PM ‘ready’ for censure grilling test
lashes out at her authority critics
PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2025 at 04: 50
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra stated on Monday that she would provide facts and figures in opposition to the opposition’s criticism of the opposition and that she would be ready to address questions during the forthcoming no-confidence argument.
The no-confidence activity, which was submitted next year, singles out the perfect secretary and accuses her of lacked authority and allowing her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to hold back.
When questioned about her particular preparations, she said she would provide facts and figures in her answers to the opposition’s questions and that she had been informed about the show’s format, which would be her first since taking office six months ago. Additionally, Ms. Paetongtarn reacted to the opposition’s accusations that she lacked authority. She stated that she prefers that the people be the judge.
One must first become a leader in order to criticize anyone for lacking command. She said, “I’ll do my best and get ready to give the people what I can to tell them.”
She vowed to take the findings of every view poll into account and use them to enhance the president’s labor in light of the most recent research from Nida Poll showing that the majority of Thais were unhappy with both her and the government as a whole.
The no-confidence discussion, according to Ms. Paetongtarn, will provide an opportunity for the people to learn more about the government’s primary” Generation-Y” prime minister.
She claimed that her parents had never spoken with her about his recent meeting with the prime minister’s expert group and that she had not seen Thaksin. The crew gave her a briefing on the specifics of the meeting, which covered both US issues and the general state of the world economy.
Meanwhile, PM’s Office Minister Chousak Sirinil issued a warning on Monday that the opposition might protest if questions are raised about other officials ‘ positions because the activity specifically targets only the top. Each government is run by its own minister, who is in charge of making decisions and providing reports to the cupboard, he continued.
Wisut Chainarun, a Pheu Thai Party list-MP and general government whip, argued that one day would be sufficient to cover the conversation and the subsequent condemnation vote.
He was even assured that all coalition partners may back the prime minister after the Democrat Party and the Kla Dharma Party on Monday made promises to do so.
Egypt plans to float alternative to Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan which would sideline Hamas
Military FOR STABILISATION Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas standard, told Reuters that the organization is aware of no such suggestion from Egypt. He argued that the Palestinians has decide what happens after the day in Gaza. Hassan rejects any attempt to impose jobs, any kind of non-Palestinian management, orContinue Reading
Department of Corrections refutes detained Uyghurs’ alleged letters calling for help
PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2025 at 04: 36
The Department of Corrections ( DoC ) refuted claims made by an opposition MP that Uyghurs detained in Klongprem Prison had written letters to China opposing deportation.
The DoC claimed on Monday that Kannavee Suebsang, a Fair Party member, had fabricated information about three characters that were supposedly written by the imprisoned Uyghurs and a relative and that were released on Friday.
The DoC claimed that inmates have denied writing the letters, and that an analysis by Klongprem Prison found no proof as to verify their authenticity. The DoC claimed that the prison seals on the words were likewise discovered to be false.
According to the findings, no Uyghur prisoners at the hospital allegedly sent such letters in November of last year.
The actual handwriting of the detainees and that of Mr. Kannavee’s letters have also been compared, and the DoC found that to be totally different.
Eight men have been detained at Klongprem Prison after being found guilty of criminal offenses, but the majority of Uyghurs were held at the Immigration Bureau’s office for unlawful access.
Two of the words allegedly written by the prisoners were released by Mr. Kannavee on Friday, calling for the global community and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to ensure that they are not handed over to China because of health concerns. According to reports, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra wrote them a second letter, asking for their assistance in bringing them back together with their alleged asylum-granting people in Turkey.
The Fair Party senator, who previously worked for the UN refugee company, claimed the three characters, each with a unique date, were written while the Uyghur people were being held in Bangkok’s Suan Phlu immigration confinement facility.
The state repatriated a group of Tamils to China last year, according to the letter’s states. The government, according to Ms. Paetongtarn, determined that no other nations would take the 40 Uyghur refugees as refugees after Beijing had sent a formal demand for their settlement. She claimed that the Uyghurs had been held in custody in the country for about 11 years and had previously entered it improperly.
The Tamils who were repatriated to China last week after a ten-year incarceration in Thailand are healthy, with some now reunited with their families, according to the government.
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Phuket ‘needs new growth strategy’
PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2025 at 04: 00
The Phuket Chamber of Commerce is urging the private business to develop a new economic development plan to deal with the rise in local competitors.
Kongsak Khoopongsakorn, the panel’s president, claimed last week that Phuket experienced progress in local businesses and tourism last year despite challenges posed by international financial volatility and rapidly changing business trends.
He stated at the meeting that there have been recent technological advancements that have increased the potential of native companies through collaboration from all industries.
According to Mr. Kongsak, the county is working on projects to advance Phuket as a major economical, trade, and tourist hub this year.
Mr. Kongsak emphasized the need to alter a strategy in order to deal with the rise in interest rates, international economic slowdowns, and increased logistical costs.
He claimed that the US-China business conflict has had an impact on the number of Taiwanese tourists visiting the island. There were tools required to encourage China’s hospitality industry.
Phuket is also pushed to improve its quality and sales approaches by rivals from neighboring nations and territories like Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia.
According to him, Phuket is going through fundamental changes to become a modern economy. The island also has problems with its infrastructure, including inundation, water shortages, spend management, traffic congestion, and pollution.
Another issue is the level of knowledge and labor, which, according to Mr. Kongsak, are unable to keep up with the island’s fast growth.
The meeting, which took place on Friday, reviewed past accomplishments and hurdles from the previous year in order to grow Phuket’s business and achieve sustainable development.
