Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday urged supporters to be patient, assuring them the Pheu Thai-led government under his daughter, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is working to solve economic problems.

An independent panel on Friday picked the government-backed candidate as the new chair of the board of the Bank of Thailand, two government sources told Reuters.

The People’s Party accuses the leader of incompetence, lack of qualifications, and being under the undue sway of her father Thaksin Shinawatra.

Pheu Thai rejects opposition's House dissolution call, citing coalition stability amid charter amendment differences.

The spotlight last week returned to the charter rewrite bid spearheaded by the ruling Pheu Thai Party and the main opposition People

By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Thanadech Staporncharnchai BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai government measures to support rice farmers have failed to meet expectations, with some growers in the world's second-largest rice exporting country vowing protests as they are squeezed between falling prices and rising cultivation costs.

However, the high entry requirement for Thais wishing to visit a casino will ensure that any new facility will effectively be restricted almost entirely to foreign visitors. This is a nation that enjoys its sport and esports. It is about to host the VALORANT Masters Bangkok between February 20 and March 2.

Chaimongkol” blasts the government for thoughtlessly opening casinos, claiming it will deceive the public. He challenges Pheu Thai to make it a policy in their 2030 campaign to see how the public reacts.

If there was any mistake or any discontent caused by me, I would like to apologise," he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BANGKOK, Feb 21 (Reuters ... piling pressure on the Pheu Thai party-led government to placate rice farmers - a key vote bank. "We are not happy with the measures. I think the government is ...