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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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Caretaker PM faces lese majeste complaint over House dissolution move
Read more: Caretaker PM faces lese majeste complaint over House dissolution moveA list MP and a political activist on Wednesday filed a complaint with police accusing caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai of lese majeste by asking His Majesty the King to approve a House dissolution.
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Parties announce terms of People’s Party support for Anutin
Read more: Parties announce terms of People’s Party support for AnutinThe opposition People’s Party (PP) and the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) on Wednesday announced the terms of their political agreement on the nomination of Thailand’s 32nd prime minister, after the Constitutional Court removed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office.
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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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Retiring judge ‘not relevant’ in Thai PM axeing
Read more: Retiring judge ‘not relevant’ in Thai PM axeingThe Constitutional Court has affirmed the legitimacy of its Aug 29 ruling on Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister in a serious ethical misconduct case linked to the leaked controversial conversation between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
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Retiring judge ‘not relevant’ in PM axeing
Read more: Retiring judge ‘not relevant’ in PM axeingThe Constitutional Court has affirmed the legitimacy of its Aug 29 ruling on Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister in a serious ethical misconduct case linked to the leaked controversial conversation between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
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Troop rejig ‘no threat to sovereignty’
Read more: Troop rejig ‘no threat to 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.