Drug control, road safety loom large
2022-10-05
Combating drug trafficking and tackling online crimes are the top priorities of the new national police chief, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas.Continue Reading
New calls for cabinet rejig
2022-10-05
A cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place soon and may involve the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) after some party members lobbied for their leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon to take over the interior portfolio ahead of the general election.Continue Reading
Ex-top cop seen as likely PM candidate for PPRP
2022-10-05
Former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda is in the spotlight as a potential candidate for prime minister in the next general election, running under the banner of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).Continue Reading
Help soon for patients in limbo
2022-10-05
City Hall has assured about 220,000 Bangkok residents, now excluded from seeking healthcare under the universal healthcare scheme at nine private hospitals, that they will soon be allowed to register with a new provider.Continue Reading
Chiang Rai locals upset at Lao dam plan
2022-10-05
Locals in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen district have raised concerns over possible floods on over 10,000 rai of low-lying communities and farmlands if the Pak Beng hydropower dam project in Laos is built.Continue Reading
‘Fake lawyer’ outed as food vendor
2022-10-05
The Lawyers Council has confirmed there is no record that a roast chicken vendor who was charged with posing as a lawyer and defending a client in court ever obtained a lawyer’s licence.Continue Reading
Macron to join Apec meet as PM’s guest
2022-10-05
French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed his attendance at Apec Thailand 2022 in Bangkok next month as a special guest of the prime minister, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Continue Reading
Canadian frigate to dock in Chon Buri
2022-10-05
Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg will conduct a port visit in Chuk Samet Port in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district on Oct 7-11.Continue Reading
BMA readies 2.5m sandbags
2022-10-05
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared 2.5 million sandbags to brace for the risk of high water surges from tomorrow until Oct 10 due to the release of flood water from the North, as heavy rain and high tides are forecast.Continue Reading
Philippines’ Marcos open to buying Russian fuel, proposes new Myanmar approach
2022-10-05
MANILA: Philippine Leader Ferdinand Marcos Junior on Wednesday (Oct 5) said his nation may need to consider Russia to satisfy its fuel requirements amid rising worldwide energy prices, bucking pressure from Traditional western allies for nations to shun Moscow. Speaking to the Manila Overseas Press Club, Marcos, who is alsoContinue Reading