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...
Thailand to take further steps against fishing pirates and slavery
BANGKOK – Thailand has been urged to take further steps to eradicate fishing pirates and slavery. Following a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Gen...
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Pattaya hosts environmental awareness event to promote sustainable waste management and green initiatives
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mayor Poramet Ngampichet presided over the opening ceremony of the "Love the Earth: Caring for the Environment and Learning Waste Separation"...
Miraculous escape as train collides with car at railway crossing in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Banglamung Police Station was notified of a train colliding with a car at a railway crossing in Soi Khao Ta Lo,...
Violent clash between motorcycle taxi driver and customer outside Pattaya Police Station
PATTAYA, Thailand - A violent altercation erupted outside the Pattaya Police Station between a motorcycle taxi driver and his customer, drawing a crowd of...
Myanmar cleaner injured while breaking up a fight in Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA, Thailand - A 33-year-old Myanmar cleaner was injured while attempting to intervene in a fight between guests at the Sota Residence Hotel on...