Thailand

In need of democracy, about 350 youth from the Phuket Liberation Group held a protest against the government in this province of the southern island. The demonstrators started gathering about 5.30pm at Saphan Hin Park. They kept aloft posters and banners with messages like “Sovereign power belongs to the people,” “Dissolve parliament. Get out” and “Can’t we express democratic opinions?” …

A large number of visitors have flocked to this northeastern province’s Khao Yai National Park for a long holiday from Saturday to Tuesday causing heavy traffic along the road to the park. From Saturday, vehicles carrying tourists from various parts of the country can be seen converging in a large number in the district of Pak Chong before heading to …

Recently, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched a campaign to round up hundreds of abandoned cars in the city. This survey marks D-Day, the day City Hall begins to take control of abandoned cars said Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul as he oversaw the first vehicles to be towed away at 10 a.m. in Suan Luang district. In fact,  Bangkok …

Predee Daochai, co-chair of Kasikornbank and chair of the Thai Bankers’ Association, expected to become Deputy Prime Minister and at the same time serve as Finance Minister, resigned on Friday. In related news, PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC) on Friday told the Stock Exchange of Thailand of the resignation of its director Supattanapong Punmeechaow. The potential minister, now 60 years …

Thailand appears to be planning a 50 per cent rise in the wild tiger population in the next two years. The hope is attributed to the growing amount of big cats in the Western Forest Complex, where, according to a tiger specialist, the population is now more than 100. Saksit Simcharoen, Director of the Wildlife Research Section of the Wildlife …

Student demonstrators who marched around the capital would keep from discussing the monarchy, or risk a national reaction, cautioned Jatuporn Prompan, United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) president. Talking to the National Reconciliation Committee in the House on Thursday, Mr Jatuporn said the students would not pull the monarchy into their activism. If they did, it would hinder the …

A party of about 30 farmers protested in Bangkok calling on the government to amend its ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos being used in agriculture. The prohibition on the usage of these two organic pesticides comes into effect on June 1 and some farmers reject it, finding certain insect management agents ineffective. Led by the Secretary-General of the Safe Farming …

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found reasons for charging former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and two other former officials of committing crimes and abussing their power by conducting a roadshow drive to publicize proposals for infrastructure growth in 2013. NACC spokesman Niwatchai Kasemmongkol told a press conference after Wednesday ‘s meeting that Yingluck, former Secretary-General of the Prime Minister Suranand …

Phuket province is proposing a series of steps to tackle declining water supplies induced by shifting weather trends and rising tourist numbers. Things involve system extension, wastewater treatment and seawater desalination. The provincial governor, Narong Woonsew, said the plans were debated at a conference in Phuket Provincial Hall. However, he has not announced the draft budget for the new undertaking, …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged government coalition members on Tuesday to address their disagreements after a meeting of a special House committee reviewing Monday’s 2021 budget bill collapsed in disarray due to lack of a quorum. The July 20 meeting was brought to an unexpected end when a quorum count was suggested, leaving the space with only 19 Palang Pracharath …