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Thailand does not have a new prime minister after Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat failed to secure enough support from lawmakers in a vote that saw more abstain than go on the record. Voting halted after 703 votes were counted with Pita securing the support of 324 lawmakers from both houses. A total of…https://ouo.io/0c9Dox

Move Forward Party leader and presumptive prime minister-elect Pita Limjaroenrat took the lectern to make to his case for the top political job today, deflecting criticism from his opponents and defending the positions that led his party to victory in May’s election. Within minutes of voting which was moved up an hour earlier to 4pm,…https://ouo.io/B7EI70

A protest has been called for 6pm this evening at the skywalk outside the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in response to the Election Commission’s 11th-hour decision to refer presumptive PM Pita Limjaroenrat to the court for suspension on the eve of parliament’s vote on who will be the next PM. Protest leader Arnon Nampa…https://ouo.io/8S0rir

Municipal officials in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today are preparing a report on the construction companies responsible for an elevated highway that collapsed, killing two workers and injuring 10 others. Police and the highway department were still inspecting the extensive damage at the site of Monday evening’s collapse on Luang Phaeng Road to determine the…https://ouo.io/4Z5m6

Nine years after he vowed to put smiles on everyone’s faces by seizing control of the country and granting himself absolute power, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha hobbled out of the political arena today. He was 69. The cause of his retirement was the complete rejection by the public he once ruled by fiat. After suffering a…https://ouo.io/kK0xZB

All photos Neil Shelley Green was trading hands and filling pipes atop a sweltering rooftop where the only protection from the searing heat were the copious clouds of smoke.  With exhibitions, product demonstrations, networking, free swag, workshops, and a pre-#metoo bevy of booth babes, a festival long geared toward the underground growing scene completed its…https://ouo.io/PfNp9H

For fans of plating, the folks at Canvas need no introduction— its food looks as good as it tastes. The artsy spot recently released a new menu at their Thonglor resto turning color into flavor.  The new 20 serving tasting menu (and art) from Chef Riley Sanders features a focus on seasonal ingredients and high-end…https://ouo.io/sOncxX0

An event commemorated the fifth anniversary of the rescue of young footballers and their coach from a flooded cave this morning. People in Chiang Rai gathered to offer alms to 39 Buddhist monks and make merit at the Jao Mae Nang Non statue in front of Tham Luang, the cave where 13 footballers and their…https://ouo.io/2VBg00l

Kolour is back and taking its electronic music experience to Hua Hin. The next edition of the festival transforms the The Standard beachside resort into an open-air rave with nifty audio and visual elements on Aug. 19. Three international DJs are scheduled to play – Ben Rau, Oscar L., and Spencer Brown – from renowned…https://ouo.io/RXH73A

A woman whose leg was severed by a moving walkway at Don Mueang International Airport is recovering though her life has been forever altered, her son said this morning. Krit Kittirattana, whose mother Suphannee Kittirattana lost her leg when it was pulled into the walkway’s machinery last week, said they had provided the police with…https://ouo.io/4J0Ofb