AFTER a lengthy debate the House of Representatives voted down a special committee’s observations on a report on drafting an amnesty bill for political offenders with only the report being sent to the Cabinet for consideration, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Oct. 24). After the debate concluded at 4.30 p.m. 270 MPs voted to
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No executive decree to extend Tak Bai’s litigation period: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO EXECUTIVE DECREE could be issued by the Pheu Thai-led government to extend a 20-year litigation period for 2004’s Tak Bai incident in the Deep South, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (Oct. 24). Paetongtarn told reporters at Government House the historic manslaughter of 85 southern protesters, 78 of whom
Read morePM urged to apologise to the public over Tak Bai manslaughter
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was today (Oct. 24) urged by Thai Sang Thai Party to apologise to the public over 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter with the statute of limitations expiring tomorrow (Oct. 25), Thai Rath newspaper said. Party leader Sudarat Keyurapan said the stance of those in power over 2004’s manslaughter of 85 protesters
Read moreMcDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News MCDONALD’S scrambled yesterday (Oct. 23) to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen states. The outbreak has sickened people across the
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