By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY OUT OF a total of 25 Democrat MPs have jointly resolved to endorse acting Democrat leader Chalermchai Sri-on as a new leader of the second largest opposition party, a veteran MP said today (Dec.7). In an extraordinary caucus scheduled for the approaching Saturday, Chalermchai will likely be named one
Day: December 7, 2023
Srettha trying to set power rate at 4.10 baht a unit
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said this afternoon (Dec. 7) that talks are being held to set electricity rate at 4.10 baht per unit during January-April 2024 after Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) proposed hiking it to 4.68 baht a unit, Naewna newspaper said. Addressing this issue during a lecture on the “Future of Thai
Read morePaetongtarn ‘too ashamed’ to tell truth or lie about her father’s ‘illnesses’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra would be “too ashamed” to say anything either truthful or untruthful about the “illnesses” of her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, according to a former Democrat MP. Thepthai Senapong today (Dec.7) posted on his Facebook page to allege that Thaksin’s daughter
Read moreThai inflation lowest in 33 months – Commerce Ministry
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S headline consumer price index (CPI) came in at -0.44 percent in November from a year earlier, the second consecutive month and lowest in nearly three years, the Commerce Ministry said today (Dec. 7). The figure compared with a 0.31 percent year-on-year drop in the previous month and
Read morePM charged with breaking law over 6,000 baht gift to Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH COMPLAINT WAS FILED today (Dec.6) against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for allegedly breaking the law by handing a personal gift worth over 6,000 baht to Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Political activist Srisuwan Janya lodged the petition against the Pheu Thai-backed prime minister to the National Anti-Corruption Commission
Read moreAgriculture Minister joins crackdown on rubber smuggling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES MINISTER Thammanat Prompao is taking part in government missions to crack down on the smuggling of natural rubber, confirmed deputy government spokesperson Kenika Oonjit yesterday (Dec.6). The agriculture minister has instructed agencies under his command to join government efforts to eliminate the smuggling of natural rubber, particularly
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