ATTORNEY General Singchai Thaninsorn issued an order based on a dissenting opinion to charge the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park and three other accomplices with the premeditated murder of Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, or Billy, the Karen leader of Pong Luk Bang Kloy village, Matichon newspaper this afternoon (August 15). Mr. Prayut Petchkun, a deputy
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Netaji and my grandfather: The untold story
By Aneesha Madan and published by The Times of India DARSHAN Singh Bajaj was sent to Bangkok at the young age of 14 years to avoid the bubonic plague in Punjab. After the day’s work, he took to staging plays which were pieces from the great Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. After the
Read moreHouse of Representatives discussing budget for fiscal year 2022
THE government has presented its expenditure budget for fiscal year 2022 to the House of Representatives. The spending will focus on national development in accordance with the National Strategy, and efforts to revive the country after the Covid-19 crisis, NNT said today (May 31). Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, today explained the
Read morePM denies setting up national government, nor quitting
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 28) quashed speculations that a national government is being set up with Pheu Thai Party joining in after it votes in a new executive committee, Thai Rath newspaper report. Gen. Prayut also denied giving up and getting ready to step down from premiership. Upon being questioned by reporters at
Read moreHK police fire pepper ball rounds, arrest 300 people
Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong (CNA): Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre today (May 27) and arrested 300 people as new national security laws proposed by Beijing revived anti-government demonstrations. Police also surrounded the Legislative Council where a bill was due to be debated
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