A FERRY packed with passengers and cars that sailed from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan this morning (July 11) ran aground upon getting close to the destination pier but was freed and safely docked after being stuck for over three hours, Matichon newspaper said. The Raja Ferry Company’s R9 ferry had set out from Koh
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Massive petition in pursuit of local autonomy lodged at parliament
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MASSIVE PETITION IN PURSUIT of local autonomy for which the constitution may be amended accordingly was lodged at parliament today (July 11). Move Forward Party and Progressive Movement Group jointly submitted the petition endorsed by 80,772 signatures of people nationwide and primarily designed to establish local autonomy in all provinces
Read moreTests show BA.5/BA.4 subvariants surging in Bangkok
RANDOM TESTS conducted by the Public Health Ministry’s Medical Sciences Department last week showed that the proportion of BA.4/BA.5 Omicron subvariant cases has risen to 72.3% in Bangkok, TV Channel 7 said today (July 11) Dr. Supakit Sirilak, this department’s head, said of the 570 random samples tested 280 were found to be to
Read moreSri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit
By Reuters and published by CNA Colombo – Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday (July 10) they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to resign leaving the country in political limbo. Thousands of protesters stormed President
Read moreThai Liberal Party wins first MP in constituency-based mode
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI LIBERAL PARTY has won an MP seat, widely defeating an archrival Thai Economic Party in today’s (July 10) by-election in Lampang, and turned out to be the first MP of the opposition party to have been elected in constituency-based mode. Thai Liberal candidate Dejthavee Srivichai won 53,971 votes, defeating
Read more6 Shans dead as torrential rain at border triggers fierce forest runoff
SIX Shan people died and two are missing after torrential rain at the Thai-Myanmar border triggered a heavy forest runoff that damaged homes and roads at Doi Tai Lang stronghold of Shan State Army (SSA) chief Gen. Chao Yawd Serk, Naewna newspaper said today (July 10). This Shan stronghold is opposite Thailand’s Mae Hong
Read moreDon, Blinken sign 2 agreements promoting stronger ties
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today (July 10) signed two important agreements that further strengthen already good relations between the two countries, Matichon newspaper said. The two agreements they signed are Communiqué on Strategic Alliance and Partnership and Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience.
Read moreSri Lanka Parliament speaker: President to resign Wednesday
By AP and published by Washington Post Colombo, Sri Lanka – The speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign as of Wednesday. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement on Saturday that he informed Rajapaksa of a decision taken at a meeting of Parliamentary party leaders requesting
Read moreForeign husband in tears after breakup leads to wife committing suicide
A LITHUANIAN man was seen crying beside a sedan in which his wife with whom he had broken up two days earlier was found dead after burning a charcoal stove within the vehicle parked in Bangkok’s Khlong San district, Sanook.com said today (July 9). At 8.30 a.m. this morning, Pol.Lt. Col. Atichart Pho-ah, an
Read moreCourt halts distribution of R.A.D.’s reform song
THE DISTRIBUTION OF a song by the Thai music group Rap Against Dictatorship (R.A.D.) entitled “Patiroop” (Reform) has been halted by the order of the Criminal Court, the music group said in a Facebook post today (July 9). The lyrics of this song criticises the government’s performance while supporting the demands of the people
Read moreBribe-taking cop, accomplice bailed out at 1m baht each
THE Tourist Police Bureau officer and his civilian accomplice who were arrested in a sting operation while taking 100,000 baht bribe from an entertainment venue in Nonthaburi on Thursday night were released after submission of 1 million baht bail each last night, Matichon newspaper said today (July 9). A Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
Read moreThai petrified log sets Guinness World Record
THAILAND received a document from Guinness World Records verifying that a petrified log measuring 69.70 metres in length and found in Tak province is the longest in the world, Naewna newspaper said this evening (July 8). Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa had assigned permanent secretary Jatuporn Burusphat to receive this key
Read moreShinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy
By Foster Klug and Mari Yamaguchi, AP, published by ABC News Tokyo – Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan’s longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarising, complex politician in recent Japanese history. Abe, who was assassinated today (July 8), angered both liberals at home and World War
Read morePM urges public to only follow CCSA’s news as Covid cases rise in 23 provinces
THE Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Dr. Thaweesilp Wisanuyothin said after today’s (July 8) executive committee meeting that the number of cases are rising with there being a small wave in 23 provinces and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged the public to only listen to this agency’s news on the situation, Matichon newspaper said.
Read moreEx-Japan PM Shinzo Abe shot while campaigning, in ‘very grave condition’
By Agencies, published by CNA Tokyo – Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event today (July 8), with public broadcaster NHK saying that a man armed with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fire at him from behind. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Abe is in “very grave
Read moreTourist policeman nabbed while taking bribe from entertainment venue
A TEAM of policemen mounted a sting operation to arrest a Tourist Police Bureau officer and his civilian accomplice moments after he took 100,000 baht bribe from an entertainment venue owner in Nonthaburi province last night (July 7), Naewna newspaper said. A Special Weapons and Tactics Squad (SWAT) team from the Provincial Administration Department
Read morePrayut accused of masterminding electoral formula twist by Palang Pracharath MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI PARTY will call for investigations by independent agencies into allegations that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has unlawfully masterminded Palang Pracharath MPs into breaking the constitution and twisting the electoral system. In a press conference at parliament today (July 7), Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew confirmed the opposition party
Read moreDaredevil motorcyclist zipping underneath trailer-truck goes viral
VIEWED BY hundreds of thousands of people on Thai social media is a video clip showing a daredevil motorcyclist zooming beneath a trailer-truck to get to the other side with the traffic still moving periodically despite being heavily jammed, Matichon newspaper said today (July 7). This video clip, posted on TikTok by a member only
Read moreBoris Johnson set to resign as prime minister today, UK media report
By Euronews. BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to resign today (July 7) after a flood of ministerial resignations, UK media are reporting. Johnson is stepping down after cabinet ministers and dozens of MPs from his own Conservative Party quit their government roles in the last 24 hours. His administration was dogged by
Read moreArmy chief tests positive for Covid after returning from Malaysia
ARMY Commander-in-Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae and six other senior army leaders all tested positive for Covid-19 upon returning from an official visit to Malaysia during June 30-July 1, Matichon newspaper said today (July 7). Gen. Narongphan, who had visited the neighbouring country together with his delegation at the invitation of the Malaysian Commander-in-Chief, is
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