AFTER a long gap of 19 years de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra visited Yaowarat road (Chinatown) this evening (March 20) with lots of locals and tourists taking selfies with him, Naewna newspaper said. Thaksin and his entourage, including Pheu Thai MP Kokaew Pikulthong, the party’s deputy spokesman Mr. Chirawat Aranyakanon and some
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PM furious over alleged deal for Shinawatra family
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra snapped at reporters today (March 20) when questioned about the no-confidence debate, set for Monday-Tuesday March 24-25, with the opposition’s theme allegedly being “a country deal” for Shinawatra family, pointing out that everything must be done with reason, not emotion, Amarin TV said. Paetongtarn has become the sole target of
Read moreTwo ministers deny receiving missing necklace
TWO ministers denied today (March 20) that an emerald and diamond necklace worth 26.4 million baht is with either of them after a well-known businesswoman revealed that she had lent actress Ms. Arisara Thongborisut, or Due Arisara, assets worth 62 million baht and now wants them back with latter saying that all the items
Read moreFed holds interest rates steady amid high uncertainty about Trump tariffs
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – The US central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday (March 19), and while its policymakers indicated they still expect to reduce borrowing costs by half a percentage point by the end of this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear they would wait
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