By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI DIGITAL WALLET project is merely a copycat of Japan’s shopping coupon programme allegedly implemented to no avail over the last couple of decades, said Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul today (Oct.21). The Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra has publicly vowed to carry out
Day: October 21, 2023
Corrections Dept chief allows ‘sickly’ Thaksin to stay longer at Police Hospital
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-cum-convict Thaksin Shinawatra has been officially allowed to stay beyond a 60-day limit at Police Hospital, a partisan source said over the weekend. Corrections Department director-general Sahakarn Petnarin has already allowed the “sickly” Thaksin to stay on at Police Hospital beyond the 60-day limit, which is
Read moreThailand opts for frigate in lieu of sub from China
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND HAS NOW OPTED for a fresh purchase of a Chinese-built frigate in lieu of the Chinese-built submarine, already bought by the Thai navy but unfinished by a Chinese shipbuilding firm, Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang said over the weekend. Given the likelihood of China Shipbuilding & Offshore International’s failure to
Read moreHouse military panel calls navy to explain swapping sub for frigate
A MOVE FORWARD MP who heads the House military committee immediately summoned the navy to explain a new deal to swap an already-purchased, Chinese-built submarine for which a German engine is unavailable for a frigate as mentioned by Defence Minister Suthin Klangsaeng upon his return from China yesterday (Oct. 20), Matichon newspaper said. The
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