By Thai Newsroom Reporters NATTAPON NAKPANICH who is largely expected to be named a deputy defence minister in an imminent cabinet reshuffle has been more or less known as a protege of former coup leader-turned-prime minister/now privy councillor Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to a prominent NIDA director. NIDA’s Political & Strategic Development Project Director Pichai
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Tourist depressed at condition of Lopburi zoo
A THAI tourist who visited Lopburi zoo wrote about the pitiful condition of the animals in the current excruciating heat having noticed that there was no water in some cages but the zoo management headed off the criticism by saying the animals are being regularly given water with there being taps in the cages
Read more80 million baht in cash seized from hybrid scam gang at border
CYBER CRIME and Border Patrol police seized 80 million baht in cash linked to a hybrid scam gang that was being taken to the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sot district of Tak province today (Apr. 17), TV Channel 7 said. At the order of Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau chief Pol. Lt. Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha,
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest due to heat wave, Myanmar military says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. On Wednesday (Apr. 17) it also granted amnesty for over 3,000 prisoners to mark this week’s traditional New Year
Read moreTravel & Tourism pays the price of not investing in peace
THE global Travel & Tourism industry is waiting with bated breath to see what happens next in the Middle East. After ignoring the rising geopolitical tension for months, the industry was jolted out of its comfort zones by a sharp escalation which threatened to again bring the entire house crashing down. Climate change and
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