Prommin Lertsuridej, praised by his boss, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as the brains behind the now defunct Thai Rak Thai Party, has vowed not to seek any political position once the five-year political ban on him and 110 other TRT executives ends on May 30.
“I won’t return as a political appointee,” he said [...]
Thousands of people in Lat Yao district in Nakhon Sawan and nearby areas will join a public hearing today to learn about an environmental and health impact assessment (EHIA) linked to the Mae Wong Dam.
The event, held by the Royal Irrigation Department, aims to reveal final results of the EHIA and seek opinions from locals [...]
Governing party urged to improve performance
Thai Rak Thai Party’s banned former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai says the government needs to do a better job of handling challenges such as national reconciliation and violence in the deep South.
But the deputy leader of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party has ruled himself out of being part of [...]
KANCHANABURI : The cabinet yesterday approved 203 projects worth over 30 billion baht to support the development of a deep-sea port and an industrial estate in Dawei city of Myanmar.
The government also approved short-term measures to curb the cost of living.
Acting government spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard said the mobile cabinet meeting approved projects worth 33.11 billion [...]
Supporters of Bangkok’s Leng Noei Yi Temple will stage a short march Monday to show their opposition to the Station1@China Town project.
The project is developing a building on a land plot adjacent to the famous Chinese temple.
To the temple’s management and staunch followers, the project appears set to include a hotel, even though it will [...]
Supporters say their idol is acting selfishly
Red-shirt supporters have expressed dismay over ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s call for them to set aside their anger and frustration over social and legal injustices for the sake of national reconciliation.
Pansak Srithep, father of a 17-year-old boy who was killed on Ratchaprarop Road on May 15, 2010, said [...]
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday instructed top officials to rally behind the campaign to root out corruption, especially in relation to bribes being taken in exchange for government positions.
“Thailand would have a much better future if corruption, its biggest threat, is rooted out,” she said.
Yingluck was speaking at a conference to unveil her government’s anti-corruption [...]
Youngsters audition in hopes of winning a place on Thailand’s most popular TV talent show
The house is being dusted down and the cameras set up in their secret locations as TrueVisions prepares for the ninth season of its massively successful 24-hour reality talent-search show “True Academy Fantasia”.
Last year, six million viewers tuned into the weekly [...]
Police beef up security for city centre gathering
Police estimate more than 50,000 people will gather at Ratchaprasong intersection today to mark the second anniversary of the violent political clashes.
Police are beefing up security in the area as members of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship gather, Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy chief Methi Kusolsang said.
Pol [...]
PM won’t rule out post in cabinet for red leader
The Pheu Thai Party has accepted a Constitution Court ruling disqualifying list MP and red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan as an MP while expressing reservations about certain legalities and facts.
The Constitution Court yesterday decided on a vote of 7-1 to disqualify Mr Jatuporn as a lawmaker.
Court [...]
