Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat vows to push for a proposed hike in the minimum wage to 450 baht per day by raising the issue with the tripartite national wage committee if his party forms the new government.
The outcome of a probe into Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat's alleged ineligibility to contest the elections will not impact his approval of MFP election candidates, according to a former election official.
At least 233 people were killed and 900 others injured when two passenger trains collided in India, making the rail accident the country's deadliest in over a decade.
Mathematics can be tricky, especially when 312 could equate to zero in the world of politics, according to veteran politician and political critic Jatuporn Prompan.
All sub-divisions of the Highway Police Division (HPD) were instructed on Friday to submit reports about any cases of highway lorry bribery occurring in their precincts within five days.
The Public Health Ministry successfully used drones to fly a 12-kilometre journey across the sea to deliver medicine to a hospital on Koh Puyu in Satun province.
The Bank of Thailand is likely to continue to raise interest rates this year to curb rising inflationary pressures, though such increases could hurt the stock market and the economy, say analysts.
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Two key members of the new coalition have questioned why caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam raised the idea of a new election if a shareholding complaint against Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat is upheld.
Phuket's acclaimed crime-free project has proved successful, with over 1,000 foreigners caught overstaying their visas.
A 10-year-old who builds pictures with modelling clay and sells them to pay for his mother's cancer treatment has caught the eye of a national artist, who has accepted him as his student.
The Neilson Hays Library used-books fair runs from May 27 to June 4, with donated books and others from its shelves available. They include novels, detective stories, science, arts, historical works, philosophy, childrens’ books and rare books. CDs and DVDs are also available. Prices start from 20 baht. (Photos: Apichart Jinakul)
