By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE RESPONDING TO a latest opinion poll say they would prefer the House of Representatives be dissolved by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at any time within this month. According to the poll recently conducted by National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) among a total of 1,310 people of varied
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Croatia beats Morocco 2-1 in thrilling third-place match
By Euronews with AP Al Rayyan, Qatar – Croatia have secured a third-place victory at this year’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar, beating Morocco 2-1 on Saturday evening. The goals all came in the first half when Joško Gvardiol scored for Croatia in the 7th minute with Morocco answering back just two minutes later when
Read moreRetired teacher arrested over raising funds for a blessing ceremony
A RETIRED teacher was arrested on charges of defrauding the public after posting a message on his Facebook page to raise funds for a blessing ceremony today (Dec. 17) with donations reaching almost a million baht, Sanook.com said. The suspect, only identified as Mr. Enamsamuti who lives in Bangkok’s Suan Luang area, fully cooperated
Read moreBhumjaithai Party to name only one candidate for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI PARTY will definitely name only one partisan candidate for prime minister in the next general election, confirmed Bhumjaithai spokesman Paradon Prisnananthakul today (Dec.17). The second largest coalition partner has undoubtedly planned to name Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul as partisan contestant for head of a post-election government and nobody else,
Read moreTheir Majesties test positive for Covid-19
By Thai Rath and Bernama THEIR Majesties the King and Queen have been infected with Covid-19 but overall their symptoms are not severe and they have been requested to refrain from royal duties for a while, Thai Rath newspaper and Bernama news agency said this afternoon (Dec. 17). The Royal Household Bureau published a statement
Read more2,500 cruise tourists arriving at Koh Samui today
A CRUISE SHIP carrying 2,500 tourists from Europe is docking at Koh Samui for a day trip today (Dec. 17), becoming the second cruise liner to stop over at this popular island after a gap of three years with the first one having done so late last month, INN News said. Ms. Trisulee Traisoranakul, deputy
Read moreMessi’s hometown in Argentina yearns for World Cup victory
By AP and published by US News & World Report Rosario, Argentina – Fernanda Quiroga still remembers how Lionel Messi played soccer in what were then dirt roads around their working class neighbourhood in Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city. “(Messi) was always kicking something, a ball, a bottle cap,” said Quiroga, who at 35 is
Read moreNearly 40 ex-MPs have joined Bhumjaithai Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 40 FORMER MPs have today (Dec.16) showed up at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters where they have freshly registered themselves as partisan members with reported intent to contest the next general election under the tickets of the second-largest coalition partner. Those ex-MPs have earlier resigned as members of the Palang
Read moreExpert says face mask use will likely decrease from Feb. onwards
A PROMINENT virologist said in a Facebook post today (De. 16) that a lot of people are now asking how long we would have to continue wearing face masks and he hopes that from February 2023 onwards the necessity to do so would decrease, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre
Read moreRussian basketball player electrocuted in Pattaya
A YOUNG Russian basketball player was electrocuted to death at a community sports field in Pattaya last evening (Dec. 15) after touching a damaged light pole with other athletes revealing that there are electrical leaks at several other points too, Sanook.com said this morning. At 10 p.m. Sawang Boriboon Thammasthan Foundaton’s Radio Centre received a
Read morePortugal coach Santos leaves job after World Cup exit
By Reuters, published by Mint and Mint report Lisbon – Fernando Santos has left his job as Portugal coach after his team lost to Morocco in the World Cup quarter-finals, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Thursday (Dec. 15). The Portuguese suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by Morocco in Qatar on Saturday, after
Read moreHRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha hospitalised with heart problem – palace
By Reuters and Thai Rath THEIR MAJESTIES the King and Queen visited Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital where she is undergoing treatment for a heart problem with her condition having now stabilised at a certain level, the royal palace said today (Dec. 15). Princess Bajrakitiyabha, 44, was taken
Read moreElderly woman freezes to death in Korat
WITH THE mercury having dipped it led to an elderly woman freezing to death in the basement of her wooden house in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 15). Mr. Taweesak Panklang, deputy chief of Ban Rat Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), Soeng Sang district, was informed of a woman having died
Read moreNaval officer busted for drugs
A CHONBURI police team this morning (Dec. 15) arrested a naval officer on drug trafficking charges under a warrant issued by Nong Khai Provincial Court, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Col. Jakraphan Kittisiriphonkul, deputy chief of Chonburi Police, together with Pol. Col. Panya Dumlek, head of Sattahip police station, and their team took Petty Officer
Read moreMbappe, France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0
By AP and published by US News & World Report Al Khor, Qatar – France and Kylian Mbappé are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated matchup with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco’s historic run at soccer’s biggest tournament. France beat Africa’s first ever semifinalist 2-0 on Wednesday, with Mbappé playing
Read morePrayut’s chances of prolonging rule getting slim: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is likely to have slim chances of prolonging his rule beyond the next general election since he is virtually getting stuck in a dilemma between dissolving the House of Representatives to call the nationwide race to parliament in a few months from now and further dragging
Read moreBrutal employer gets over 14 years for torture
A WOMAN and her two accomplices who brutally tortured a male employee were today (Dec. 14) sentenced by Sing Buri Provincial Court to 14 years and six months in jail and fined 1.2 million baht plus told to pay the victim 6.7 million baht compensation, Sanook.com said. Mr. Kerdphon Kaewkerd, a lawyer who represented
Read moreTwo party-hopping MPs quit in prelude to 40-plus others
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO MPs HAVE RESIGNED ahead of dozens of others who will follow suit very shortly, given a shared intent to contest the next general election under the tickets of the Bhumjaithai Party. House Speaker Chuan Leekpai confirmed today (Dec.14) that Detthawee Sriwichai has resigned as Thai Liberal MP of Lampang
Read moreChiang Mai people slam digging up footpaths during high season
RESIDENTS in Chiang Mai are perplexed at the authorities digging up footpaths to lay water pipes during high season which endangers tourists and locals alike, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 14). This northern city is currently full of tourists but a Tiktok user highlighted the danger they face by posting photos of foreign tourists walking
Read moreMessi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final
By AP and published by Yahoo!sports Lusail, Qatar – Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer’s biggest prize for the first time. And, at 35, he could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two
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