PM in Pheu Thai bastion
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party’s No.1 prime ministerial candidate, headed to Chiang Mai on Friday hoping to win over voters known to be loyal to the Pheu Thai Party.Continue Reading
Advance voting readies for election
A total of 115,139 Thais registered for advance voting overseas for the general election from April 24-May 5, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).Continue Reading
Prawit’s watch case resurfaces
The Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the anti-graft agency to disclose the details of its investigation into a luxury watch controversy involving Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.Continue Reading
Navy to close illegal resort
The Royal Thai Navy is preparing to pursue civil charges against the operators of a luxury resort built on its land in Chon Buri province.Continue Reading
Every breath a struggle in country’s toxic air
An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Nonthaburi hospital as Thailand battles a “drastic increase” in respiratory problems caused by a spike in air pollution.Continue Reading
Khao Tabak hit by another wildfire
Another large fire has erupted again around Khao Tabak in Muang district of Nakhon Nayok province.Continue Reading
Pregnant woman nabbed for gold theft
SAMUT PRAKAN: A pregnant woman with a bad gambling habit has been arrested for the theft of eight-baht weight of gold ornaments worth more than 250,000 baht from a shop in Muang District.Continue Reading
Prawit plugs reconciliation to end divisions
National reconciliation is the only solution to Thailand’s deep political polarisation, especially during the run-up to the May 14 general election, says Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, the leader and sole prime ministerial candidate of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).Continue Reading
Vietnam accused of abducting blogger from Thailand
Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Vietnam of kidnapping a blogger critical of the communist government who was living as a refugee in Thailand.Continue Reading