By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday (June 25) after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus. The agreement ended an extraordinary crisis – the threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army would
Month: June 2023
Korn, Worawut quit after party gets less than 10 seats in election
BOTH the leader and deputy leader of Chart Pattana Kla Party today (June 25) stepped down from their posts after their party got two seats in the May 14 general election, lower than the target of minimum 10 seats, Matichon newspaper said. Party leader Mr. Korn Chatikavanij, who is a former finance minister, announced
Read moreManager kills self after owner files theft charge
THE STRESSED OUT manager of a window film installation shop shot himself dead in front of the business premises after the owner filed a theft charge against him, Sanook.com said this afternoon (June 25). Pol. Maj. Wirasak Phiphit, an investigator at Bang Khun Thian police station, rushed to the shop on Bang Bon 2
Read moreJune 24 to be declared National Day once and for all: Rangsiman
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP RANGSIMAN ROME today (June 24) pledged to have June 24 officially declared as National Day once and for all. Speaking during a panel discussion marking the 1932 Change of Rule at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus today, Rangsiman insisted June 24 be officially declared National Day in
Read moreBMA removes all Co2 fire extinguishers, temporarily halts fire drills
FOLLOWING the explosion of a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher during a drill at a secondary school in Bangkok killing a student yesterday (June 23), the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) today ordered the removal of these tanks that are mostly only kept at fire stations and differ from the dry chemical red fire extinguishers placed
Read moreBus slams into power pole with one person trapped beneath the vehicle
BANGKOK bus number 13 running from Huay Kwang to Khlong Toei lost control and rammed into an electricity pole at Pracha Songkhro intersection, Asok Din Daeng road, at 1 p.m. today (June 24) with one injured victim trapped beneath the vehicle, TV Channel 7 said. The bus also hit three to four motorcycles and
Read moreRussian mercenary boss Prigozhin in standoff with Russian army amid ‘armed mutiny’
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News London – Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday (June 24) he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership amid what the authorities said was an armed mutiny. Prigozhin demanded that Russian Defence Minister
Read moreAfter Titanic sub disaster, industry faces scrutiny
By Reuters and published by CNA THE FIRST fatal accident aboard a deep-sea tourist submersible is certain to raise calls for additional safety regulations, but industry experts say that any new measures may be impossible to enforce given the international nature of the business. Moreover, they say that the tragedy of the Titan submersible
Read moreMove Forward, Pheu Thai to hold final talks on House speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD AND PHEU THAI are scheduled to hold final talks on the House Speaker and Deputy House Speaker seats next Wednesday. Pheu Thai secretary-general Prasert Chanthararuangthong confirmed today (June 23) the negotiators of the largest elected party with a command of 151 MPs and the second largest elected
Read moreChuan: Party with most MPs should get House speaker post
FORMER prime minister and parliament president Chuan Leekpai said today (June 23) that the party that obtained the most number of MPs should get both the premiership and the House speaker post with this referring to Move Forward which got 151 seats and Phue Thai 142 seats having tussled over the latter position, Matichon
Read moreUpdate: Fire extinguisher that exploded did not have a safety valve
POLICE said a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher that exploded during a fire drill at a secondary school in Bangkok killing one student and injuring 29 others was a reusable one but not fitted with a safety valve, Thai Rath and Matichon newspapers said this afternoon (June 23). Metropolitan Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti
Read more1 student dead, 5 others injured as fire extinguisher explodes during drill
A FIRE DRILL at Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district turned into a tragedy when a carbon dioxide extinguisher exploded killing one student and injuring five others including a coach at 11.30 a.m. this morning (June 23), Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said. Metropolitan Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsawang and Nang Loeng
Read moreSearch for the missing Titanic submersible passes the critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply
By AP and published by Yahoo! News THE SEARCH for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic passed the critical 96-hour mark on Thursday (June 22) when breathable air could have run out, a grim moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard. The Titan
Read moreGas suicide ruled in death of Indian man at Pattaya resort
PATTAYA police have initially ruled that an Indian man found gassed to death at a resort with his hands and feet tied to a chair had committed suicide, Naewna newspaper said late last night (June 21). At 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday June 20, Pol. Col. Thanaphong Phothi, superintendent of Pattaya police station, and his
Read moreAll Pheu Thai MPs urged to follow party’s resolution on House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 22) suggested all Pheu Thai MPs abide by their own party’s resolution to endorse the naming of a Move Forward candidate for House Speaker early next month. Though all 141 MPs of the second largest elected party are primarily free to pick anyone
Read moreChadchart: Kissing woman on the cheek not linked to official position
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt this morning (June 22) clarified that photos of him kissing a woman on the cheek during a surprise birthday party that have now gone viral online are not linked to his official position, Matichon newspaper said. Chadchart said actually he did not want to comment on the photos but had
Read moreThai actors Apo and Mile are the latest brand ambassadors for Dior
By CNA WHILE the K-pop world continues to dominate the global stage and brand endorsements worldwide, Dior has its eyes set in Southeast Asia. The French luxury house recently appointed Nattawin Wattanagitiphat, better known as Apo, 29, and Phakphum Romsaithong, nicknamed Mile, 31, as its brand ambassadors in Thailand. The success of KinnPorsche: The
Read moreSerbia not Phuket to host Specialised Expo 2027
By Thai Newsroom Reporters and Matichon newspaper AFTER FOUR rounds of voting member states of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) today (June 21) selected Serbia as host of Specialised Expo 2027, taking place from May 15 to August 15, 2027, with Phuket being among four other candidates that lost out. Aside from Serbia, where
Read moreChonlanan spurns offers of House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 21) said he will immediately spurn possible offers for him to assume the House Speaker seat. During today’s partisan workshop for all 141 Pheu Thai MPs at a Bangkok hotel, Chonlanan said he will unreluctantly reject offers of the House Speaker seat for
Read moreHouse ablaze after DIY e-bike short-circuits while being charged
AN electric bike built by a young man in Chiang Rai short-circuited while being charged with this setting his house ablaze but firemen were able to put it out in 30 minutes, TV Channel 7 said today (June 21). Firemen had rushed to the two-storey brick house at Doi Phra Bat Soi community in
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