By Thai Newsroom Reporters A LIST OF NEWLY-FORMED CABINET of ministers under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has already been submitted to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn for formal approval, government officials said today (Sep.1). The Office of the Cabinet Secretary has submitted the list of 35 members of cabinet including the prime minister and
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Thaksin granted royal pardon to serve just one year in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has been given royal pardon which will practically curtail his eight-year jail term to only one year. According to a statement of a royal gazette issued today (Sep.1), the sought-after royal pardon has been granted by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn for the
Read moreEach time House meeting collapses through lack of quorum ‘8.2m baht is wasted’
AFTER the House of Representatives meeting yesterday (Aug. 31) was adjourned through a lack of quorum, a Move Forward MP calculated that each time this occurs over 8.2 million baht is wasted, Sanook.com said today (Sept. 1). At yesterday’s meeting Palang Prachrath MP for Chachoensao Mr. Atthakorn Sirilatthayakon had tabled a motion on solving
Read moreSuper Typhoon Saola hurtles towards southern China, Hong Kong
By AFP and published by CNA Hong Kong – China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday (Aug. 31) as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland’s southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a precaution. Saola’s wind speeds topped 200 kmh by 6
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