Government

Former Thai commerce minister founds new political party

Former commerce minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan announced the establishment of his own party today (Wednesday), with the intention to contest the…

PM blames reduced education budget on fewer students due to declining birth rate

Thailand’s declining birth rate over the past several years has resulted in fewer students and a commensurate reduction in education…

Parliamentary panel votes for separate numbers in election ballots

The Joint Senate-House Committee considering the election law voted by 32 to 14 today (Wednesday) in favour of designating different…

Thai cabinet rejects same sex marriage bill, pending parliamentary review

The LGBTQ community in Thailand was dealt a serious setback today (Tuesday), when the cabinet rejected the Move Forward Party’s…

Move Forward party leader most popular candidate for prime minister – NIDA Poll

Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat has taken the lead as the candidate most favoured by the public as the…

Malaysian PM to visit Qatar, UAE from March 27 to 31

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will undertake his first official visits to Qatar and the United Arab…

Former PM Thaksin’s daughter rises in Pheu Thai Party

Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s youngest daughter, Paetongtarn, has been named “head of the Pheu Thai Family”, a…

US journalist shot dead in Ukraine

A US journalist was shot dead and another wounded on Sunday in Irpin, a frontline suburb of Kyiv that has…

British National Warned of Prison Time in Hong Kong over NGO

BANGKOK, THAILAND — Hong Kong authorities are warning a British citizen that he faces imprisonment if he ever returns to…

Watana Muangsook joins long list of powerful Thai politicians jailed for corruption

Watana Muangsook has become the latest Thai political heavyweight to be jailed in a high-profile corruption case.On March 4, the…