Tag: Prawit Wongsuwan
DPM Prawit: Election date cannot be determined until organic laws are...
Bangkok - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan says an election date will be announced once all organic acts have been promulgated in the...
Strict regulations against street racing and illegal nightclubs
BANGKOK – Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan ordered authorities to regulate nightclubs and street races which might cause disturbances to people.
Defense Ministry spokesman...
HRH Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn named new Thai king in formal NLA...
Bangkok (AP) - After a brief joint meeting held on Tuesday 29 November, the Cabinet, following a 1924 law on succession, submitted HRH Crown...
Gen Prawit: progress in ending illegal fishing pleases EU
Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has revealed the European Union (EU) is pleased with the government’s campaign against illegal, unreported,...
Drones to be used in restive south
The Defense Technology Institute has given the military drone prototypes to be used in the violence-torn southern region of the kingdom.
Deputy Prime Minister...
One month given to ease traffic in Bangkok
Authorities in charge of traffic affairs in Bangkok have been given one month to show progress in easing the congestion problem in the capital,...
Green light given for open debates on draft charter
Bowing to increasing pressure for open debates on the draft constitution, the government has given a green light for debates to be staged in...
Tourists flock to see Buddhist Lent procession with world’s longest candle...
UBON RATCHATHANI – A large number of tourists have flocked to see a Buddhist Lent procession with the world's longest candle in Ubon Ratchathani.
Deputy...
Police chief to monitor probe into brutal attack on British family...
BANGKOK - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan have instructed police chief Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaichinda to closely monitor investigation...
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Car crashes into 7-Eleven in Bangkok injuring 8 as driver claims sudden vehicle failure
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night accident in Bangkok has left eight people injured after a sedan crashed into a 7-Eleven convenience store in the...
Songkran at risk in Thailand as fuel fears hit holiday makers and return home...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s tourism sector is facing mounting concern ahead of Songkran, as rising fuel prices and fears of shortages prompt many people...
Pattaya partially reopens road along railway near Khao Talo to ease traffic woes
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected progress on the long-awaited road improvement project along the railway line near Khao Talo, as authorities...
Pattaya declares full marine rescue readiness as tourist numbers rise
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat has led an on-site inspection of marine rescue boats and emergency equipment on April 1, reinforcing...
Fire erupts at two-storey home near Pattaya in Sattahip, electrical fault suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a two-storey residential house in Samaesarn, a coastal area south of Pattaya, on the afternoon of...