Thailand

TripAdvisor has taught a lot of people that the client is not always right. But the famous online travel platform has handed the average traveller untold power by establishing a digital environment where the views of the hoi polloi are sought and then substantiated. However, not in Thailand, where a lone-star reviewer faces up to two years in jail for …

The announcement of Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, the former transport minister as the new finance minister earned blanket praise from business and academic circles, praising the announcement as bringing much-needed stability to the ministry ‘s recent turmoil. Mr. Arkhom is expected to bring his vast experience in the private and public sector to the ministry at a critical time when it has …

After Cambodian netizens were angered by their use of Cambodian cultural symbols, including the iconic Angkor Wat, as building decorations, which they found unacceptable, a hotel in Koh Phangan issued an apology. The Koh Phangan Le Palais Hotel was inspired by the grandeur of Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. Cambodia is our founder’s motherland and always holds a special place …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha denied rumors that Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, the former transport minister, will be made the new finance minister. He submitted a new minister ‘s name, he said, without revealing who the individual was. The PM declined to reveal information when asked if the next minister would be Mr Arkhom, saying the next appointee would carry out the work …

Graftbuster Vicha Mahakun has made suggestions for a revamp of the justice system after his study of the hit-and – run case involving the Red Bull scion. He said fine-tuning legislation regulating the police force and criminal practices would ensure relevant agencies adhere to the same requirements. The suggestions included findings that police probes lack independence and are vulnerable to …

A senior member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is proposing to take a new measure that could drag on the process of charter amendment for much longer. Citing a precedent set by the ruling of the Constitutional Court in a similar case, the deputy leader of the PPRP, Paiboon Nititawan, said that if there was a proposal to …

 Next week, the new finance minister will be revealed, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shared recently. He also put an end to rumors that the outgoing permanent finance secretary, Prasong Poontaneat, could be the next finance minister. He said there would be a popular name for the new finance minister, but it wouldn’t be Mr Prasong. Gen Prayut said claims that …

In mid-October, democracy activist Arnon Nampha called for a major and lengthy street rally to bring pressure on the government to amend the constitution. Mr. Arnon, an attorney, made the call in a speech at a rally attended on Sunday night by members of several pro-democracy organizations at a public park near the city gate, off Mitraparp Highway, in Nakhon …

When more than 1,000 from around the world have applied for paramilitary ranger volunteer positions in the area, young people have little concern in serving in the struggle-torn deep South. On Friday, a total of 1,077 contestants underwent a physical fitness test at the Ingkhayuthaborihan military camp in Pattaya’s Nong Chik district.. When more than 1,000 people from around the …

In the midst of deeply tense relations between the coalition parties, a commission formed to research six constitutional reform proposals will begin work on Wednesday, after a decision to cancel a parliamentary vote on charter change. In view of this,  Wirat Rattanaset, the government’s chief whip, said the panel would have one month to complete its mission. The MP of …