Department of rail transport mulls cap on train fares
The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has initiated efforts to fulfill the Pheu Thai-led coalition’s commitment of capping fares for Bangkok’s electric train network at a flat rate of 20…
Thaksins return is confirmed according to the Police chief
Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, head of the national police, announced on Monday that the Royal Thai Police Office has confirmation that exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will land in…
Protests erupt in response to a new restriction on allowances for the elderly.
On Thursday, some 70 people gathered outside the Finance Ministry to protest a new rule that requires older individuals aged 60 and up to prove they are destitute in order…
Thaksin returning to Thailand on 10th August
After 17 years of self-imposed exile, the wanted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to return to Thailand on August 10, his youngest daughter Paetongtarn revealed on Wednesday. On…
Article 272 the unmoveable that wrecked Pita’s chance for PM
Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of Move Forward, has pointed the finger at Article 272 of the Constitution for his unsuccessful attempt to become prime minister. During a parliamentary vote on…
Pita was suspended from Parliament
Pita Limjaroenrat, who won the May national elections, is the main contender for prime minister. The constitutional court of Thailand has suspended him from the legislature, the latest setback for…
PM Prayut steps down from politics
Today, July 11, 2023, Thai Prime Minister-in-Care Prayut Chan-O-Cha made the official announcement that he was leaving the Ruam Thai Sang Chart party and politics. This concludes his nine-year Thai…
Bangkok’s largest free music festival
Music fans, take note! On December 16 and 17, Siam Music Fest, the sizable music festival that was held in Siam Square in December, will return. The music festival, officially…
Migrant workers get extension of stay
According to deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul, migrant workers from four nearby countries would be permitted to remain in Thailand through July 31 while their employers arrange for the renewal…
Parliament to select new Prime minister on 13th July
House speaker-elect Wan Muhamad Noor Matha announced today (Wednesday) that the Thai parliament will meet jointly on July 13 to elect the country’s new prime minister. One day after being…