WITH all preparations for the the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit taking place from Wednesday Oct. 16 till Saturday Oct. 19 having been made including safety, convenience and orderliness the breaking of a part of a large signage welcoming leaders and delegates in front of the Government House today (Nov. 14) raised eyebrows,
Month: November 2022
Three groups ask to rally at City Hall square during Apec: Chadchart
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said this afternoon (Nov. 14) that three groups had applied to use the City Hall square (Larn Khon Mueang) during the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit taking place from Wednesday Oct. 16 till Saturday Oct. 19, Naewna newspaper said. Speaking after a meeting on preparation for this summit with
Read morePrayut urged to help make Prawit post-election PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has been suggested to help make Palang Pracharath Party boss Prawit Wongsuwan an elected prime minister instead of preoccupying himself with personal whims to prolong his rule, said a partisan source over the weekend. Prayut has been strongly advised that he lend solid support for Prawit’s
Read more‘Big Joke’ vows to catch all Chinese grey capitalists
DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, whose nickname is Big Joke, this afternoon (Nov. 13) said all Chinese grey capitalists who run shady nominee businesses and hold dual nationalities will be rounded up within the next two to three weeks, Matichon newspaper said. Speaking prior to a meeting of a working
Read moreStop Apec activists determined to set up parallel stage during summit
PEOPLE’S network activists who have grouped under umbrella “People Stop Apec 2022” movement insist that they will set up a parallel stage to air their views during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit taking place next week from Wednesday Nov. 16 to Saturday Nov. 19, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 13). Ms. Pasarawalee
Read moreBiden says US-Asean pact to address ‘biggest issues of our time’
By Reuters and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Southeast Asian heads of government held talks today (Nov. 12) with visiting global leaders including US President Joe Biden, who hailed the launch of a new US-Asean pact as a critical step towards tackling “the biggest issues of our time”. In his first visit to
Read morePregnant Paetongtarn could still go on campaign trail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PREGNANT PAETONGTARN Shinawatra could still go on the stumps and probably be named one of a trio of Pheu Thai partisan candidates for head of a post-election government, confirmed party leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (Nov.12). Getting pregnant throughout the next several months will by no means obstruct the youngest
Read moreRumours of 5 private firms sponsoring World Cup 2022 broadcast quashed
THE Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) today (Nov 12) denied five private companies had agreed to sponsor the broadcast of Fifa World Cup 2022 being held in Qatar from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 at 200 million baht each for a total of 1 billion baht that remains to be raised out of 1.6
Read moreBan on gatherings at 20 places during Apec effective today
THE Government has issued a ban on gatherings at 20 places during the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit being held in Bangkok during November 16-19, 2022 with this immediately effective from today (Nov. 12), Amarin TV said. The Royal Gazette pubished an announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister on determining the venues
Read moreNetizens tease govt about repainting zebra crossings for Apec
THAI netizens zeroed in on the Chidlom zebra crossings that have been repainted bright red for the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit taking place during Nov. 16-19 with one of them teasing that this is a great window-dressing job, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 11). A Facebook page with a Thai name translating to
Read moreNo Palang Pracharath MPs, cabinet members hopping to a new party: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH top leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Nov.11) confirmed that none of the ruling camp’s MPs and cabinet members will go party-hopping during a run-up to the next general election. Prawit who concurrently performs as deputy prime minister did not name names but assured that none of the Palang Pracharath rank
Read moreBoyfriend flees car crash with husband chasing them saving his wife
THE boyfriend of a married woman ran away after his car flipped over at a Motorway curve in Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao province leaving her to be rescued by her husband who was chasing them in another car, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 11). This accident occurred at 3.30 a.m. at kilometre 40 inbound
Read moreNinth grader falls from school building in Korat, fourth case this year
A NINTH GRADE student in Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) died after falling from a building of a top high school in Mueang district last evening (Nov. 10) with this being the fourth such case in this province this year, Matichon newspaper said today. The school was closed today to mourn for the unidentified 14-year-old
Read moreBiden to meet China’s Xi on Monday for Taiwan, Russia talks
By AP and published by US News & World Report Washington – US President Joe Biden will meet on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of next week’s Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, a face-to-face meeting that comes amid increasingly strained US-China relations, the White House announced on Thursday.
Read moreUkraine boosts Southeast Asia ties with peace accord
By David Rising and Sopheng Cheang, AP, and published by ABC News Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Ukraine signed a peace accord today (Nov. 10) with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba signed the “Treaty on
Read moreSanti not party-hopping in bid to help Prayut prolong rule
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party secretary-general Santi Prompat today (Nov.10) dismissed refreshed hearsay that he might go party-hopping in bid to help Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha prolong his rule beyond the next general election. Santi who concurrently performs as deputy finance minister categorically denied that he might probably leave the largest coalition
Read more‘Police Plus’ app launched to speed up treatment at Police Hospital
THE POLICE Hospital together with Kasikorn Bank today (Nov. 10) launched “Police Plus” app that utilises easy-to-use technology to boost medical efficiency with a target of meeting the needs of over 450,000 patients a year, Matichon newspaper said. National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas and Ms. Kattiya Indaravijaya, chief executive officer Kasikorn Bank,
Read moreComplaint filed against policeman after fracas at karaoke lounge
A LAMPANG resident came with his lawyer to file a complaint at the Central Investigation Bureau against a Narcotics Suppression Bureau police officer who had assaulted him and his friends at a karaoke lounge and fired his pistol at them as they fled the scene with no progress made in half a month, Matichon
Read moreMan drowns on Loy Krathong night with wife unable to save him
IT WAS a tragic Loy Krathong night for a couple living in Ayutthaya city with both of them falling into a canal linked to Rama 6 dam and when the wife who could swim lost strength the husband let go and drowned, Matichon newspaper said today (Nov. 9). At 8.30 p.m. last night Pol.
Read moreNBTC under fire for funding World Cup licence purchase
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING & Telecommunications Commission will be investigated for allegedly illegally providing a 600 million baht fund for the Sports Authority of Thailand’s planned purchase of a telecasting licence for the upcoming World Cup soccer games, said an opposition MP today (Nov.9). Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul said she
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