Thailand

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has promised to press for constitutional changes, saying that the government will present its own version of the rewrite bill at the next parliamentary session. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister claimed that his position was to help the House Committee appointed to review the changes to the Charter. If and when the opposition …

In theory, the cabinet on Tuesday accepted a proposal from the Ministry of Public Health to amend the Drugs Act to allow patients, medical practitioners and traditional healers to cultivate cannabis for medicinal and commercial use. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said the cabinet accepted the proposal that Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul made last year to change the drugs …

Narumon Pinyosinwat resigned from the role of government spokeswoman, further fueling the rumors that she would be named Deputy Labor Minister in the new cabinet line-up. The Prime Minister’s Office announced that she had resigned on 31 July, and said that she had resigned on 30 July. Former Business School lecturer at the National Institute of Development Administration recently emerged …

The main opposition Pheu Thai Party declared on Monday that it would table a motion in Parliament on Tuesday to pave the way for a charter rewriting body to be set up, although it risks being vetoed by the Senate, according to a political source. Pheu Thai’s key figures told the press conference on Monday that the amendment to the …

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin and main figure of the Sam Mitr faction in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) stated that there would be few broken hearts as a result of the cabinet reshuffle this month. Commenting on the prospects of some key PPRP figures failing to obtain their desired cabinet seats, Mr Somsak said on Sunday that this may …

The provinces of Chiang Mai and Loei received a blast from the Sinlaku storm as they traveled to Thailand, with heavy rain and flood warnings still in place until at least Tuesday. The Kuang River overflowed its banks and overwhelmed the municipality of the San Sai district of Chiang Mai overnight. People have avoided flash floods by heading to high …

Investigators intend to use scientific evidence that the chemical substances contained in the blood of Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya may be related to the use of cocaine to see whether they may lodge a drug use charge against him. Meanwhile, the dentist who received dental care for Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya declined to use cocaine in …

Suchatvee Suwansawat, as an engineer and educator, sees the Covid-19 outbreak not only changing people’s way of life but also how the environment works in the globalization era. Countries have in the past relied heavily on exports and imports. Factories have been developed overseas, where the labor costs are cheaper. But now, it might not always be possible to transfer …

A former Democrat spokesperson wants to overturn the prosecution ‘s decision not to appeal last year’s acquittal of Panthongtae “Wood” Shinawatra on money laundering charges. Last November, the Central Criminal Court for Graft and Bribery convicted the son of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of plotting and colluding for money laundering. Current Deputy Speaker of the Democratic Party, Chao Meekuad, …

Public health volunteers battling the Covid-19 pandemic have agreed not to go ahead with a strike even if they get less than half of the government’s promised bonus pay. The frontline volunteers have been credited with hard on-the-ground work to contain the virus outbreak. Earlier the government promised to send them a 19-month bonus of 500-baht on top of the …