Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has slapped-down an attempt by a newly formed political party to drag the Thai royal house into the coming general election. In a statement published in the Royal Gazette late […]
The Thai military junta’s plans of continued political domination received what can only be described as a nuclear strike today, with the elder sister of the current king of Thailand registering as a candidate for […]
More than four years after it seized power in May 2014, Thailand’s military government appears intent on holding onto it indefinitely. Led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has […]
A Singapore ‘golden visa’ company is about to build on its success selling Maltese and Moldovan passports by putting Montenegrin citizenship on the international open market in October. Having a second or even third passport […]
In Thailand English-language News for April 3, 2017, Newsline presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: • Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has filed a lawsuit against the Thailand Revenue Department (TRD) and individual officers in […]
In Thailand English-language News for March 20, 2017, Newsline presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: • Acknowledging a World Bank report, Thailand Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said that while Thailand has tremendous potential for economic growth, […]
In Thailand English-language News for March 17, 2017, Newsline presenter Sandra Hanutsaha tells us about: • Thailand’s Government Public Relations Department (PRD) has held a briefing session with the foreign media on the national reform process […]
In Thailand English-language News for March 6, 2017, Newsline presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: • During an historic trip to Thailand by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko the Japanese royals have spent time honouring the […]
Since his inauguration on June 30, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been true to his campaign pledge of cracking down on drugs. He has ignored objections from within the Philippines and abroad about extrajudicial killings […]
Back in February 2005, Thaksin Shinawatra’s Thai Rak Thai (TRT) was re-elected with a bumper majority. But as Thaksin consolidated ever more power his opponents became anxious. The Democrat Party worried that it would never […]
In June 2015 several announcements suggested that Thailand would acquire three Chinese submarines for 36 billion baht (US$1.03billion). But by mid-July Thailand Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon stated that the proposal would be deferred and subject […]