POLICE are searching for the owner of an Opel sedan who was seen in a surveillance camera clip fleeing after miraculously getting out of his vehicle that caught fire moments after he had smashed it against a road barrier, Thai Rath newspaper reported this morning (Oct. 5, 2020). Pol. Lt. Col. Wuttikorn Yuensuk, an investigator
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Drug-crazed man stabs four guards at shopping mall
THE man who stabbed four guards at The Mall department store Ngamwongwan branch at 8 p.m. last evening was high on drugs and hallucinating with this confirmed by a urine test, Thai Rath reported today (Oct. 4. 2020). Pol. Lt. Col. Uthen Hongthong, an investigator at Muang Nonthaburi police station, said the suspect, Mr. Wanchai
Read moreMotorist fuming after road repair crew splashes asphalt on his car
A YOUNG MAN whose car got badly splashed with asphalt as he drove past a renovation site last night is asking who is going to be responsible for the damage after the repair team chief had quickly fled, Sanook.com reported today (Oct. 4, 2020). Facebook member Kiratikorn Sukserm posted photos of his damaged sedan at
Read moreAnger over Thai hotel’s ‘appropriation of Cambodian culture’
CAMBODIAN social media was awash with criticism of a Thai hotel that built buildings resembling Angkor Wat and other Cambodian landmarks accusing the owners of “cultural appropriation,” Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 4, 2020). Quoting Khmer Times newspaper, the mass-circulation Thai daily said that many Cambodians had expressed their displeasure at the hotel on
Read moreBangkok governor going all out to help flood-prone inner zone
BANGKOK Governor Asawin Kwanmuang today (Oct. 3) acknowledged in a Facebook post that inner area of Bangkok, which is the capital’s economic zone, has low capacity to absorb rainwater leading to flooding in many points and that urgent measures are being sought to resolve this problem, INN News and Sanook.com reported. The post came after
Read moreProgressive Movement slams Shopee over political products
THE Singaporean e-commerce platform Shopee has come under attack by the Progressive Movement which pointed out that the group’s products were banned for sale twice recently and each time it was before a big political rally took place, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 3, 2020). The leaders of the movement announced that it will
Read moreZoo chief probing missing albino barking deer shot dead
THE director of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand under Royal Patronage was shot dead in southern Songkhla province this morning (Oct. 3) while on a visit to investigate the disappearance of an albino barking deer, a Royally bestowed species, Thai Rath newspaper reported. It was later revealed that the visiting director, Mr. Suriya Saengphong,
Read moreThaksin, sister infected with coronavirus, have recovered
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Mrs. Yaowapa Wongsawat, or Jeh Daeng, both contracted coronavirus in Dubai but have now recovered after treatment at a hospital there, a source close to the Shinawatra family told Sanook.com this evening (Oct. 2, 2020). Aside from Thaksin and Yaowapa, their staff including secretaries and drivers, also
Read moreTots unhurt in Sukhumvit kindergarten blaze
AN ELECTRIC school van burst in flames which spread to another van and also burnt down part of a kindergarten in Sukhumvit soi 38 today (Oct. 2) but fortunately none of the small pupils were harmed as they were having lunch in another building, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Pol. Lt. Col. Eklak Siriyotsophon, an investigator
Read moreMarine Corps sets sights on Chinese amphibious tanks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND’S MARINE Corps plans to buy three light amphibious tanks from China for a combined price of 398 million baht. The VN16 light amphibious tanks would be supplied to the Marine Corps by Norinco of China in about a year after a purchase order has been signed, said a Marine Corps
Read moreTrump tests positive for the coronavirus
By New York Times Washington — US President Trump said early this morning (Oct. 2) that he and the first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the nation’s leadership into uncertainty and escalating the crisis posed by a pandemic that has already killed more than 207,000 Americans and devastated the economy. “Tonight, @FLOTUS
Read moreATM card finder tripped up by online fraudster
A GOOD Samaritan who upon finding an ATM card tried to search for the owner by posting pictures of it online immediately gave an opportunity to a cyber swindler who used the unmasked number and security code to spend 20,000 baht on an online shopping spree, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 2, 2020). Mr.
Read morePolitical analysts warn of US election violence in November
By Elliot Smith, CNBC WITH US President Donald Trump refusing to commit to a peaceful transition of power in the event that he loses the election and clashes already unfolding in some states, political analysts are uniquely fearful as November approaches. Asked last week to commit to conceding should the Nov. 3 election go in
Read moreSex for grades scandal shakes education system
ANOTHER scandal is rocking the Thai education system after the sister of a final year high school student revealed text messages from a teacher negotiating sex for grades with her brother, Sanook.com and Channel 3 television news reported today (Oct. 1, 2020). In the chat between the male teacher of a famous private school in
Read moreLamborghini-motorcycle crash stirs online mirth
A CRASH between a Lamborghini super sports car and a humble motorcycle that led to the motorcyclist injuring his leg in Bangkok yesterday attracted a lot of online attention with netizens laughing at the high cost of repairing the posh vehicle, Sanook.com reported today (Oct. 1, 2020). A photo of the accident at the entrance
Read moreThammasat: Reports of students infected with Covid-19 fake news
THAMMASAT University today (Oct. 1) categorically denied any of its students have been infected by Covid-19 as claimed by widely circulated news reports with the administrators branding them as fake news, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The false reports are based on a fake document dated September 22, 2020 which the university administration debunked and stated
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