What China’s baby woes mean for its economic ambitions
The country’s ageing population and shrinking workforce are a threat to its economic growth.Continue Reading
Chuvit accused of defaming BJT Party
Bhumjaithai’s 400 potential election candidates have been asked to file defamation complaints against former politician Chuvit Kamolvisit, in an apparent counter attack after the massage parlour tycoon vowed to “destroy” the party.Continue Reading
Thai voter attitudes surveyed
While Thai people’s faith in democracy has declined over the past 20 years, they believe it will one day turn around and improve, according to academics at the King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI).Continue Reading
Anutin downplays recent meeting with PPRP chief
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
Ex-TOT chief gets 20-year sentence
Former TOT president Varut Suvakorn has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay about one billion baht to the state agency for an unauthorised deal with Samart I-Mobile in 2008.Continue Reading
‘Must have, must carry’ rule to end
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission’s (NBTC) Television Broadcasting Service Subcommittee yesterday agreed to cancel its “must have, must carry” rule.Continue Reading
Ambitious plan for SRT land
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to turn 148 rai of land around Thon Buri railway station into a medical complex with the aim of creating a green environment.Continue Reading
PPRP expects to hold ground in city
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
Siege prompts mental health screenings of cops
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
Kenzaburō Ōe a writer of real humanity, real Japan
The death at 88 of Japanese writer and Nobel prize winner Kenzaburō Ōe on March 3 leaves a deep wound in his readers – and in the Japanese community, which has lost one of its most powerful voices and critics. Ōe was a literary giant. In Japan open political discussion and participation is discouraged and […]Continue Reading