AFTER the Constitutional Court suspended Paetongtarn Shinawatra from performing prime ministerial duties earlier today (July 1) it is second Deputy Prime Minister/Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit who will assume the position of acting Prime Minister, Naewna and Thai Rath newspapers plus TV Channel 3 said. This is because the first Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumthum
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2 held in robbery at shopping mall car park
POLICE quickly tracked down and arrested two members of a gang of robbers who stole 3.4 million baht in cash from three victims who had met them at a shopping mall in Lad Prao area to buy a cryptocurrency last night (June 30), Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, head of
Read morePaetongtarn stopped by court from performing as PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (July 1) ordered by the Constitutional Court to immediately stop running the country as head of government pending a court ruling to be delivered in about a couple of months in response to an impeachment lawsuit filed against her. The nine judges of the
Read morePATA forecast confirms geopolitics poses top risk and threat to Travel & Tourism
GEOPOLITICAL turbulence is now indisputably the leading risk and threat facing Travel & Tourism, according to visitor arrivals forecasts presented by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Statistical data presented at a webinar on June 26 clearly showed how countries and regions are being impacted by multiple geopolitical conflicts, and will continue to be
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