A COMMITTEE drafting a new law governing prostitution has agreed that voluntary sexual service without any criminal penalties should be allowed from 20 years of age, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 3). Ms. Jintana Chanbamroong, head of the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development at Social Development and Human Security Ministry, said
Month: March 2023
Saksayam immediately suspended by court from ministerial duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI SECRETARY-GENERAL Saksayam Chidchob was today (Mar. 3) ordered by court to immediately stop performing as transport minister, pending a court ruling on his alleged holding of corporate shares. The Constitutional Court has suspended Saksayam, brother of de facto Bhumjaithai party boss Newin Chidchob, from doing his ministerial duties with
Read moreAvoid popular fried dough sticks, iced tea for breakfast: health official
By Channel News Asia THAILAND’S Department of Health has asked consumers to avoid the locally popular Pa Thong Ko fried dough with Thai iced tea for breakfast, as they can provide too much energy and undermine health. The advisory came shortly after the two local favourites made it to the top ten rankings on
Read moreMonthly pay increase for all subdistrict administrative officials confirmed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Mar.2) confirmed monthly pay for all local administrative officials in the provinces nationwide will be increased across the board later this year. Prayut told an audience of local government officials in Udon Thani that Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda will issue a statement in a royal
Read moreSuspect in student visa scam nabbed
A THAI MAN was arrested today (Mar. 2) on the charges of defrauding the parents of students studying at a well-known international school by offering to get student visas for a fee but cutting them off upon receiving the initial payment, TV Channel 7 said. Metropolitan police had been tipped off by complaints filed
Read moreTrat market vendors deny monitor lizard meat sold there
AFTER two suspects arrested in Suphanburi said the large number of live monitor lizards and carcasses found at their slaughterhouse were to be sent for consumption along Thai-Cambodian border at Trat, vendors at a large border market denied both Thais and Cambodians living in their area consumed such meat, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com
Read moreChuwit challenges adversary to a boxing match at Met police HQ
FORMER MP and graft-buster Chuwit Kamolvisit today (Mar. 2) challenged a former Special Branch policeman to a boxing bout when the latter arrived at the Metropolitan police headquarters to ask for speeding up of his nine complaints against the former, Thai Rath newspaper said. Just as Mr. Santhana Prayoonrat, or Deputy Tor, arrived at
Read moreCovid-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Covid-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. This much is known: When it comes to Covid-19 misinformation, any new report
Read moreConcern over impact of election lingering till August
THE UPCOMING election is affecting investment by the private sector which will slow down until August as it is then that it is expected a new government will be in place, Matichon newspaper quoted the head of Federation of Thai Industries Mr. Kriangkrai Thiennukul as saying this evening (Mar. 1). This gap that has
Read moreEx-boyfriend critically injures kindergarten teacher
A JILTED man broke into a kindergarten in Nong Bua Lamphu province this afternoon (Mar. 1) and shot a female teacher twice in the chest and then ran away, Sanook.com said. The unidentified critically injured teacher, who is around 25-30 years old, was quickly taken by Naresuan rescuers to the hospital. Police from Nong
Read moreThais fuming over British Ambassador to Cambodia’s ‘Khmer dessert’ photo
THAI netizens got annoyed after British Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams posted a photo on his Facebook page with the caption saying “Khmer dessert” but what was shown is known to be Thai dessert, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 1). In this photo are some delicious Thai desserts including Luk chup, which is Thai
Read moreMembers of ‘independent’ agencies could be deposed by people: Thai Liberal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI LIBERAL today (Mar.1) proposed members of all agencies which are “supposedly independent” of government could ultimately be deposed by the people if found to have performed without practically being so. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, head of the Thai Liberal Policy Steering Strategy Campaign, said members of those “supposedly independent” agencies
Read moreChina says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities
By AP and published by CTV News Beijing – US government bans on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday (Feb. 28). The US government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to
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