Barisan Nasional (BN)’s chairman and UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi however adds that there would still be a need to reach some understanding with other political blocs.
Hotspots were detected across northern Thailand during the last week of April as forest fires raged despite intensified efforts by authorities to bring them under control. Most fires were found in forest zones.
Chadchart Sittipunt has signalled he will run for another term as Bangkok governor, while the People’s Party (PP) has stepped up an early campaign for City Hall.
The Commerce Ministry has broadened its “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” (Thais Helping Thais Plus) initiative, a move aimed at easing the cost of living while stimulating consumption.
SURAT THANI – Security officials have raided a school on Koh Phangan that was being run illegally by Thai and Iranian operators, and found 89 Israeli children.
China’s tourism market is a bright spot in domestic demand, injecting momentum into a economy facing pressure from weak consumption and a prolonged property downturn.
Deputy Transport Minister Sanphet Bunyamanee says he is pushing for a 5-billion-baht cruise terminal on Koh Samui in the southern province of Surat Thani, with a targeted completion date in 2032.
Three civil servants in Nakhon Ratchasima have been arrested for allegedly issuing fake Thai birth certificates and transferring household registrations for at least 10 Chinese children, authorities said on Saturday.
Bangkok’s waste separation programme is showing results, with falling rubbish volumes and higher public compliance following new collection fees introduced to encourage sorting.