Prawit calls Chadchart, sending soldiers to help with city floods

  CARETAKER Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan contacted Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt by hotline today (August 27) to help prepare for flooding in the capital during the current rainy season with soldiers being sent to fill sandbags and build flood walls, Matichon newspaper said this evening. Gen. Prawit, in his capacity as Deputy Prime Minister, is …

Kanokwan unlikely to step down, albeit suspended by court

By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY EDUCATION MINISTER Kanokwan Wilawan is not expected to step down after she has been ordered by court to stop performing in the wake of a national park encroachment case earlier filed against her, said Bhumjaithai party spokesman Paradorn Prisnanantakul today (August 27). Paradorn categorically dismissed speculation that Kanokwan, an ex-MP …

Chadchart orders inspection of all bridges after another one found damaged

  BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (August 27) ordered the inspection of all bridges in the capital after another one, crossing Ratchada-Ladprao intersection, was found to be damaged, TV Channel 7  said. This follows a part of a U-turn bridge at Samut Sakhon section of Rama 2 road falling on top of several cars below …