WHILE four private aircraft have officially requested permission to land and park at Mjets Ltd.’s private passenger terminal within Don Mueang Airport tomorrow (Aug. 22), Pheu Thai Party de facto boss/former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s name is not listed among the passengers arriving on all four private airplanes, Matichon newspaper and Sanook.com said this
Month: August 2023
Pheu Thai-led coalition govt officially declared
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SETUP OF A PHEU THAI-LED COALITION government was officially declared at parliament today (Aug.21). A total of 11 parties with a combined force of 314 MPs on their side have formed up the coalition government following the May 14 election with the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss
Read moreMpox cases soaring with Bangkok, 2 adjacent provinces on red alert
THE Public Health Ministry said today (Aug. 21) the number of mpox (monkeypox) cases will likely again reach hundreds this month similar to last month with Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Chonburi provinces now placed on red alert, Thai Rath newspaper said. Dr. Sophon Iamsirithaworn, the department’s deputy chief, said from July 2022 to April 2023
Read morePapers on Srettha’s alleged property wheeling-dealing scams sent to all lawmakers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OFFICIAL PAPERS EVIDENCING certain property dealings and allegedly signifying dishonesty and lack of good governance on the part of real estate mogul-turned-prime-ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin have been sent to all lawmakers before they cast either a yea vote for him or a nay vote against him on the upcoming Tuesday.
Read moreRussia’s Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure
By Reuters and published by CNA Moscow – Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme. Russia’s state space corporation, Roskosmos, said it had
Read moreAnother huge statue unveiled in Nonthaburi
EVEN as Bangkokians are still agog over a huge black statue of an emaciated, winged figure with golden fangs and scarlet talons outside a hotel, a bigger statue of Sihuhata deity has been unveiled at adjacent Nonthaburi province, TV Channel 7 said today (Aug. 20). Bangkok authorities have ordered an investigation after the five-metre-tall
Read moreRider dies in collision with train in Ayutthaya
A YOUNG WOMAN riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a train at Chiang Rak Noi railway station in Bang Pa-in district, Ayutthaya province today (Aug. 20), Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Natakorn Damrongthonwan, an investigator at Bang Pa-In police station, along with Phutthaisawan Foundation rescuers, quickly went to investigate the accident which occurred
Read moreChonlanan’s wife says he’s ready to resign after govt is set up
IN RESPONSE to social media clamour questioning when Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew is going to resign as he said he would if the “uncles’ camps” join his party, his wife Nuansakul Bamrungpong said today (Aug. 19) he is ready to do after a coalition government has been set up, Matichon newspaper said.
Read moreMost senators await ‘uncles’ advice’ over PM vote
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST SENATORS ARE impatiently awaiting some “advice” from a couple of powerful “uncles” as to whether they should vote Pheu Thai candidate Srettha Thavisin for prime minister or not, partisan sources said over the weekend. Whilst most of the senior lawmakers are more or less anticipating some sort of power
Read moreThaksin returning on Tuesday – same day as PM-picking session
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is coming home on the upcoming Tuesday – the same day on which a prime-ministerial candidate is being named and voted under his party’s banners. After 17 years in self-exile abroad, the globetrotting deposed prime minister is finally returning aboard a private jet
Read moreGiant Kru Kai Kaew statue stirs controversy in Bangkok
By AFP and published by CNA A HUGE black statue of an emaciated, winged figure with golden fangs and scarlet talons glares down on a busy Bangkok street, its sudden appearance triggering alarm and calls for its removal. Bangkok authorities have ordered an investigation after the five-metre-tall Kru Kai Kaew statue – a bald
Read moreDengue fever cases climb to 5,000-6,000 a week
THE Public Health Ministry said today (Aug. 18) the number of dengue fever patients has risen to around 5,000-6,000 a week over the past four weeks and to cope with the situation emergency operation centres have been opened in 31 provinces and seven other districts, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, the ministry’s
Read more‘At what hour is Chonlanan resigning?’ as Pheu Thai leader now No.1 hashtag
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALBEIT KNOWN AS NOMINAL leader of the Pheu Thai, Chonlanan Srikaew has been prevalently questioned on social media as to “at what hour” today (Aug.18) he is going to resign from the top post of the party under de facto boss Thaksin Shinawatra. “At what hour of the day is
Read moreTangled cables in Sukhumvit soi 15 catch fire
A BUNCH of tangled electrical and communication cables caught fire in Sukhumvit Soi 15 this morning (Aug. 18) yet fortunately the blaze was quickly extinguished, TV Channel 7 said. Charlie CB 245 Radio issued an alert at 11.08 a.m. that a fire was racing through these street-side cables in this soi with firefighters from
Read moreSenator says difficult for Srettha to be voted prime minister
SENATOR Chadej Insawang said today (Aug. 17) from sounding out the other senators on voting for Pheu Thai’s prime-ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin it appears most of them have already made up their minds and it will be difficult for him to get the required amount of votes as these senators are concerned about tax
Read morePheu Thai-led coalition govt now has 314 MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THA-LED coalition government now has mustered a combined force of 314 MPs including those of the “uncles’ camps” on their side, confirmed Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai today (Aug.17). The 314-MPs-strong coalition partners include the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra with 141 MPs, the
Read moreFlyover metal plate falls on workers killing one, injuring two
A HEAVY metal plate beneath Lamsalee intersection flyover undergoing repairs caming crashing down and killed one worker and injured two others in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 17), Matichon newspaper said. Lt. Col. Banphot Manurak, deputy inspector at Lat Phrao police station, quickly went to the site of the accident together with
Read moreAgain! Young man injured after shoe gets stuck in escalator
JUST weeks after after a female passenger’s left leg was severed till the knee upon being swallowed by a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport a young man working for a convenience store located in a popular department store in Pathum Thani injured his right leg after his shoe got stuck in an escalator
Read morePita not petitioning charter court on second PM nomination
MOVE Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said this afternoon (Aug. 16) he is not going to petition the Constitutional Court to rule whether he is legally allowed a second chance to be nominated prime minister pointing out this is a problem for Parliament to resolve, Matichon newspaper said. The Ombudsman had sought a ruling on
Read moreThai private sector seeks help as Chinese products flood market
THE Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) today (Aug. 16) called for help as Chinese products are now flooding in from every direction with Thai entrepreneurs unable to compete anymore, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Kriangkrai Thiennukul, FTI’s president, said 20 industrial groups out of a total of 45 have been severely impacted by the heavy
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