"Francis"

At 5.05pm on Thursday November 21, Their Majesties King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida welcomed His Holiness Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace in Bangkok.

Suporn Atthawong, vice minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, discussed issues of concern to the Union of Farmers and Public Servants on Wednesday (November 20) with its president, Sunate Kaewkhamhan.

Thailand Post announced on Tuesday (November 19) that it is collaborating with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) to release special commemorative stamps marking Pope Francis’s apostolic visit to Thailand.

The pontiff is championing a revival of grass-roots cooperatives as an antidote to the profit-driven excesses of big business