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Scandal draws too close for comfort
Read more: Scandal draws too close for comfortVorapak Tanyawong was hailed as a reliable and trusted financial guru by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul when he brought him in from the private sector to help run the economy as deputy finance minister.
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Car sales expected to top last year’s level
Read more: Car sales expected to top last year’s levelDomestic car sales are expected to increase this year to 600,000 vehicles despite a sluggish auto industry, as electric vehicles (EVs) dominate total sales and sales of oil-fuelled cars continue to decline, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
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Thaksin has ‘nothing to lose’
Read more: Thaksin has ‘nothing to lose’Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has stepped back into the political spotlight as the ruling Pheu Thai Party and his daughter, suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, find themselves on increasingly shaky ground.
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Poll: Most Thais believe some monks have misbehaved, should be punished
Read more: Poll: Most Thais believe some monks have misbehaved, should be punishedThe National Institute of Development Administration found in a recent opinion survey that most respondents believe that some Buddhist monks have violated monastic rules and should be punished.
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Landmines newly laid, probe finds
Read more: Landmines newly laid, probe findsThailand is now pursuing retaliatory measures against Cambodia after a probe showed the landmines responsible for Wednesday’s mine explosion in the Chok Bok border area in Ubon Ratchathani were newly planted, army commander Gen Pana Klaewplodthuk said on Saturday.
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China starts building mega-dam in Tibet
Read more: China starts building mega-dam in TibetChinese Premier Li Qiang launched construction of a mega-dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet on Saturday, with a total planned investment of 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion), according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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Senior monk linked to new scandal not from Bangkok, say police
Read more: Senior monk linked to new scandal not from Bangkok, say policeA prominent monk implicated in an alleged embezzlement case involving temple funds and affairs with a woman is based outside of Bangkok, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
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Cambodia denies involvement in landmine blast injuring Thai soldiers
Read more: Cambodia denies involvement in landmine blast injuring Thai soldiersThe Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has firmly denied claims made in Thai media reports alleging that Cambodian forces were responsible for planting landmines that injured three Thai soldiers earlier this week.