THE SKIPPER of the speedboat where actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, fell off and drowned in Chao Phraya river last month has admitted to police that he did not know how to pilot the vessel but wanted to try doing so, Amarin TV said this evening (Mar. 8). Pol. Maj. Gen Udon Yomcharoen,
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Ukrainians escape besieged Sumy in first evacuation corridor agreed with Russia
By Reuters and published by The Irish Times plus BBC A FIRST convoy of residents and foreign students has left the Ukrainian city of Sumy after an agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor, officials said today (Mar. 8). “We have already started the evacuation of civilians from Sumy to Poltava (in central
Read moreF-16 Fighter crashlands in Chaiyaphum, lone pilot jettisoned to safety
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AIR FORCE F-16 Fighting Falcon jet today (Mar.8) crashlanded in Chaiyaphum province with the lone pilot having jettisoned to safety. The unidentified pilot who ejected himself from the General Dynamics F-16A fighter jet and was safely parachuted onto the ground was conducting a routine exercise when the combat aircraft
Read moreCabinet nod for Bangkok governor and Pattaya City mayor elections
THE Cabinet gave the green light for holding Bangkok governor and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration council as well as Pattaya City mayor and Pattaya City council elections today (Mar. 8) with the Election Commission to name the date and this is expected to be Sunday May 29, 2022, Matichon newspaper said. The Cabinet approved the
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