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Coalition MP’s assets seized in gambling probe
Read more: Coalition MP’s assets seized in gambling probeThe Anti-Money Laundering Office on Tuesday impounded assets worth 159 million baht from coalition MP Chonnapat Naksua and others as part of an investigation into online gambling.
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Fears grow as major dams near capacity
Read more: Fears grow as major dams near capacityThe reservoir behind the Bhumibol Dam in Tak province could reach full capacity within two days, according to PM’s Office Minister Paradorn Prissanananthakul, as concerns of flooding in various areas of Thailand grow.
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Critics push to review land bridge port reports
Read more: Critics push to review land bridge port reportsAcademics and activists have urged a review of the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) reports for the Ranong and Chumphon deep-sea port plans, part of the government’s flagship land bridge megaproject.
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Anutin warns Department of Lands of litigation risk
Read more: Anutin warns Department of Lands of litigation riskBhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul has called on the newly appointed director-general of the Department of Lands (DoL) to adhere to the rule of law in resolving the land dispute in Khao Kradong, Buri Ram province.
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Senate approves eased alcohol rules
Read more: Senate approves eased alcohol rulesThe Senate has approved the amended Alcohol Control Bill, easing restrictions on alcohol-related communication and offering greater support for local brewers and small-scale producers.
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Key Thai sectors still protected under US tariff pact
Read more: Key Thai sectors still protected under US tariff pactThailand’s pledge of near-total market access for US goods includes key limits to protect some domestic industries, according to a government official, laying out the terms the country sought for its tariff deal with Washington.
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Thailand taking legal action against Cambodia for damage caused by attacks
Read more: Thailand taking legal action against Cambodia for damage caused by attacksActing Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered officials to press criminal and civil lawsuits locally and internationally against Cambodia for the damage caused by its attacks on Thailand.
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Red Cross reps visit captured Cambodian soldiers
Read more: Red Cross reps visit captured Cambodian soldiersInternational Red Cross representatives on Tuesday visited 18 captured Cambodian soldiers and witnessed the good care being given them by the Thai army, according to the Royal Thai Army.
