Senate backs first female attorney-general
The Senate last night approved the candidate selection of Naree Tantasathien, director-general of the Section of Legal Counsel, since the country’s 17th attorney-general and first girl to hold the position.Continue Reading
Damrongsak named new police chief
Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas has been hired as the new nationwide police chief, replacing the outgoing Pol Gen Suwat Jongyodsuk, who is due to stop working on Sept thirty.Continue Reading
Govt agencies urged to address ‘illegal dumps’
Suchart Tancharoen, Vice President of the House of Representatives, is urging government agencies to address illegal junk dumps in Chachoengsao’s Chai Khet district.Continue Reading
No reason to call an election
There is no justifiable cause to dissolve the home at this point in time although a dissolution can be technically possible even with an acting prime minister, says Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.Continue Reading
Riyadh to help seal Gulf free trade deals
Saudi Arabia has agreed to help Asia push for a free trade agreement (FTA) with members from the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit the other day.Continue Reading
Prayut kicks off defence exhibition
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha produced his first community appearance since being suspended as prime minister by the Constitutional Court last week, at a defence exhibition within Nonthaburi yesterday.Continue Reading
Three local dishes on CNN list
The government yesterday made welcome CNN Travel’s addition of three Thai dishes in its new listing of Asia’s best 50 street foods.Continue Reading
Project boosts for informal workers
labour: More than sixteen million informal employees received income via 67 projects to improve their livelihoods a year ago, a high-level meeting was told last night.Continue Reading
Chadchart vows no epic flood this year
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt guaranteed that Bangkok will never experience a do it again of the epic flood in 2011 following their inspection of flood-mitigation work in the capital.Continue Reading
NACC sacks Prayat from agency’s deputy chief post
Prayat Puangjumpa has been sacked as deputy secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Commission payment (NACC) over an asset concealment case towards him.Continue Reading