Day: January 18, 2022

By-elections underline growing “frenemy” politics

Thailand’s political situation used to be straightforward in the recent past. The Democrats being up against the Shinawatra camp made elections easy to contest and predict. The former were guaranteed solid control of the South, whereas the latter would…

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Thai PM urges coalition parties to bury the hatchet now by-elections are over

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appealed to members of coalition parties to bury the hatchet now that Sunday’s by-elections in Songkhla and Chumphon provinces are over, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana today (Tuesday).Thanakor…

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One million signatures claimed in support of Amnesty International ousting

Vice Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s office Seksakol Atthawong claimed today (Tuesday) that he has collected up to a million signatures in support of his campaign to expel Amnesty International (AI) from Thailand, which he and his supporters …

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Gulf Energy, Binance to explore setup of digital assets exchange in Thailand

Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development PCL, or GULF, has entered into an agreement with Binance, the world’s largest digital assets exchange in terms of trading volume, to explore the setting up of a cryptocurrency exchange and related businesses in Thaila…

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Cabinet approves plans to attract long-stay foreigners to Thailand

The Thai cabinet has approved, in principle, two ministerial announcements aimed at attracting four specific groups of foreigners to stay in Thailand for up to ten years, in the hope that they spend their wealth, invest or make use of their special ski…

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