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Although it may come across as dramatic and unprecedented, Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s ordeal in trying to take office as prime minister after winning the May 14 election is par for the course in Thai politics over the past two decades.

Anyone who caught the broadcast of yesterday’s parliamentary debate was in for quite a surprise. Dubbed “D-Day”, the highly anticipated “political showdown” over the eligibility of Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s PM candidacy included a fearsome debate about the party’s plan to amend the infamous Section 112 of…

A Bangkok councillor for Lat Krabang district on Thursday filed a motion asking the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) council to improve its education system to support children with special needs.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has asked Interpol to issue a red notice for Stark Corp’s former chairman Chanin Yensudchai who is accused of financial misconduct.

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country's UN ambassador said Thursday.

BELLEVILLE (FRANCE) - The ongoing duel between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two time winner Tadej Pogacar may ignite on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday's stage which falls on the French national holiday of July 14.

The Thammasat University Student Council issued a statement condemning Thursday’s vote for a new prime minister, saying that members of parliament and senators who voted against the will of the people or abstained from voting were disgraceful.

The Election Commission (EC) insisted on Thursday it had strictly followed the law when deciding to forward Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s ineligibility case to the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

PARIS: The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.

JAKARTA: Asean foreign ministers were still working for a united position on the Myanmar crisis on Thursday, a day after the bloc’s ministerial meeting ended.

Police are speeding up their investigation into the collapse of an elevated road under construction on Luang Pang Road in Lat Krabang to bring those responsible to justice.