Ex-central bank governor elected leader of Ruampalang Prachachart Thai |
Former Bank of Thailand governor M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul was elected leader of Ruampalang Prachachart Thai party, a newly-formed party designed to support Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return to power,…
Laos Energy Ministry to join investigation into dam failure |
This picture taken on July 27 shows a resident returning to his homes from Sanamxai district, Attapeu province, after floodwaters from a dam collapse had receded. The Ministry of Energy…
British rescuer Stanton honored by Coventry town |
British cave diver Richard Stanton arrives at the Tham Luang cave area as rescue operations continue for the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam…
Phetchaburi residents warned of 1-2 months of flooding |
People in Phetchaburi province, especially in Muang district, have been warned that they might have to endure flooding for up to 1-2 months. National Water Resources Office secretary-general Somkiart Prachamwong…
5 districts in Phetchauburi face flooding as more water drained out of Kaeng Krachan dam |
People living in five districts of Phetchaburi province have been warned to brace for flooding as more water is being drained out of Kaeng Krachan dam which is now 97…
11 Wild Boars leave monkhood |
The 11 Wild Boars soccer team members who were ordained as novices late last month left monkhood in a ceremony held this morning at Wat Phra That Doi Wao in…
US urges ASEAN to maintain pressure on North Korea |
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today called on ASEAN to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea to achieve denuclearization. At a press conference in Singapore for…
PM thanks US for return of Ban Chiang artefacts |
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thanks the United State government for the return of 12 pre-historic artefacts of the Ban Chiang era to Thailand and all parties concerned for their hard…
Prayut gets 6.40 out of 10 in latest satisfaction rating |
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scored 6.40 out of 10 and his government 5.06 in a recent satisfaction rating survey conducted by Bangkok University, or Bangkok Poll. The poll was…
‘It’s a shocking idea’: outcry over Bangkok street vendor ban
Few streets evoke the chaos of Bangkok like the Khaosan Road, a place of pilgrimage for tanned, dreadlocked, tassle-adorned backpackers for decades. Yet this week, in an attempt to impose…
“Red shirts” leader Jatuporn released from prison |
Jatuporn Prompan, chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), walked out of the Bangkok Remand Prison a free man this morning after serving one year and 15…
Easy Thai Cookbook recipes: From green mango salad to prawn and pineapple curry
The development of Thai cuisine, with its historical and culinary influences from China, has been a long and subtle process. From Arab and Indian merchants, the Thais adopted the use…