Sangkhla Buri people prepared for flood evacuation |
About 70 families living around the reservoir of the Vajiralongkorn dam in Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi province are preparing to evacuate as the water level in the dam went…
Trump scraps Pompeo trip to North Korea, citing stalled nuclear diplomacy |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly cancelled his top diplomat’s planned trip to North Korea, publicly acknowledging for the first time that his effort to get…
Dams need water drainage plans ahead of another storm |
The Royal Irrigation Department and other agencies responsible for dams and reservoirs have been instructed to come up with water drainage plans in anticipation of the arrival of another storm…
PM threatens to take legal action against some media |
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday vented frustration at the media and threatened to take legal action against some of them for what he described as their unfair coverage.…
A three-horse race for the next election? |
In just a few more weeks, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan–o–cha will make known his political future. Many may wonder why Gen Prayut needs to wait until September to unveil…
Thanathorn of Future Forward Party to hear charges on Sept 17 |
Thanathorn Jungroongreangkit, acting leader of the Future Forward Party, and two other party executives were granted permission to postpone reporting to the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) police to hear…
Dusit Zoo closing date postponed to Sept 30 |
The closing date of the Dusit Zoo has been postponed by one month from the end of August to Sept 30, according to a release of the zoo’s public relations…
Two executives of IFEC heavily fined for insider trading |
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed heavy fines on the top executive and a former executive of Inter Fareast Energy Corporation (IFEC) for insider trading. SEC said it had…
Customs to tighten up watch on couriers of brand-name products |
The Customs Department will set up an intelligence gathering centre to keep track on people posing as passengers but in fact are couriers smuggling in brand-name products from overseas. These…
New operating hours from 4 pm-midnight for Khao Sarn vendors |
Vendors on Khao Sarn road, one of Bangkok’s best known landmarks among backpackers, will be allowed to do their business from 4 pm until midnight instead of 6 pm until…
PM to invoke Article 44 to ease political restrictions |
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will invoke his executive power under Article of the interim Constitution to ease political restrictions in order to allow political parties to partially carry out political…
Free bus service to avoid mass transit construction routes |
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will provide free bus service starting September 1 for city commuters to encourage them to avoid travelling through areas where construction of three mass transit…