Just Throw Rice, Junta Orders This Dry Songkran
By Terome Jailor
BANGKOK — The junta today placed a ban on all water throwing in the upcoming Songkran festival, citing the ongoing drought situation.
BANGKOK — The junta today placed a ban on all water throwing in the upcoming Songkran festival, citing the ongoing drought situation.
Prayuth to Croon at Charity Concert
BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha is due to serenade the audience at a charity concert later this month, the junta announced today.
Elementary Students to Study English Every Day
BANGKOK — From late 2016 all students from grade one to three will spend one hour every day learning English, the Minister of Education announced.
Activists Swept Up in Military Campaign Against ‘Influential Figures’
BANGKOK — One was a 65-year-old activist opposed to the military’s eviction of his fishing community; two others were his colleagues. Another led a campaign against a power plant the military government wants to build north of the capital.
Charter Draft First Look: When Will the Junta be Really Gone? (Analysis)
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — One of the most contentious aspects of the junta-sponsored draft charter released Tuesday is the question of how much longer it would enable the military to stay in power if voters choose to adopt it as the law of the land.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — One of the most contentious aspects of the junta-sponsored draft charter released Tuesday is the question of how much longer it would enable the military to stay in power if voters choose to adopt it as the law of the land.
Watch Weird, Wonderful Animated Shorts on a Charoen Krung Rooftop
BANGKOK — Cult animation from hand-cut wood panels, sketched celluloid, painted walls, puppets and whatever else can move frame-to-frame will show next month.
Celebrated Dance Artist Offers Free Workshop to Bring ‘Death’ Home
BANGKOK — Rare is the chance to learn from an internationally recognized master of dance and rarer still that it would be free, but that’s what will happen this weekend at the capital city’s Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
Breaking the Brass Ceiling: First Women Tapped to Top Police Posts
BANGKOK — Thailand will soon have not just its first female police superintendent, but three.
Breaking the Brass Ceiling: First Women Tapped to Top Police Posts
BANGKOK — Thailand will soon have not just its first female police superintendent, but three.
Vast Trove of Travelers’ Personal Info Posted on Govt Website
BANGKOK — Sensitive information of tens of thousands of foreign travelers, including their real names and passport numbers, was publicly available on a government website until it was taken down yesterday in response to publicity.
