LEADERS of government parties have dismissed speculation the Prime Minister’s recent sense of urgency was a sign he is planning to dissolve Parliament, assuring observers the government remains tightknit, NNT said today (June 12). Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, as leader of the Phalang Pracharat Party, said today that the current administration will complete
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Myanmar junta accuses ethnic armies over bombings
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S junta on today (June 12) accused some of the country’s two dozen ethnic armed groups of providing training to its opponents to carry out a wave of bombings that it said had targeted public buildings including schools. Bomb attacks have become a daily occurrence as the army struggles
Read moreStudent deported by US arrives in Thailand
THE Thai student who was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the US, on a drug possession charge although what she was carrying was a massage oil spray and capsules of the Thai herb fah talai jone returned to Thailand at 11 p.m. last night, Sanook.com said this afternoon (June 12). Miss Sirindha Jinparu, 21,
Read more31 revellers arrested at Thonglor pub for breaking Covid rules
THONGLOR police raided an entertainment venue in soi 7 last night and arrested 31 party-goers who were drinking and listening to loud music on the charges of violating Covid-19 restrictions, Sanook.com said this afternoon (June 12). The group of revellers, 18 men and 13 women, were charged with gathering together and engaging in activities
Read moreBangkok still tops Covid crisis list
OF the 3,277 coronavirus cases reported over the past 24 hours to this morning (June 12) 858 were in Bangkok with the capital remaining the worst affected in the ongoing health crisis, Siam Rath newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) also said that there were 29 fatalities in the past day with
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