Thailand

BANGKOK – Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Thursday, that the Parliament could not punish the MP who were caught looking at “inappropriate” photo during the house meeting for the reason that it was a personal matter. Chuan said that the if a complaint was filed then the House can consider on whether the MP had violatedcode of ethics for parliamentarians. …

The cabinet agreed to encourage the flagging economy to be boosted by international visitors who commit to 14-day quarantine and stay for at least 90 days. After the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government would grant special long-stay visas for tourists. The most notable requirement will be a quarantine lasting 14 days. Visitors can arrive for tourism …

Two 300 police company from the 3rd Special Branch Division will be mobilized to defend Government House from demonstrators preparing on Saturday to hold an anti-government rally at Thammasat University. Next day, the demonstrators announced a decision to travel to the Government House and hand over their requests to the administration. Pol Col Vacharavee Thamsema, commander of the 4th Subdivision …

Kalae Tapae, a Muslim community located by the river in Sungai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, is now the location of the first half-way house in the restive deep South for Muslims who are former convicts. This half-way house is touted as a solution to solve narcotic problems in the southern provinces which are known as routes …

Four changes to the constitution tabled by opposition parties are likely to touch a hurdle after they were stopped by a Palang Pracharath MP. In view of this, Paiboon Nititawan, the Palang Pracharath Party’s deputy leader and list MP, sent a letter to Chuan Leekpai, president of parliament, on Monday. He argued in the letter that the four bills could …

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 …