By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RULING PALANG PRACHARATH is expecting to get no less than 150 MPs in the next general election, confirmed party secretary-general Santi Prompat today (Jan.3). Santi who concurrently acts as deputy finance minister said the Palang Pracharath, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, will likely see no less than
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THAI’s shortage of shuttle buses left passengers waiting on plane for 2 hours
SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT clarified that passengers of two Thai Smile flights were left waiting for a shuttle bus on the airplane for a couple of hours last night (Jan. 2) because Thai Airways International, the airline’s parent company, has a shortage of both drivers and these vehicles, TV Channel 7 said today. The airport had
Read moreAnutin denies being ‘heir apparent’ to premiership after Prayut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI PARTY leader Anutin Charnvirakul today (Jan.3) categorically dismissed speculation that he would merely wait to succeed Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister if the current one eventually continued to run the country for two more years after the next general election. Anutin told reporters there will be no such thing
Read moreExpert urges strict checking to keep new Covid variants at bay
A MEDICAL expert warned that Thailand should impose intensive testing to delay the spreading of new strains of Covid-19 here for as long as possible, particularly since the door is now wide open for foreign tourists to come in, INN News said today (Jan. 3). In a Facebook post Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of
Read moreFrench mayor under fire for fighting Mont Blanc hikers
By AFP and published by CNA Lyon – A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain’s peak. Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, has for years sounded the alarm against overcrowding on
Read moreMalaysia gears up to impose stricter border measures amid Covid outbreak in China
By Bernama and published by CNA Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s health ministry (MOH) is prepared to tighten health checks as part of its pandemic border policies, with the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in China. Health Minister Dr. Zaliha Mustafa said her ministry was taking seriously the concerns of people regarding the increase in Covid-19
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