By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COURT-SUSPENDED prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been quietly assured of a victory in court over an impeachment lawsuit, thus resolutely refusing to step down at any time from now until Aug.29, the date on which the Constitutional Court is scheduled to deliver a verdict on it, according to a
Day: August 20, 2025
Michelin-star chef’s restaurant fined in omelet controversy
A RESTAURANT operated by Michelin-star chef Jay Fai was fined 2,000 baht after diners alerted the authorities that they had to pay a whopping 4,000 baht for a crab meat omelet that was listed in the menu at 1,500 baht, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 20). Mr. Ronnarong Poolpipat, secretary-general of the Consumer Protection Board,
Read moreMove to give free domestic air tickets to foreign tourists
AS PART of a tourism promotion campaign the cabinet is going to be asked to approve the distribution of free domestic air tickets, along with 20 kilogrammes of baggage allowance, to 200,000 foreign tourists who purchase regular-priced air tickets to fly to Thailand, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Aug. 20). Mr. Sorawong Thienthong,
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