Thailand’s opposition parties have decided to submit a petition, through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, to the Constitutional Court this Wednesday to seek a ruling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year-term in office, according to Pheu Thai MP and…
Day: August 13, 2022
18th victim of Mountain B pub fire dies at Thammasat U Hospital
Another person, injured in the August 5th blaze at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chon Buri province, died yesterday (Friday) at Thammasat University Hospital, bringing the death toll to 18.The 17-year-old victim Siriwan had been on life-su…
China Sending Fighter Jets to Thailand for Joint Exercises
BANGKOK — The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military on Sunday.The training will include air support, strikes on ground targets and small- and large-scale troop deployment, the Chin…
Thailand has strong fire-safety laws, so why do deadly nightclub blazes keep happening?
The Mountain B pub blaze that killed 18 people and injured dozens shows Thailand has failed to learn lessons from its history of deadly infernos.Although safety rules and building-control laws are in place, operators and authorities still have a casual…
A riverfront village on Thai-Myanmar border struggles to recover from pandemic
The inhabitants of Mae Sam Lab say life in this Thai village along the frontier with Myanmar used to bustle with tourists and a vibrant cross-border river trade. As the people here struggle to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic violence from attacks…