A THAI woman was arrested at Phuket Airport with a box containing 2.35 kg of cocaine worth over 10 million baht hidden in her modified suitcase and was taken to Sakhu police station for further legal action, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Apr. 6). Acting on a tip-off by the Office of Narcotics Control
Month: April 2023
10,000-baht digital wallet for each Thai pledged in Pheu Thai campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI today (Apr.5) announced a major populist policy to hand out 10,000 baht in digital wallet for each of all Thai adolescents and adults only if the party becomes government after the May 14 general election. Real estate tycoon Settha Taweesin, one of a trio of Pheu Thai
Read moreFeature: Move Forward’s novel campaign style attracts Bangkokians
By Thai Newsroom Reporters Bangkok – Move Forward candidates running in constituency-based mode for MP of the capital are applying a novel campaign style to literally get closer than usual to prospective voters on the city streets. The Move Forward constituency-based contestants for the May 14 general election stand on a chair or a
Read moreKoh Samui residents hit by water shortage for months
RESIDENTS of Koh Samui’s Bophut subdistrict turned to the media for help after suffering water shortage for four months now with tap water either not flowing at all or flowing weakly and it is also salty, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 5). They added that they had complained to the Provincial Waterworks Authority
Read moreMet police rescanning background of Chinese nationals
THE gruesome kidnap-murder of a Chinese music student last week has led to Metropolitan police rescanning the background of Chinese nationals who have come to Thailand and look into pending cases, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 5). Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy chief of Metropolitan Police Bureau, said all metropolitan units had
Read morePheu Thai, Move Forward tipped to together get over 50% party-listed MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE LIKELY FOR the Pheu Thai and the Move Forward to combinedly get more than half the total of 100 party-listed MPs in the May 14 general election, according to Chulalongkorn University political scientist Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee. Siripan made a prediction on the nationwide election last night (Apr.4)
Read moreCommoners Party – the country’s only camp with lone constituency-based candidate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COMMONERS PARTY has become the country’s only camp to send a lone candidate running for MP in constituency-based mode for the May 14 general election. The lone Commoners contender vying in constituency-based mode, namely Suradej Kaewkalaya, applied today (Apr.4) only to enable six other candidates of the same camp
Read moreNearly all major parties draw two-digit numbers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY ALL MAJOR PARTIES today (Apr.4) have drawn two-digit numbers for their nationwide contests in party-listed mode for the May 14 general election. With the exception of the Bhumjaithai Party headed by Anutin Charnvirakul who drew No.7, the top leaders of all major camps drew two-digit numbers for their respective
Read moreMajor opening movie theatres for pet lovers
MOVIEGOERS will soon be allowed to bring their dogs and cats along to some theatres in Bangkok so that they could snuggle up with them as they watch a film, Matichon newspaper said today (Apr. 4). Major Cineplex Group Plc Vice Chairman Mr. Wisarut Poolvaraluk and Deputy Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Narute Jiensnong have
Read more3 Chinese murder suspects arrested, one Thai woman too
THE THREE Chinese men accused in the kidnap-murder of a young Chinese woman studying music in Bangkok and dumping her body at an irrigation canal of a deserted banana plantation in Nonthaburi have been arrested in China while a fourth suspect, a young Thai woman, has been arrested here, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr.
Read moreMost voters prefer conservative-liberal ‘mixed government’: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST VOTERS WOULD PREFER to see a “mixed government” set up between moderate conservatism and moderate liberalism after the May 14 general election, concluded an academic today (Apr.3). According to Jade Donavanik, dean of the College of Asian Scholars’ Faculty of Law, that kind of “mixed government” could possibly refer
Read moreOPEC+ cuts put $100/bbl oil back in sight
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Singapore/Seoul/London – Surprise new cuts to the OPEC+ group’s output targets could push oil prices towards $100 a barrel, setting the scene for another clash with the West grappling with higher interest rates, analysts and traders said on Monday (Apr. 3). The decision signals
Read moreEx-Democrat MP’s candidacy questioned after being caught playing cards at Parliament
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION’s provincial branch of Ratchaburi was today (Apr.3) petitioned to promptly determine whether a Palang Pracharath candidate, namely Chaithip Kamonpanthip, should be banned from contesting the May 14 general election after he had been caught playing cards at parliament. Chaithip, a former Democrat MP now seeking re-election under
Read moreHacker holding personal data of 55 million people is a Thai: Minister
CYBER police now know that the hacker whose pseudonym is 9near and had threatened to release personal data of 55 million Thai citizens is a Thai, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 3). Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn said the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), or cyber police, believes the Thai hacker’s
Read moreFirst day of MP registration in Bangkok ends without a hitch
THE first day of the registration of electoral contestants running for constituency-mode parliamentary seats in Bangkok proceeded without any complaints this morning (Apr. 3) but there was a traffic congestion problem in the area due to a shortage of policemen directing the flow, Amarin TV said. Mr. Khachit Chatchawanich, permanent secretary of Bangkok Metropolitan
Read moreTight security as MP application kicks off tomorrow
POLICE have beefed up security at Bangkok Youth Centre in Din Daeng district as electoral contestants running for constituency-mode parliamentary seats in Bangkok will be flocking in to file their application tomorrow (Apr. 3), the first day to do so with this closing on Friday (Apr. 7), Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Chokchai
Read moreArrest warrants imminent for 3 Chinese men in kidnap-murder of music student
THAI police are gearing up to put out arrest warrants for three Chinese men suspected to have kidnapped and brutally murdered a young Chinese woman studying music in Bangkok but all three have already flown back to Chengdu, China, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 2). The swollen body of Ms. Jin San,
Read moreMurdered woman likely Chinese kidnap victim: Police
METROPOLITAN police suspect that the woman who was murdered and her body dumped in an irrigation canal of a deserted banana plantation in Nonthaburi province could be a Chinese student who was kidnapped for ransom on Tuesday night (Mar. 28), Thai Rath newspaper said last night (Apr. 1). The swollen body of the dead
Read moreChaos at Palang Pracharath event as hunger-striking duo show up
A PALANG Pacharath campaign event in Thonburi plunged into chaos after two female activists who held a severe hunger strike for weeks arrived with their group to ask questions about Criminal Code Section 112, or the lese majeste law, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Apr. 1). At 6.05 p.m. the two young activists, Tantawan
Read moreMystery woman found dead in a sack in Nonthaburi
A YOUNG Thai woman was found dead in a large sack dumped at an irrigation canal of a deserted banana plantation in Nonthaburi province today (Apr. 1) with police working on identifying her, Matichon newspaper said. At 10 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Anan Panthong, an investigator at Bang Mae Nang police station, was notified
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