The head of the local administrative body in Tumbon Don Yai of Ratchaburi Province Wittiya Sripoom was shot dead today. He sustained gun shot wounds through the temple and died immediately. Authorities are saying the shooting could be politically motivated as the victim was a canvasser of the Bhum Jai Thai Party. Read more: TAN […]
NAN, June 27 – The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday will discuss help for flood victims, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday while on the campaign trail, as flooding in the North, especially Nan, is reported as critical with one fatality. An 80-year-old man drowned after fainting when his house in the provincial seat was flooded […]
A people’s forum at Rangsit University held to press issues to be adopted by various political parties turned nasty yesterday after representatives of two political parties complained that the Democrat Party leader, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, was given preferential treatment as he showed up late but was whisked to address the crowds before many of […]
BANGKOK, June 24 – Top Pheu Thai Party list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday dismissed allegations by the Democrat Party that her brother, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin, is now lobbying coalition parties to form a new government with her party. Ms Yingluck’s denial came after Democrat party deputy leader Suthep Thaugsuban said he was told by […]
BANGKOK, 23 June 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has clarified to the Thai people at Ratchaprasong Intersection that the black-clad assailants during the 2010 political mayhem were, in fact, security guards of the red-shirt group. In his capacity as the Democrat Secretary-General, Mr Suthep made the opening speech on stage at Ratchaprasong […]
BANGKOK, June 23 – A large crowd gathered at Ratchaprasong, Bangkok’s prime business and shopping area, Thursday evening to join a major election campaign rally for Thailand’s oldest political party, the Democrat Party, with less than two weeks to go until the July 3 general election. Despite rains, the Democrat supporters turned up in substantial […]
The Pheu Thai Party is the most popular choice under both the list and constituency voting systems in Bangkok while the Democrat Party is second, according to Bangkok University’s poll. Bangkok Poll, which questioned 3,338 people in the city from June 16-22, found 37.9% of respondents said they would vote for Pheu Thai in the […]
China’s ruling Communist Party says it is stepping up its fight against worsening corruption among its members. The party’s vice chairman for discipline, Wu Yuliang, said Wednesday officials would come under closer scrutiny and supervision. The announcement follows the creation of new independent online tools aimed at helping the public anonymously report corrupt officials. The […]
