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Virologist warns mutating influenza is spreading
Read more: Virologist warns mutating influenza is spreadingWell-known virologist Yong Poovorawan has warned that a mutating influenza strain A H3N2 is spreading in Thailand. It is more resistant to vaccines but does not increase in severity.
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Cambodia arrests alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi
Read more: Cambodia arrests alleged scam kingpin Chen ZhiThe Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, accused of running online scam centres that used trafficked workers in Cambodia to defraud people around the world of billions of dollars, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said on Wednesday.
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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.