There is zero chance, aides insist, of accessing the second floor. The upper reaches of Bangkok’s Venetian Gothic Government House are strictly for official work. Journalists (and even respectable guests) are only permitted to loiter among the watercolors and marble ornaments that adorn the ground-floor reception rooms. Everything above the grand staircase is strictly off-limits. … Read more
Srettha Thavisin is not angry with Taylor Swift. Thailand’s Prime Minister is not even angry with Singapore. But what he does begrudge is a missed opportunity. So when Srettha learned that Singapore had inserted an exclusivity clause into its contract with the 14 Grammy-winning TIME Person of the Year, which prohibited her from bringing her … Read more
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s convicted ex-prime minister, is poised for early release from prison after the justice ministry included him in a list of prisoners eligible for suspended jail terms, the second concession granted to the ex-leader since his return from exile last year. Thaksin meets the criteria for a suspension of his remaining sentence as … Read more
A top court in Thailand ordered the country’s main opposition Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend the country’s stringent royal insult law, a centerpiece of its reformist agenda that helped it win last year’s election. The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the party’s campaign to amend Article 112, known as lese … Read more
Somluck Kamsing (L) of Thailand unleashes a hard right against Benoit Gaudet (R) of Canada during their Olympic Games preliminary Featherweight (57 kg) match at the Peristeri Boxing Hall 16 August 2004 in Athens. Gaudet won on a 32-17 points decision. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR Thailand’s first Olympic gold medal winner has been accused … Read more
BANGKOK — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin vowed to behave rapidly to alleviate the nation’s financial issues in his inaugural speech to Parliament on Monday, following 4 months of political uncertainty whereas parliamentarians have been unable to agree on a authorities. Srettha entered politics after a profession as a significant actual property develope r, … Read more
Pita Limjaroenrat doesn’t appear to be a defeated man. The 42-year-old former tech govt strides into the assembly room of his upstart Transfer Ahead Get together’s Bangkok headquarters sporting an immaculate navy-blue swimsuit, fuchsia necktie, and a winsome grin. It’s not lengthy earlier than our dialogue on Thai politics takes a not unwelcome detour into … Read more
Transfer Ahead Celebration chief and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat addresses supporters forward of the July 13 parliamentary vote to elect Thailand’s subsequent prime minister, in entrance of Central World in Bangkok on July 9, 2023. Tananchai Keawsowattana / Thai N | Afp | Getty Photos Thailand’s Parliament will vote for a brand new prime … Read more
Pita Limjaroenrat, chief of the Transfer Ahead Get together (heart), at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on Could 18 2023. Valeria Mongelli | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs Thailand’s preliminary election outcomes was a triumph for the progressive Transfer Ahead celebration however its reforms are set to threaten conservative forces which will transfer to forestall the … Read more
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