Group wins $9.2bn airport project in key economic zone
The Thai government has appointed a local consortium to refurbish an airport in the east of the country...
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Fight for rice and toilet roll as coronavirus convulses Hong Kong
by Dave D
Widespread anxiety that epidemic could last many months and basic necessities will run out is gripping the city...
Court sets date for ‘Big Joke’ case
by Dave D
The Criminal Court has set a date to hear a case in which a police superintendent accuses former...
Thailand confirms first human-to-human coronavirus transmission
by Dave D
Thailand has seen its first case of human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus inside the country, a senior...
Former mayor of Pattaya, Ittipol Khunpluem, takes over as culture minister
by Dave D
Former mayor of Pattaya, Ittipol Khunpluem, who takes over as culture minister in General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s second government,...
NOT JUST ‘PRETTY FACES’ – THAI WOMEN ON BARRIERS TO SUCCESS IN POLITICS
by Mark Kelly
Thailand’s political glass ceiling is reinforced by notions of what’s appropriate, what’s feasible and what are traditional roles...
FUTURE FORWARD STRIKES BACK AGAINST ANTI-MONARCHY CLAIM
by Mark Kelly
Accused of defaming the monarchy by a royal descendant, the Future Forward Party hit back Wednesday with a...
Thailand: Junta must remove all free speech restrictions as polling day announced
by Mark Kelly
JAKARTA, 23 January 2019 – The Thai military authorities must withdraw restrictions on freedom of expression to pave the way for a...
Fraud victims call for police action
by Mark Kelly
Some 20 representatives of 258 fraud victims have urged deputy police chief Maj Gen Khatcha Thatsat to speed...
