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Month: November 2024
Buy a Condo for Sale in the Vibrant Sukhumvit Area
A condo for sale in Sukhumvit can improve your life By Anucha Kasun BANGKOK is a vast metropolis of 12 million people, but there are some areas of the city that everyone loves to visit again and again. The Sukhumvit area of Bangkok may be the most popular area, with its wide variety of restaurants,
Read moreAreas to explore around your hotel near MRT Ratchada in Bangkok
By Anucha Kasun WHEN visiting Bangkok, convenience and accessibility often top the list of priorities for travellers. Ratchada, a vibrant district in Bangkok, checks both boxes and more. Located in this bustling area is Amanta Hotel & Residences Ratchada, an ideal hotel near MRT Ratchada in Bangkok. Why Ratchada is perfect for exploring Bangkok
Read moreThailand to protest Myanmar warships attacking Thai fishing boats
THAILAND is moving to protest three Myanmar warships attacking around 50 Thai fishing boats that had set sail from Ranong soon after midnight today (Nov. 30) leading to two fishermen having died, two injured and two more missing while one boat with 31 fishermen was captured, Naewna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsaeng, the
Read morePhumtham slams netizens alleging govt took better care of floods in the North
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai angrily denied that the government took better care of floods in the North that the current one raging in the far South with relief supplies not delayed as alleged by some netizens online, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 30). Phumtham said he had sent Deputy Defence Minister Gen.
Read moreChaos as Betong residents rush to fill petrol amid torrential rain
RESIDENT of Betong city in southernmost Yala province and near the Malaysian border queued up to fill petrol at pumps amid ongoing torrential rain fearing a shortage as the key road to Yala city has been cut off with some pumps running out of supply, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 29). At Ratana
Read moreRussian woman swept into the sea from Koh Samui
A RUSSIAN couple who ignored warnings to not go down from a viewpoint at Koh Samui were swept into the sea by three- to four-metre high waves this afternoon (Nov. 29) with the woman having drowned while the man is missing, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. The Russian woman, later identified Ms.
Read moreOver 2,000 accidents on Rama II road in six years
AFTER yet another construction accident occurred on Rama II road before dawn today (Nov. 29) with a steel launching truss of an elevated road being built near Mahachai market in Samut Sakhon collapsing and killing five people and injuring 10 others, statistics show that there have been 2,244 accidents on this road over the past
Read moreBorder area occupied by Wa rebels not a no-man’s land: Ex-deputy NSC chief
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DEBATABLE AREA of high terrains on the Thai-Myanmar border cannot be practically called a “no-man’s land” since Wa rebels have already occupied it, according to a retired, high-ranking government official. Former deputy National Security Council secretary-general Pongsakorn Rodchompoo yesterday (Nov. 28) pointed out that the correct definition of a
Read moreYala city surrounded by floodwater cutting off travel
WITH TORRENTIAL rain continuing for the third day today (Nov. 28) in southernmost Yala province all 10 subdistricts surround Yala city are now heavily inundated cutting off travel beyond this province, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 28). Accumulated rainfall over the past two days, Nov. 26-27, reached 579.8 millimetres, triggering flash floods, forest runoffs
Read more‘True’ warns customers not to fall for fake circular sent by scammers
AS SOME customers of True Corporation Plc have received letters in TrueMove H’s name and emblazoned with its logo the communications giant issued a warning not to be taken in as this is the work of scammers, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 28). The scam letter invites customers to directly contact police by
Read moreSongkhla heavily flooded as heavy rains lash lower South
TWO Songkhla districts were heavily flooded last evening (Nov. 27) with floodwater flowing into people’s homes in some areas amid a warning by the Meteorological Department that heavy to very heavy rain will continue in the lower South till Saturday Nov. 30, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. In Khlong Hoi Khong district floodwater
Read moreNo Thai army operations to repel Wa rebels: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO COMBAT OPERATIONS will be launched for the time being by the Thai army to repel Wa rebels from a Thai-Myanmar border area in northern Thailand, according to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Phumtham categorically denied today (Nov. 27) that the Thai army would probably be poised to conduct
Read moreNavy’s Chinese submarine project still undergoing ‘viability study’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today (Nov. 27) the navy’s long-delayed project to buy a Chinese-built submarine is as yet being put on hold, pending a “viability study” on it. Phumtham said the navy’s plan to procure the 12.4 billion baht, Yuan-class S26T submarine without a German-made engine
Read moreDon’t ignore Sonthi’s protest warning: Thepthai
A FORMER MP warned the government to be careful and not underestimate a warning by former yellow shirt movement leader and media proprietor Sonthi Limthongkul that he will again rouse street demonstrations when the time is ripe and wanted to discuss some key issues with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, TV Channel 7 said this
Read moreUS lawmakers warn Hong Kong becoming financial crime hub
By AFP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US lawmakers have urged the government to rethink banking ties with Hong Kong, citing its “increasing role” in money laundering, sanctions evasions and reported funneling of banned technology to Russia. The bipartisan US Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party called on Monday (Nov. 25) on
Read moreNACC urged to stop wasting time trying to find Thaksin’s medical records
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission and a court of justice were today (Nov. 26) advised to stop wasting time fruitlessly searching for de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s medical records at Police Hospital. Former senator Direkrit Jenkhrongtham posted on his Facebook page to suggest the NACC and the court simply
Read moreTalks being held on Mae Hong Son border problem: Phumtham
DEFENCE Minister Phumthan Wechayachai said today (Nov. 26) tension at the Thai-Myanmar border in Pai district of Mae Hong Son after the Thai army held talks with United Wa State Army (UWSA) on withdrawing from this zone stemmed from unclear borderline with this problem having lingered for a long time, Naewna newspaper said. He
Read moreCourt urged to declare Thai-Khmer MoU null and void
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN was today (Nov. 25) asked to call on the Constitutional Court or Administrative Court to declare immediately null and void a 2001 MoU signed between Bangkok and Phnom Penh. Political activist Sonthiya Sawasdee submitted a petition to the Office of the Ombudsman asking the agency
Read moreCourt orders detention of Dr. Boon’s ex-wife, daughter
THE CRIMINAL Court on Ratchadapisek road today (Nov. 25) ordered the detention of fraud suspect on the run Dr. Boon Vanasin’s ex-wife and daughter pending consideration of documents after they submitted 2 million baht each for bail, Naewna newspaper said. The next hearing on a bail request by Mrs. Charuwan Vanasin, 79, and their
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