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Thailand faces tough job as Asean chair amid trade conflicts, forum hears
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
As Asean chair this year, Thailand must enhance the region’s cooperation amid growing US-China tensions that threaten to go beyond mere trade conflicts, international-relations experts said at a peace forum in Bangkok yesterday.
As Asean chair, Thailand must get to grips with Rakhine crisis
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018
This month saw growing international concern and commitment to help resolve the crisis in Rakhine state, Myanmar. As a result of this crisis some 800,000 Muslim Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh since October 2016. 
Thais take Asean chair, haunted by past summit chaos
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Singapore - Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter -- Thailand's last stint as host of Southeast Asia's biggest summit was devoured by political chaos.
Don’t let Thai junta chief chair Asean next year
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 01, 2018
Next year, Thailand will get its turn to chair the 10-member Asean. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is scheduled to hand over his chairmanship to Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha in November. It will be a major political boost for the general.
A place to sit
FRIDAY, JUNE 01, 2018
Local designers bring their chairs with a difference to the Bae Lae Suan Fair Select
Tall order as Singapore takes Asean chair
MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018
Between multilateral trade and the Rohingya calamity, PM Lee will need all the ‘resilience and innovation’ he can muster
Eric Schmidt stepping down as chair of Alphabet board
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2017
Google's parent company Alphabet on Thursday announced that Eric Schmidt will step down as chairman, remaining on the board but shifting into a role as a technical advisor.
PM-chaired cyber-security panel to sit till permanent law enacted
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha will soon chair a committee for the preparation of cyber-security policy and planning proposals, following the Cabinet’s approval of a PM’s Office regulatory draft on Tuesday.
Prayut gives thumbs up to ‘uncomfortable’ PM chair
FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017
General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday experienced what it means to be the prime minister when he tried sitting in the “Uncomfortable chair” during a visit to the new Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) at the Grand Postal Building in the capital’s Bang Rak district.
Children can sit in PM’s chair, but only today 
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2017
Children will get a chance to sit on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chair at  Government House today to help celebrate Children’s Day.