THE Thai Fine Arts Department has received four ancient bronze sculptures, three of them Bodhisattvas and one the Buddha, that had been smuggled to US by an unscrupulous art dealer and officially returned by San Francisco Museum of Asian Art on Dec. 8, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 6). Villagers living around Khao Plai
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Bhumjaithai aims to get no less than 20 MP seats in party-listed mode
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI, currently core of the caretaker government, is expecting to get no less than 20 MP seats in party-listed mode of the Feb.8 election, Bhumjaithai Secretary-General Chaichanok Chidchob confirmed today (Jan.6). Compared to only three MP seats won by the Bhumjaithai in party-listed mode of the 2023 election, the
Read moreMortar round fired accidently no need for evacuation: PM
AFTER A mortar round landed on Thai territory this morning (Jan. 6) injuring a soldier in Ubon Ratchathani province Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said relevant agencies had followed procedures stipulated in the agreements but as Cambodians had explained it was an accident it is not necessary for border residents to evacuate, PPTVHD36 said.
Read moreEx-diplomat picked as People’s foreign minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DIPLOMAT Pisan Manawapat was today (Jan.6) introduced as the People’s pick for foreign minister if the reformist party eventually becomes core of a government after the Feb.8 election. Pisan is not only a former ambassador to the United States, Canada, India and head of Thai delegates to the European
Read moreMaduro’s capture shows exploitative regimes are fragile: Army officer
By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA A THAI army’s deputy spokesperson compared the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Cambodia’s senior leader Hun Sen in a post shared on his personal Facebook page pointing out that regimes focused solely on exploiting resources for a “single group” are more fragile than generally
Read moreEx-Thammasat law dean introduced as People’s-chosen justice minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER THAMMASAT University dean Munin Pongsapan was yesterday (Jan.5) introduced as the People’s pick for justice minister in case that the reformist party become core of a government after the Feb.8 election. Munin, a former dean of Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law, was formally introduced as one of the People’s
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