The Prayut Chan-o-cha government’s plans to forge reconciliation in the country seem to be falling flat after the Pheu Thai party came out to denounce the committee put in charge of the process. The Pheu Thai Party, which was a reincarnation of the People’s Power […]
Songkran activities on Khao San to be subdued
Revellers enjoy the water festival on Khao San Road on April 13, 2016. Water gunfight is still allowed but concerts and other festivities will not be held this year. (Bangkok Post file photo) Songkran activities on Khao San Road in Bangkok will be more subdued […]
Dattajivo and 19 others released on bail
Phra Dattajivo (second from left) appears with other monks and laymen at the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Divison on Friday to acknowledge the encroachment charges. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The Sikhiu Provincial Court granted bail on Saturday to a former Wat […]
UK absent as EU leaders seek unity on 60th birthday
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New Saraburi-Korat bridge a shortcut to Khao Yai
Visitors to Khao Yai will no longer need to make a U-turn at Klang Dong in Pak Chong to enter Highway 1016 if they use the new Mittraphap-Phaya Yen bridge. (Photo by the Department of Rural Roads) A bridge linking Pak Chong district of Nakhon […]
Detention extended for red-shirt weapons suspects
The nine suspects in the weapons-seizure case appear at a briefing at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok on Friday. (Photo by Kitja Apichonrojarek) The Criminal Court on Saturday approved detention and rejected bail for nine suspects charged with anti-government activities and terrorism linked with […]
Phra Dattajivo turns himself over to cops
Dattajivo: To meet officers again today A former Wat Phra Dhammakaya acting abbot and nine other monks and laymen wanted in connection with forest encroachment at Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday turned themselves in to police. The 10 suspects, including the former […]
Healthcare failure a major embarrassment for Trump
US President Donald Trump responds to questions following the decision by his party to pull a healthcare bill that lacked the votes to pass on Friday. (New York Times Photo) WASHINGTON: US Republican leaders, facing a revolt among conservatives and moderates alike in their ranks, […]
Cops arrest vagrant who may have sparked blaze at bridge
Samrarn Muangkhiaw, 31, alias EK Lock1, shows police where he allegedly dropped a cigarette butt beneath the Thai-Belgian Bridge, thought to have caused the fire on Feb 28. Krit Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn A homeless windscreen washer suspected of causing a fire that damaged the Thai-Belgian Bridge […]
NLA pushes for merger control bill
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has pushed through a bill to amend the Trade Competition Act to authorise a panel to decide whether to approve the merger of large companies with significant potential for market manipulation. The lawmakers yesterday voted 200-0 to pass the bill […]