PHEU THAI candidate for prime minister Srettha Thavisin today (Aug. 6) told his lawyer to file a defamation by advertising lawsuit against political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit for alleging that he was involved in claimed tax evasion by Sansiri Plc, Naewna newspaper said. Srettha’s lawyer, Mr. Winyat Chatmontri, will be filing this lawsuit at Ratchada
Month: August 2023
Varawut orders probe after oil slicks wash up on Phuket beaches
CARETAKER MINISTER OF Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa today (Aug. 6) ordered an investigation of the source of oil slicks and tar balls that have washed up on some Phuket beaches while a large team of officials and volunteers have been removing the large amount of the dark oil since Friday (Aug. 4),
Read moreThaksin, Yingluck show up at Hun Sen’s birthday party in Phnom Penh
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTERS Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra have shown up in Phnom Penh to join in the celebrations of Cambodia’s outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen’s birthday over the weekend. According to Cambodia’s Fresh News report, Thaksin and Yingluck arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday to attend Hun Sen’s 71st birthday
Read moreAngry Chiang Mai activists burn their red shirts
SOME activists in Chiang Mai gathered at Tha Phae Gate this evening (Aug. 5) and set fire to their red shirts that symbolise their struggle and support of Pheu Thai Party after this party tore up an eight-party MOU signed with Move Forward and other partners to now forging a new coalition government with
Read moreSpanish chef confesses to murdering Colombian surgeon
POLICE on Koh Phangan said this afternoon (Aug. 5) that a Spanish chef has confessed to the murder and dismemberment of a Colombian surgeon with most body parts packed in a suitcase and dumped into the sea but some parts that did not fit in were discarded at a garbage dump, TV Channel 7
Read moreBelieve it or not, Thaksin will return in no more than couple of weeks
. By Thai Newsroom Reporters BELIEVE IT OR NOT, DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug.5) tweeted to say he will return home in no more than a couple of weeks from now. The deposed prime minister who has earlier claimed to come back on Aug.10 after 17 years in self-exile overseas confirmed
Read moreThaksin postpones returning to Thailand
PHEU THAI de facto leader/former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug. 5) said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he is postponing his planned return to Thailand next week on Aug. 10 because his doctor has called him for a physical examination. His daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, head of Pheu Thai
Read moreKoh Phangan murder: Knife, blood stains found in Spanish suspect’s room
POLICE have found a knife and blood stains in the Koh Phangan hotel room of a Spanish man who is a suspect in the murder and dismemberment of a Colombian anesthesiologist whose body parts were found at a garbage dump on the island, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Aug. 4). National Police Chief Pol.
Read morePita attends varsity event while still recovering from flu
MOVE Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat today (Aug. 4) gave a special lecture at Thammasat University’s orientation event to welcome first-year students despite still recovering from influenza, TV Channel 7 said. After the event, of which there were three rounds from morning, the party team accompanying him told the press he could not give
Read moreWan Noor slammed for being too wishy-washy during House/Senate sessions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE SPEAKER WAN MUHAMAD Noor Matha today (Aug.4) was considerably taken to task on social media for being allegedly too incompetent and indecisive to chair significant, joint House/Senate meetings. Many viewers of today’s joint House/Senate session which only lasted a few hours almost immediately accused Wan Noor of performing in
Read more53 Myanmar migrants found hiding in a vegetable truck
A TEAM of soldiers and policemen were stunned to discover there were 53 Myanmar migrant workers hiding in a vegetable truck heading from Mae Sot border point to Bangkok, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 4). Acting on a tip-off that this six-wheel truck will be carrying illegal migrants further inland, soldiers from Rachamanu Task
Read moreDismembered body part found at Koh Phangan garbage dump
IN A GRISLY discovery at a Koh Phangan rubbish dump today (Aug. 3) a body part was found in a blue plastic bag with police suspecting it belonged to a foreign man who had been killed and his body cut up and disposed not more than 48 hours ago, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col.
Read moreMany senators to vote Srettha for PM first, ‘uncles’ camps’ to join Pheu Thai govt later
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER of senators will likely join Pheu Thai-led coalition MPs to vote Srettha Thavisin for prime minister first with the “uncles’ camps” likely joining a Pheu Thai-led coalition government later, partisan sources said today (Aug.3). Those senators are largely speculated to cast yea votes for the real estate
Read moreSrettha ‘would do without honesty, good governance’: Chuwit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI CANDIDATE FOR prime minister Srettha Thavisin was today (Aug.3) accused of lacking honesty and good governance to otherwise deserve to take the helm of government. In a press conference at a Bangkok hotel, political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit alleged Srettha of having conspired to help others evade 521 million
Read moreVote for prime minister put off after court postpones Pita hearing
SOON after the Constitutional Court postponed a hearing on accepting a petition on the constitutionality of a vote denying Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat a second chance to be named prime minister from today Aug. 3 to Aug. 16, tomorrow’s scheduled House/Senate vote for prime minister too was put off, Naewna newspaper said. House
Read moreSrettha to be taken to task over alleged tax-evading real estate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI PRIME-MINISTERIAL CANDIDATE Srettha Thavisin will likely be taken to task over tax evasion allegations pertaining to his real estate dealings very shortly, according to political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit. Known as personally associated with deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the real estate tycoon-turned-prime-ministerial candidate has allegedly conspired with a
Read morePita in hospital with flu but in good spirits
MOVE Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat was admitted to hospital for influenza today (Aug. 2) but has been informed of Pheu Thai Party’s decision to withdraw from the eight-party coalition and dump his party, Sanook.com said. Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon, Move Forward’s secretary-general, said Pita is in good spirits but the flu has led to him
Read morePheu Thai pulls out of 8-partner coalition, dumps Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug.2) withdrew themselves out of the eight-partner coalition and dumped the Move Forward with intent to set up a brand-new coalition government of their own. In a press conference at the party’s headquarters, Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew confirmed
Read moreThailand has the most mpox cases in Southeast Asia
A PROMINENT virologist warned today (Aug. 2) that Thailand has the highest number of mpox cases in Southeast Asia, totalling 120, and urged the public to be vigilant of the disease, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, mentioned that
Read moreTraffic alert for tomorrow’s ‘car mob’ demonstration
MAKKASAN police station this evening (Aug. 1) issued a traffic alert as the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration is planning to kick off a “car mob” procession of automobiles and motorcycles downtown Bangkok from noon tomorrow, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 3 said. The activist group posted a message that their members are
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