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Tourism chiefs want better candidates
Read more: Tourism chiefs want better candidatesTourism operators have expressed doubts about the abilities of some parties’ prime ministerial candidates, urging them to appoint ministers with genuine capabilities to address severe obstacles in each sector, rather than using the position as a reward or trading on family legacies.
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New scheme seeks to lower drug costs
Read more: New scheme seeks to lower drug costsThailand is now defined as an “aged” society, with increased demand for medical services resulting in overcrowding in public hospitals.
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Anutin gets down to work
Read more: Anutin gets down to workBhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul is preparing to form a government after being elected with 311 votes, comfortably surpassing the 247 required for a majority, to become the country’s 32nd prime minister.
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Is this Thaksin’s ‘final flight’?
Read more: Is this Thaksin’s ‘final flight’?Speculation is mounting over whether former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand to hear a court ruling on Tuesday, after a sudden diversion from Singapore to Dubai reignited suspicion among political opponents and commentators.
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Iris-scan expansion on hold in Thailand
Read more: Iris-scan expansion on hold in ThailandTools for Humanity Thailand has decided to suspend the further expansion of its iris-scanning locations for two weeks as it seeks to address concerns that have arisen about the safety of biometric data.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi health worsening in military custody, son says
Read more: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi health worsening in military custody, son saysMyanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and needs urgent medical attention, her son said on Friday, in an appeal for her immediate release from “cruel and life-threatening” custody.
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Anutin wins enough MP votes to become Thailand’s new prime minister
Read more: Anutin wins enough MP votes to become Thailand’s new prime ministerBhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has secured enough votes to become Thailand’s new prime minister.
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Thai army commander sees no quick end to border clashes with Cambodia
Read more: Thai army commander sees no quick end to border clashes with CambodiaBorder clashes between Thailand and Cambodia will continue as long as Phnom Penh pursues a military-driven approach to disputes, Army Region 2 commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang said on Friday.