By Thai Newsroom Reporters JUSTICE MINISTER THAVI Sodsong said today (Dec.6) he is not legally empowered to allow the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra to stay at Police Hospital beyond a 120-day period. Thavi commented that whether the deposed prime minister could be legally allowed to stay on at
Day: December 6, 2023
Unesco lists Songkarn as cultural heritage
UNESCO, the United Nations Agency for Education, Science, Culture, Communication, and Information, has officially recognised the Thai Songkran Festival as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The announcement was made during the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Kasane, Botswana, NNT said this afternoon
Read moreAustralian Hell’s Angels gang leader arrested in Thailand
IMMIGRATION Police arrested an Australian man said to be the leader of Hell’s Angels gang in his country and wanted there for a string of drug and firearm charges after he used an Italian man’s passport to enter the country, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 6). Pol.Lt.Gen.Itthiphon Itthisanronnachai, commander of Immigration Police, and
Read moreThai business group keeps 2023 growth forecast at 2.5%-3.0%
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S economy is expected to grow 2.5 percent to 3.0 percent this year, unchanged from a previous forecast, a leading joint business group said today (Dec 6). Tourism revenue will be lower than expected because Thailand is expected to receive only 28 million foreign arrivals this year, down
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