By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government has been ultimately pressed by a former Yellow Shirt activist to rescind a “treacherous” MoU reached in 2001 between Thailand and Cambodia on a profit-sharing, undersea resources development project in a 15-day period from today (Dec. 9). Sonthi Limthongkul today submitted a fresh petition to Prime
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Court urged to declare Thai-Khmer MoU null and void
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN was today (Nov. 25) asked to call on the Constitutional Court or Administrative Court to declare immediately null and void a 2001 MoU signed between Bangkok and Phnom Penh. Political activist Sonthiya Sawasdee submitted a petition to the Office of the Ombudsman asking the agency
Read moreMass petition against Thai-Khmer undersea project to be submitted to Govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH PETITION undersigned by over 100,000 people in opposition to a Thai-Cambodian MoU on a joint undersea natural resources development project will be submitted to the Pheu Thai-led government on the upcoming Friday. Thai Pakdee chair Warong Dechgitvigrom confirmed today (Nov. 20) that the mass petition to which over
Read morePhumtham denies rumours of Thaksin-Hun Sen hush-hush deal on undersea scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Nov. 11) downplayed criticism that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen had mutually made a secret deal over a contentious, profit-sharing undersea resources development scheme in an upper part of the Gulf of Thailand. Phumtham,
Read moreThai-Khmer MoU on joint undersea resources scheme deemed ‘unconstitutional’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-CAMBODIAN Memorandum of Understanding made in 2001 in regard to a joint undersea natural resources development scheme may be deemed “unconstitutional” and finally declared null and void by Thailand, said Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paiboon Nititawan today (Nov. 7). Given a sustained controversy over the legitimacy of the MoU undersigned
Read moreTouring local wisdom and soft power in Northeast Thailand
A STUDY trip organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the diplomatic corps and media to the Northeast was appropriately themed: “The Charm of Isaan:Transforming Local Wisdom into Creative Economy.” Participants were transported back in time to an era when simplicity, carbon-neutrality, organic and herb-based food were just a normal
Read moreBuilder Italian-Thai Development flags cash flow issues, seeks bank loans
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S largest builder Italian-Thai Development is negotiating with banks for new loans due to cash flow issues that have prompted it to make partial salary payments, the company said yesterday (Mar. 13). Italian-Thai Development told the Stock Exchange of Thailand that revenue from construction projects remained smaller than
Read moreSDGs will fail to meet 2030 target, but travel & tourism can still be a big help
THE “unfavourable global context” has rendered the 2030 target for the UN Sustainable Development Goals unachievable, according to a UN report. Although considerable progress has been made across all the 17 goals, it is “uneven and inadequate” across countries and categories, and will not be fully achieved until 2062. The progress report was released
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