By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER Thammarak Isarangkun na Ayutthaya is helping Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan with his electoral campaign for Isaan constituencies which could possibly otherwise be swept up by the Pheu Thai camp. Thammarak, who had performed as defence minister during the time of a Thai Rak Thai government under
Month: March 2023
Update: 2 Chinese kidnap victims safe, walked back home
A CHINESE woman and her brother who were kidnapped by gangsters from their country in Chonburi on Monday (Mar. 20) are safe but exhausted by the ordeal after walking back home upon being released, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Mar, 22). Ms. San Chiqiang, 33, and her brother Mr. Yan Xin, around 40-50
Read moreChinese kidnap suspect held at airport as hunt for victims continues
POLICE arrested a Chinese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of a Chinese woman and her brother in Chonburi’s Nong Prue subdistrict two days ago while a big hunt for the victims is continuing in Rayong, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 22). The Chinese man, around 30-35
Read moreAbhisit not joining Democrats in contesting general election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva reconfirmed today (Mar.21) he will definitely not jump onto the Democrat bandwagon of candidates running in the May 14 general election. Abhisit said he has already resolved to not join ranks with Democrat electoral contestants either in party-listed or constituency-based mode though some among the
Read moreGeneral election scheduled for May 14
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION has today (Mar.21) scheduled a general election for May 14, confirmed the polling agency’s secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee. The May 14 election date has been set by the election commissioners today after caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dissolved the House of Representatives yesterday or only three days before
Read moreChinese kidnappers have still not released hostages
A CHINESE woman and her brother who were ransom kidnapped by their compatriots in Chonburi yesterday (Mar. 20) after dropping off her son to school have still not been released even though over 24 hours have passed since their abduction but police are chasing the criminals, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. At 1 p.m.
Read moreThai police, FBI swoop on call centre gang targeting Americans
A JOINT operation by the Thai police and US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service smashed a call centre gang operating from Thailand that has defrauded American citizens out of over US$3 billion, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 21). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat together with Pol. Gen. Torsak
Read moreAnother Chinese ransom kidnapping in Chonburi
JUST two days after three Chinese suspects were arrested for ransom kidnapping a Chinese woman in the Ekamai area, another Chinese woman and her friend were kidnapped in Chonburi this morning (Mar. 20), Naewna newspaper said. At 1 p.m. today Mr. Ma Mingshun, 33, a Chinese man accompanied by an interpreter reported to Pol.Lt.Col.Jirasak
Read moreChinese kidnap suspects not cooperating, deny charges
AFTER Southern Bangkok Criminal Court approved the detention of three Chinese kidnap suspects, two men and one woman, police said while they are having difficulty interrogating them because of language barrier they are not cooperating and have denied the charges, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 20). Their arrest stems from the alleged kidnapping of
Read moreHouse dissolved, general election tipped for May 14
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Mar.20) dissolved the House of Representatives to call a general election, which is largely expected on May 14. A royal decree was issued last Friday and announced in the royal gazette today for the House dissolution and a subsequent nationwide election in 60 days, following
Read moreMissing radioactive cylinder likely sold as scrap to a smelter
A CYLINDER containing dangerous radioactive material caesium-137 that has been missing in Prachinburi since March 10 appears to have been sold as scrap to a smelter, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Mar. 20). Provincial Governor Ronanrong Nakhonchinda together with staff from the Office of Atoms for Peace and related agencies inspected two metal smelters
Read moreWarning issued after tourist drowns off Pattaya beach
AN UNIDENTIFIED foreign man drowned off Pattaya beach this afternoon (Mar. 19) with officials warning the public to watch out for strong wind and rough waves, Naewna newspaper said. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan radio centre was alerted of the tourist drowning at Nipa Lodge intersection in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, at 2 p.m.and
Read moreHailing again in Chiang Mai with Chiang Rai too lashed
IT IS raining and hailing for the second day in a row in Chiang Mai with Chiang Rai too hit today (Mar. 19) while photos shared by a local news page showed farmland covered with large hailstones, TV Channel An academic disaster warning Facebook page said at 4.30 p.m. today that the Royal Rainmaking
Read moreMost people still prefer Pheu Thai for government: NIDA poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PROSPECTIVE VOTERS nationwide have still preferred the Pheu Thai Party as their top choice for government after an upcoming general election, according to the latest NIDA Poll. The NIDA Poll, conducted earlier this month among a total of 2,000 voters from all walks of life, in all electorally eligible
Read moreTwo fake doctors nabbed in raid of bogus clinics
TWO fake doctors were caught while treating patients at their respective unlicenced clinics with one being in Bangkok and the other Pathum Thani, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Mar. 19). Pol. Maj. Gen. Anan Nanasombat, head of Consumer Protection Police, and Pol. Col. Suphot Phumyam, head of Consumer Protection Police Division 4, led a
Read moreTrump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests
By Reuters and published by CNA New York – Former United States President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday (Mar. 21) as prosecutors consider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star and called on his supporters to protest. A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which
Read moreHailstorm hits Chiang Mai knocking down power poles, billboards
A SUMMER STORM slammed Chiang Mai with hail and rain lashing the whole northern city knocking down power poles and billboards while a dismantled roof flew and landed at an intersection and obstructed traffic this afternoon (Mar. 18), Matichon newspaper said. At around 3.30 p.m. strong winds brought a downpour of baht-coin-size hailstones, followed
Read moreChinese grey capitalist gangs ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Tachileik
WHILE Chinese grey capitalist gangs having been ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Myanmar’s Tachileik town, which abuts Thailand’s Mae Sai town, this criminal activity has not crossed the border to the Thai side, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 18). Ms. Phakaimas Viera, president of the Mae Sai Chamber of Commerce, said a ransom kidnapping
Read moreFEATURE: Trees literally turned into structures for roadside campaign signs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters Sisaket – Farmers in the capital district of the lower-northeastern Isaan province are tending to a special occupation with an optimum use of towering, sturdy trees grown in their backyards in peculiar relation to an upcoming general election. A variety of indigenous hardwood trees, mostly of Yangna and Payom genuses,
Read moreNew data links Covid-19’s origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market
By AP – published by NBC News and The Guardian INTERNATIONAL scientists who examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market close to where the first human cases of Covid-19 were detected in China said they found suggestions the pandemic originated from animals, not a lab. Other experts have not yet
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