Peter Lim’s son named as new president of Valencia football club
SINGAPORE:  , Hispanic soccer team Valencia will have a new experience at the head, after the victim’s son was appointed as its new leader.
In an announcement on the club’s website on Monday ( Mar 3 ), Valencia’s board of directors said that Mr Kiat Lim, who is also known as , Lim Wee Kiat, will take over the role from outgoing president  , Ms Chan Lay Hoon on Wednesday.
He is the brother of Singaporean magnate and Valencia user Peter Lim.
The younger Lim, who has been a producer at Valencia since 2022, “takes on this new role at a key time for the organisation”, said the La Liga team.
” His visit demonstrates a powerful long-term devotion to the team, and reinforces the club’s commitment to ensuring security and building a good job for the future”.
Ms Chan,  , who has been Valencia’s leader across two distinct magic, said she was “pleased to pass the baton to Mr Kiat Lim”.
This interview is a” strong encouragement” of the main company’s ongoing commitment to the team and its potential, she added.
The younger Lim sits on the board of Singapore Exchange (SGX ) -listed Thomson Medical and he was appointed as executive vice-chairman on Sep 1 2022, according to a profile on the group’s website. He is also the president of RSP, an stylistic and architectural design class.
His parents, who is one of the richest people in Singapore, bought Valencia in 2014.  ,
According to media reports earlier on Monday, his , private investment company,  , Meriton Holdings, denied that Valencia was up for sale, following claims by , Spanish radio broadcaster COPE that the club was on the market for around  , €400 million  , ( S$ 562 million ).
Protests against the elder Lim have become ubiquitous in Valencia over the past few years, with flags saying” Lim get home” regularly sighted at La Liga game staged at the team’s Mestalla Stadium.
In October last month, Singapore police issued a harsh reminder to a Spanish partners, whose passports were immediately impounded, amid authorities investigations into their protests against Valencia’s owner.  ,
In the last few seasons, Valencia fans have questioned several decisions made by the football club’s management, including , the selling of star players, the sacking of several head coaches and plans to build a new stadium.
The team is currently languishing in 18th place in the Spanish top flight and in danger of relegation.
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Rules-based global order at risk of degenerating into law of the jungle: Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE: The rules-based international order that has been in place for 80 years is in danger of eroding into the “law of the jungle” where “might make correct”
And in its place, a new world order is emerging, with profound unpredictability, instability, and volatility, according to Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday ( Mar 3 ).
In addition to laying out his ministry’s annual spending schedule for the year, he said,” the world is now shifting from unipolarity to multipolarity, from free trade to protectionism, from multilateralism to unilateralism, from globalization to hyper-nationalism, from openness to xenophobia to optimism to anxiety.”
According to Dr. Balakrishnan, the great powers are adopting a more contextual, often coercive, approach to their national interests.
Add to that a lack of proper confidence between them and a strong desire to outshine one another, and the end result is sharper rivalry, anarchy, and global supply chains that are fracturing.
According to Dr. Balakrishnan,” countries have turned inward, apparently in the name of regional security, resilience, and de-risking, to safe their personal interests in this stormy environment.”
” We may be going back to a time when the world is divided into alliances controlled by large powers, and by definition this means that smaller states will lose their freedom.”
A NEW WORLD ORDER
Dr. Balakrishnan therefore outlined three broad implications for Singapore: industry, war, and the world commons in his conversation.
He cited the new US administration , as well as other major nations, for using restrictions like tariffs to address non-trade-related policy objectives and applying them to colleagues, competitors, and enemies on the financial front.
Dr. Balakrishnan warned that “tit-for-tat tariffs by other countries can quickly lead to a global industry war.”
Although Singapore has not been specifically targeted, tariffs will have a significant impact on the volume and patterns of global business and will have a significant impact on the nation’s reputation as a shipping gateway.
But the issues extend far beyond tariffs and trade, he continued.
As an open market, Singapore allows businesses from all over the world to run their businesses there as long as they adhere to the laws, according to Dr. Balakrishnan.
However, this paradigm is now in danger as technology becomes the center of geopolitical alliances between the major powers, and many nations place restrictions and export controls on semiconductor chips, important minerals, and data.
Singapore does been criticized for working with or organizing companies and representatives from one side or the other or both in light of the increased scrutiny over advanced technology, the secretary noted.  ,
Centrifugal pressure will be felt on all fronts, which may threaten our empty hub mission and put us in danger of operating even harder.
Thousands evacuated as Japan’s biggest fire in decades continues to burn
Japan has dispatched more than 2, 000 rescuers to fight the biggest bush fire in three years.
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency ( FDMA ) reports that at least one person has died in the fire, which has reportedly swept up more than 5,200 acres since Thursday in the northern Japanese city of Ofunato.
Although Ofunato’s dry season usually lasts from January to March, the region experienced fewer rain last month than any other February in more than 20 years, recording only 2.5 millimeters, compared to the typical 41 average.
As the flames burns, about 4,600 people are still subject to government-issued evacuation orders.
More than 1, 200 people have reportedly departed the place to stay with friends or family, and about 2, 000 have now departed, according to officials, and some 2, 000 have already departed.
Iwate Prefecture, which has the second-largest community in Japan and has the second-lowest population density, is burning the flames in a forest location.
More than 80 structures are thought to have been damaged but way, FDMA reported, but details are still being looked at.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated in parliament that while it is unavoidable that the flames will eventually spread to some extent,” we may take all possible measures to make sure there will be no effect on women’s homes.”
Dozens of firefighters from 14 regions, including Tokyo, have been dispatched to battle the flames. At least 16 planes are also being used, with photos showing the ones dumping liquid onto the sluggish hills.
Japan experienced its hottest month since records began in 2024, like many other nations.