Transport Ministry proposes a committee to decide on Suvarnabhumi 2nd terminal

Aircraft at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan
Aircraft at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan. Photo: Piqsels. CC0 Public Domain.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been asked by the Transport Ministry to set up a committee, to be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Anutin [Read More…]

Why “reconciliation” committee looks doomed before birth

Parliament. The House of Representatives in Thailand
The House of Representatives in Thailand. Photo: พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์ (Peerapat Wimonrangkharat) / Abhisit Vejjajiva / flickr.

There are things that can never be reconciled, and one of them is clashing political ideologies. This is one of several reasons why the idea [Read More…]

Mass resignation of executive committee of ruling Palang Pracharat party

Palang Pracharath Party (พรรคพลังประชารัฐ)
Palang Pracharath Party (พรรคพลังประชารัฐ). Image: ราชกิจจานุเบกษา / www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th.

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana and Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong have lost their posts, as party leader and secretary-general of the ruling Palang Pracharat party respectively, [Read More…]