace of national reform, with some of the constitution ‘s suggestions that provisions governing how they are being implemented are ineffective and should be scrapped. The issue was raised at a Senate meeting chaired by Supachai Somcharoen, Deputy Senate Speaker. The meeting looked at a report under Section 270 of the Constitution on public health reform …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on warned that the cost of a constitutional amendment could reach 10 billion baht, as the cabinet approved a bill paving the way for the rewriting of the charter for national referendums. Gen Prayut said on Tuesday that every referendum on constitutional amendments would require around 4 to 5 billion baht, with costs that include Covid-19 …

Ai Khai ‘s miraculous power has worked magic for this southern province ‘s economy battered by prolonged Covid-19 crisis. While most other parts of Thailand are still in the economic doldrums, tourists flock into this province hoping to be blessed with the boy monk’s gold-plated statue. For weeks, flights into the province and hotels were overbooked. Last weekend’s long weekend …