Hundreds of mourners on February 9 attended a vigil in Thailand’s northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima for the victims of a bloody mass shooting in the city which took place one day earlier.
Vietnam always attaches great importance to the reinforcement and development of the strategic partnership with Thailand, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said during talks with Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai in Bangkok on August 27.
Thailand will extend the exemption of fees for visas on arrival issued to tourists from 18 countries till April 2020, as it looks to stimulate growth in tourism.
The Tham Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai province of northern Thailand, where 12 young footballers and their coach were trapped inside from June 23 before they were all safely brought out on July 10, will be turned into a museum to showcase the rescue.
Thailand’s upcoming general election will strictly follow all laws and regulations concerned, stated Chairman of the Thai Election Commission (EC) Supachai Somcharoen.
National Assembly (NA) deputies on June 5 questioned Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) Dao Ngoc Dung about the management and protection of labourers who freely go to bordering countries to work and those who work in foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha reiterated on May 22 that the general election will take place in early 2019 and no sooner, rejecting the possibility of an earlier election as requested by the opposition party.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha received Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma in Bangkok, who called the Chinese e-commerce giant to help Thai small- and medium-sized enterprises access modern technology and branch out their business via e-commerce.
The Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) of Thailand said on March 20 that it is investigating the suspected misappropriation of up to 85 percent of a state fund for the poor.
Thailand’s general election must be carried out based on regulations and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s decrees, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on February 27.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told the media on February 27 that a general election he had promised to hold in November would take place no later than February 2019.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met Thai PM and other officials in Bangkok on February 12, discussing neighbouring Myanmar's ethnic Rohingya issue and Thailand’s plan for elections.
The Government of Thailand said on December 21 that it will lift the political ban after the bill governing election of members of parliament is promulgated, possibly in June 2018.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on December 12 affirmed that the military government will gradually lift the ban on political party gatherings ahead of the general election in the end of 2018.
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) of Thailand will allow local government elections, but Thai politicians running for office must observe certain conditions.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said US President Donald Trump assured him that the relations between the two countries will grow closer than ever, and the two countries are “good allies”.
Thailand’s parliament has approved constitutional amendments recommended by the Office of new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a move likely to delay a general election scheduled for the end of this year.
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