By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGISLATION TO END the power of senators to vote alongside MPs for head of a post-election government was aborted again today (Sept 7). During today’s joint House/Senate meeting on the legislation primarily drafted to amend the constitution’s Section 272 and endorsed with signatures of over 75,000 people in sustained effort
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High-ranking official caught stealing public money
A HIGH-RANKING official in Ayutthaya was caught red-handed pocketing almost 80,000 baht in cash made out to pay for religious ceremonies today (Sept. 7), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said, Acting on a complaint filed against Mrs. Somsri (pseudonym), Mr. Poomwisan Kasemsuk, acting secretary-general of the Office of the Public Sector Anti-corruption Commission,
Read moreFamilies argue after ninth grader badly slashes fellow student for ‘bullying’
THE families of two students with one having badly slashed the other for allegedly bullying him argued over compensation while the injured boy denied tormenting his classmate, Sanook.com said today (Sept. 7). The unnamed ninth grade student at a school in Pakham district of Buriram province used a grass hook which he brought from
Read moreMore heavy rain to hit Bangkok this evening, Bang Khen in danger again
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt warned that the capital faces two more rounds of torrential rainfall tonight and tomorrow night (Sept. 7-8) after being lashed by heavy downpour from 3.30 p.m till 4.30 a.m this morning, Naewna newspaper said. The Meteorological Department forecast more rainfall in Bangkok at 3 p.m. followed by a slowdown but
Read moreCabinet reshuffle unlikely during time of caretaker PM: Somsak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CABINET RESHUFFLE would be very unlikely during the time of caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, commented Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin yesterday (Sept 6). Despite his performing as caretaker premier for the time being, Prawit would not opt for the otherwise speculated reshuffling of the cabinet though several ministerial seats
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