Executive members of Palang Pracharath agreed to oust secretary-general Thamanat and his faction on grounds of causing rifts in the party.
A new party officially launched by former key members of Palang Pracharath, who make it clear they will not back Gen Prayut for another term as prime minister.
The local infection rate has been higher this year, in line with the global trend, but daily coronavirus-related deaths remain low, a senior health official says.
The Public Health Ministry will on Wednesday propose to totally delist cannabis from the narcotics list, paving the way for households to grow the plant legally.
The expected resumption of the Test & Go tourism scheme in February should allow the country to attract at least 8 million tourists this year - Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Bangkok has surpassed 10,000 new cases since the beginning of the latest Covid-19 wave as the Omicron variant is now accounting for around 90% of all new infections.
Artist Prach Pimarnman grew up straddling cultures in Bangkok, where he was born, and the Deep South, where he is from. He captures this dichotomy in the exhibition 'Orang Siyae, Oghae Nayu'.
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The Public Health Ministry will on Wednesday propose to totally delist cannabis from the narcotics list, paving the way for households to grow the plant legally.
The expected restart of the Test & Go tourism scheme in February should allow the country to attract at least 8 million tourists this year, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
The Social Security Fund's pension scheme, which was designed to provide a source of income for those who have retired from the private sector, may not last unless changes are made to strengthen its finances, experts warn.
CHONBURI: There is no plan to lock down Pattaya city or its beaches, but businesses that violate disease-control measures will be closed down, Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome said on Tuesday.
Growing demand for solar energy from households and businesses as a result of new lifestyles transformed by the pandemic is expected to help energy startup Ion Energy Co expand its rooftop solar panel installation capacity from 5 to 15 megawatts this year.
The question of how best to control inflation is back on the economic policy agenda, and opinion is divided about how to address it. The mainstream view emphasises the need for tighter monetary policies and regards higher interest rates and reduced liquidity provision as justified, even if they dampen the fragile economic recovery now underway in many countries. Others argue that today's inflation is transitory, reflecting temporary supply bottlenecks and labour-market shifts, and will soon correct itself.
