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Bank of Thailand cuts rates to support weak economy
Read more: Bank of Thailand cuts rates to support weak economyThe Bank of Thailand says it will continue to ease monetary policy to support economic growth after cutting the policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday.
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Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Read more: Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandalSenator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
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House to vote for new Thai PM on Friday
Read more: House to vote for new Thai PM on FridayThe House of Representatives will hold a vote for a new prime minister on Friday, House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha announced on Wednesday night.
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16km border fence with Cambodia approved
Read more: 16km border fence with Cambodia approvedThe Ad Hoc Centre for the Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation (AHC) has approved plans to build a 16-kilometre fence along the disputed border, connecting Baan Nong Chan with Baan Nong Ya Kaew in Sa Kaeo province.
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House dissolution request ‘sent back’
Read more: House dissolution request ‘sent back’The Privy Council has returned a draft royal decree to dissolve the House of Representatives submitted by caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, citing procedural and legal concerns, according to sources at Government House.
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Anutin signs PM nomination agreement
Read more: Anutin signs PM nomination agreementBhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul signed a written agreement with the People’s Party to support his bid for prime minister and stated he would form a minority coalition government as soon as possible.
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People’s Party backs Anutin for PM, Pheu Thai moves for House dissolution
Read more: People’s Party backs Anutin for PM, Pheu Thai moves for House dissolutionPeople’s Party (PP) leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawt announced support for Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul as the new prime minister on Wednesday morning, but the caretaker prime minister from the ruling Pheu Thai Party countered with a move for a House dissolution.
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Cambodian troop rejig ‘no threat to Thai sovereignty’
Read more: Cambodian troop rejig ‘no threat to Thai sovereignty’The recent Cambodian troop movements along the border, including the deployment of a Bodyguard Headquarters (BHQ) unit near Phu Makua, do not threaten Thai sovereignty, Second Army Region commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang said.