By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NOTED ACADEMIC suggested today (August 10) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dissolve the House of Representatives later this month to circumvent a court ruling which might otherwise pinpoint his eight-year rule to end in a couple of weeks from now. The National Institute of Development Administration’s political and development strategies
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Abortion of organic law on election looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONTENTIOUS AMENDMENT to an electoral system under one of the constitution’s organic laws hit an impasse due to lack of a quorum at parliament today (August 10), thus fueling the possibility of it being entirely aborted very shortly. Though a total of 403 lawmakers had attended to make a quorum
Read moreDon: Rajapaksa can enter Thailand as he holds a diplomatic passport
THAI Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said this afternoon (August 10) that Sri Lanka’s ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, could come and stay in Thailand for no more than 90 days because he holds a diplomatic passport supported by the government of a country that has friendly relations with Thailand, Matichon newspaper said. He was questioned about
Read moreChina reports 35 people infected by new deadly virus ‘spread from a shrew’
By Irish Mirror CHINA has reported that 35 people have been infected with an entirely new zoonotic virus believed to be spread to humans through a shrew. The “Langya” virus has already infected dozens across two of China’s eastern provinces. According to Taiwan’s Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the virus is entirely new and
Read moreUnbuckled rear-seat passengers face 2,000 baht fine from Sept. 5 onwards
PASSENGERS not belting up when seated at the back of a vehicle face 2,000 baht fine starting Sept. 5 as an amendment of the Road Traffic Act comes into effect thenceforth, Amarin TV said today (August 10). This amendment was to kick in 120 days after publication in the Royal Gazette. The key change was
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