Commerce to petition US for tax exemption
The Ministry of Commerce is now working with the private sector to petition for tariff exemption after US President Donald Trump invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of…
EJF acknowledges Thai government’s effort to resolve IUU fishing
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has assured a delegation from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) of the government’s determination to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing with Asean framework.…
Gen Aksara assures no conflict over peace dialogue process with MARA Patani
The head of the Thai peace dialogue team Gen Aksara Kerdphol on Friday (March 23) allayed concern with the latest statement from MARA Patani, assuring that there is no conflict…
Police net 123 foreigners in nationwide operation to prevent transnational crimes
Thai police on Thursday night (March 22) rounded up 123 foreigners in its fifth operation launched simultaneously at 108 locations nationwide to crackdown on foreigners illegally stay in the country.…
Ex-election commissioner Somchai has a change of heart
Sacked election commissioner Somchai Srisuttiyakorn has cancelled his plan to hold a press conference Friday (March 23) and also dropped his plan to seek redress from the Administrative Court for…
PACC search house of C8 official implicated in embezzlement of fund for poor students
Officials from the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on Friday (March 23) searched the house of a senior official of the Education Ministry who allegedly admitted that she had embezzled…
Police chief says no to call to replace police team probing lottery controversy
Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, the national police chief, announced Friday (March 23) that he would not replace the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police team handling the investigation of the 30-million…
Man who tries to rob a student in front of Royal Thai Police is not mentally disabled
A man who was earlier thought to be mentally disabled when he was seen wielding an iron pipe and chasing at a student in front of the Royal Thai Police…
Cambodia comes under fires at UN Human Rights Council meeting
The Cambodian government came under heavy fires from western governments and NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday evening (March 23) for the Kingdom’s ongoing crackdown…
Charges to be recommended against former president Aquino over Dengvaxia vaccine
The Senate panel investigating the controversial anti-dengue Dengvaxia vaccine project will recommend that charges be brought against former president Benigno Aquino 3rd and two of his cabinet members, The Manila…
Farming sector to be hard hit by minimum wage hike to be in force April 1
Minimum wage hike which will become effective from April 1 will most affect the country’s farming sector, according to a study by the Office of the Agricultural Economics (OAE). One…
Initial inspection finds fatal bus does not meet safety standards
The bus that crashed in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Wang Nam Khiao district on Wednesday night (March 21) was old and not in good condition, according to experts from the Asian Institute…