Today (27 Feb 2025) Mr. Kornnit Nonjui, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, revealed that tomorrow (28 Feb 2025) there will be a meeting of the Central Committee on Prices of Goods and Services or the CCC at the Ministry of Commerce, chaired by Mr. Pichai Naripthaphan, Minister of Commerce, in which the meeting will conside
Who are the "Uyghurs"? The roots of a thousand-year history leading to contemporary conflicts
The Uyghurs are an ethnic group with roots in the nomadic Central Asian peoples that have their roots in the ancient Turkic peoples that once inhabited Central Asia. They are related to the Xiongnu and Tujue tribes that once dominated the Mongolian plateau and Taklamakan Desert. In the 8th century, the Uyghurs established their own kingdom, the Uy
Commerce Ministry urges farmers to register to receive 1,000 baht per rai, not exceeding 10 rai
Today (27 Feb 2025), Mr. Witthayakorn Maninet, Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, said that the results of the meeting of the National Rice Policy and Administration Committee or NBPK, No. 1/2025 on 26 Feb 2025, which resolved on a guideline to help farmers who grow second-season rice, namely, paying compensation to farmers direc
TDRI points out that “vehicle standards – road conditions” cause repeated major tragedies
Today (27 Feb 2025), Dr. Sumet Ongkittikul, Research Director of Transportation Policy and Logistics, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), said that in less than 5 months, a major tragedy occurred with tour buses. In October 2024, a tour bus caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, taking the lives of 23 students and teachers. After the in
Lawyer says Thailand has no authority to send Uighurs, 5 dead after 10 years in prison
Today (27 February 2025), Mr. Chuchai Kanpai, a lawyer for the Uighur group who are being held in the Immigration Bureau detention room, revealed that on 30 January 2025, as a lawyer, he filed a request for a unilateral investigation into the case of the Uighurs being wrongfully detained at the Bangkok South Criminal Court, according to Section 90