THE MOTHER of late actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip in February last year, went to the Crime Suppression Division today (June 16) to ask that a close friend be investigated on murder charge after fresh evidence emerged, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com said. Mrs.
Month: June 2023
Non-stop flow of Karenni refugees to Thailand amid fierce fighting
AMID fierce fighting between Myanmar junta army and Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) in Kayah state opposite Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province that started earlier this week there is now a non-stop stream of Karenni refugees crossing over to seek shelter on the Thai side, Naewna
Read moreUS military wins ‘unimpeded’ access to Papua New Guinea bases
By AFP and published by CNA Port Moresby – The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a landmark security pact underpinning Washington’s efforts to outflank China in the Pacific. The full text of the deal was tabled in Papua New Guinea’s parliament on Wednesday evening
Read moreSaudi man nabbed in wildlife smuggling attempt
A SAUDI ARABIAN man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport this evening (June 15) after 99 wild animals and 90 aquatic animals were found in his suitcases just as he was trying to catch a flight back to his home country, TV Channel 7 said. Airport officials inspected the three suitcases the unidentified Saudi man
Read moreEl Niño has arrived and is expected to last 3-5 years
THAI RESEARCHERS and water management agencies said today (June 15) that a moderate strength El Niño, which is a natural climate phenomenon, has arrived and is expected to last three to five years with a possible prolonged drought leading to water scarcity, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mrs. Pattamawadi Phochanukul, director of Thailand Science Research
Read moreMPs-designate verification tipped to be announced next Wednesday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION WILL LIKELY declare the verification of most MPs-designate around next Wednesday following the May 14 election. A total of 329 MPs-designate successfully running in constituency-based mode plus 100 others vying in party-listed mode have been so far verified, leaving 71 others currently under probe on grounds of
Read moreYok climbs fence to enter school again, willing to hold talks
A 15-year-old girl who is the youngest person ever accused of violating the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, climbed the fence to enter her school again today (June 15) and said she is willing to hold talks to find a solution to continuing studying there, Naewna newspaper said. Triam
Read moreIndia’s E-bike Yulu eyes expansion as it closes in on profitability
By Reuters and published by CNA Bengaluru – E-bike rental startup Yulu, which is looking to go public, expects to turn operationally profitable by September and plans to expand its presence in India and abroad with Thailand and Indonesia being among the countries that look interesting, its chief executive said. The startup, which currently
Read moreMPs-designate verification pending probe of 71 constituency winners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LONG-AWAITED VERIFICATION of MPs-designate is still pending investigation by the Election Commission into petitions earlier filed against a number of those who scored victories in constituency-based mode for the May 14 election, said a source in the polling agency today (June 14). Of a total of 400 MPs-designate who
Read morePolling agency urged to speed up verification of MPs-designate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLITICAL ACTIVISTS TODAY (June 14) pressed the Election Commission to speed up the verification of the MPs-designate who have scored victories in the May 14 election now that the nationwide race has already elapsed a full month. Those activists led by iLaw group peacefully gathered at the Election Commission headquarters
Read moreThaksin insists on returning next month despite family’s warning
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has not postponed his planned homecoming from next month despite a desperate warning against it from members of his family. Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, one of a trio of Pheu Thai partisan contestants for prime minister, said today (June 14) her father has
Read moreScammer tells police: Thais most gullible in Asia
METROPOLITAN Police published an audio clip where a former call centre scammer said Thai people are the most gullible in Asia while jeering that if you have money then just bribe the police, TV Channel 7 said today (June 14). In the 1.34-minute audio clip, published on the Metropolitan Police Facebook page, the fraudster
Read moreTeen lese majeste suspect expelled from school
A 15-year-old teen girl who is the youngest person ever accused of violating the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, posted a message on her personal Facebook page that she has been expelled from school, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 14). Thanalop Phalanchai, or Yok, a 10th grade student
Read morePutin ponders a question: Should Russia try to take Kyiv again?
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Moscow – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (June 13) that any further mobilisation would depend on what Russia wanted to achieve in the war in Ukraine, adding that he faced a question only he could answer – should Russia try to take Kyiv
Read morePita reconfirms legal woes won’t block him from being named PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER PITA Limjaroenrat has reconfirmed today (June 13) no legal battles could practically keep him from being named a partisan candidate for prime minister, given most of the elected MPs are readily on his side. In today’s press conference, the prime minister-designate assured that his rise to power
Read morePrawit denies involvement in anti-Pita conspiracy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (June 13) categorically denied he might possibly have been connected with an alleged conspiracy against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat. Prawit confirmed that he had been by no means involved in any legal action currently taken by Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, a Palang Pracharath electoral
Read moreIndian smuggler nabbed at airport with cowhide, boar tusks
AN Indian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport today (June 13) after customs officials found 60 kilogrammes of cowhide and 140 kilogrammes of boar tusks in six suitcases he had brought to the country, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Somchuan Rattanamangkhalanon, head of Livestock Development Department, said he was informed that livestock and customs
Read moreTourists invited to visit tiny Koh Rat island
THE Department of Rural Roads this morning (June 12) invited tourists to visit the tiny Koh Rat island that is now linked to mainland Surat Thani by the 500-metre-long Chalerm Siriraj Bridge – a project initiated by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and built by the department, TV Channel 7
Read morePower worker who shrugged off wife’s hunch electrocuted to death
THE WIFE of an employee of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) wept when told that her husband had died upon being electrocuted while repairing a power pole in Chainat province especially since she had a hunch of danger and had urged him to take a day off but he refused to do so, Matichon
Read moreMove Forward to take legal action against forgers of twisted ITV report
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD will definitely take legal action against those who may have been involved in the alleged doctoring of minutes of an ITV shareholders meeting with mere intent to keep Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat from taking the helm of government. Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon confirmed today
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