Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday that he is open to holding talks with any political party for the time being, and that the party is expected to win 70 House seats in the upcoming general election.Continue Reading
Police officers nationwide will undergo mental health screenings in a bid to prevent further meltdowns after a 27-hour siege at a house in Bangkok this week involving a disturbed cop.Continue Reading
The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) aims to capture at least a dozen House seats in Bangkok in the next election, the same number it won in the previous poll.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The exposure that Singapore banks DBS, OCBC and UOB have to troubled banking giant Credit Suisse are “insignificant”, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Thursday (Mar 16). Singapore’s banking system remains sound and resilient, MAS said in response to media queries. “Banks in Singapore are well-capitalised and conduct regularContinue Reading
The cabinet has approved an amnesty for gun owners who have not yet registered their firearms following the mass shooting that left 36 people dead in Nong Bua Lam Phu.Continue Reading
The government should help increase the number of women in parliament to promote gender equality, a forum was told recently. Advocates for greater gender equality at the political level spoke at the “International Women’s Day: Breaking the Barrier to Women in Political Leadership” forum, organised by the British and Canadian embassies, and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.Continue Reading
Authorities on Thursday were working to avert a leak from a storage vessel carrying 400,000 barrels of crude oil in the Gulf of Thailand off Chon Buri.Continue Reading
FIRST HALF OF MARCH The first week of March was “generally wet”, due to the prevailing northeast monsoon, said the Met Service. “On Mar 3 to Mar 4, another monsoon surge brought widespread moderate to heavy rain over Singapore and the surrounding region.” The second week of the month wasContinue Reading
Police have arrested a former model who they say orchestrated an online investment scam, extorting over 100 million baht from victims.Continue Reading
The imported electricity will harness solar energy, hydropower and potentially wind power.Continue Reading