By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHAIKASEM NITISIRI MIGHT probably replace the Pheu Thai-attached Srettha Thavisin as prime minister if the latter was finally impeached by court or pressed by others to step down in foreseeable future, said a noted academic today (May 30). NIDA’s Political & Strategic Development Project Director Pichai Rattanadilok na Phuket said
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Cambodia gears up to begin work on controversial canal
By AFP and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Cambodia will start work on a controversial US$1.7 billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said today (May 30). The Chinese-backed Funan Techo Canal has sparked fears in neighbouring Vietnam that it could be used by
Read moreWissanu downplays hearsay of ‘legal miracles’ to help Thaksin, Yingluck
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEPUTY PRIME minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm today (May 30) dismissed speculation that he might probably conjure up “legal miracles” again to help de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra or deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra with their legal battles. Dubbed a high-calipered “legal servant” handling legal affairs on behalf of
Read moreEscaped Thai convict arrested in Bali where he pretended to be dumb
A THAI convict on the run since last October who managed to dodge weeks-long search for him in the jungles of Banthad mountains in Trang province has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia, where he was found holding a fake Indonesian passport and pretending to be dumb because he could not speak the language, Amarin
Read moreLight earthquake hits Koh Samui
A MINOR 2.4 magnitude earthquake struck Koh Samui at 8.24 a.m. this morning (May 30) and was widely felt in the area, Naewna newspaper said. This earthquake, with the epicentre being Koh Samui’s Ang Thong subdistrict, had a very shallow depth of four kilometres. CAPTION: A representative image of an earthquake by Paula from
Read more2,000 senatorial applicants disqualified in triple-tiered election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABOUT 2,000 PEOPLE contesting next month’s triple-tiered senatorial election nationwide have been found so far to be disqualified by law, according to an official of the Election Commission. Out of a total of 48,117 applicants running in the unprecedented election of its kind for a total of 200 senators, 2,021
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