KOH SAMUI Provincial Court today (Oct. 26) postponed a hearing of a Spanish chef who has been charged with murdering a Colombian surgeon on Koh Phangan last August with his body parts found packed in a suitcase and dumped in the sea and the rest discarded at a garbage dump, Naewna newspaper said. Mr.
Month: October 2023
As many as 54 Thais taken hostage: Israeli Govt
Jerusalem – More than half the estimated 220 hostages held by Palestinian group Hamas have foreign passports from 25 different countries, including 54 Thai nationals, the Israeli government said on Wednesday (Oct. 25), according to a Reuters report published by Yahoo!News In providing updated figures, the government also said 328 people from 40 countries
Read moreGovt warned against getting loans to fund digital wallet project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED GOVERNMENT was today (Oct.26) cautioned against a possible issuance of an executive decree to borrow loans to finance their digital wallet project. Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul said the government could be legally allowed to borrow loans only in case of emergency or necessity under which the
Read moreSomsak quashes accusation of demanding big kickback in black panther case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SOMSAK Thepsuthin today (Oct.26) categorically dismissed the accusation that he had demanded 50 million baht in payoff from the family of former convict/construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta in exchange for his freedom a couple of years ago. Somsak who was justice minister when Premchai was sentenced by court
Read more‘The well-to-do’ might not get 10,000-baht digital wallet: Julapun
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER JULAPUN Amornvivat said today (Oct.25) “the well-to-do” among all Thai nationals might probably be denied the Pheu Thai campaign-promised 10,000-baht digital wallet so that the government could finally find enough money to fund it. Julapun who chairs a government subcommittee on implementation of the digital wallet project
Read more180 people wielding dark influence: House panel
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TOTAL OF 180 PEOPLE in 66 provinces have been shortlisted by the authorities as persons of dark influence yet to be addressed by law. House Committee on Administration chair Koravi Prisnanuntakul said today (Oct.25) the 180 unidentified people shortlisted by the Ministry of Interior as persons of dark influence
Read moreAnother Thai worker dead in Israel-Hamas war
THE FOREIGN Ministry said this evening (Oct. 25) another Thai worker has died in the Israel-Hamas war taking the death toll to 31, Amarin TV said. As of last evening, aside from the additional death of a Thai worker altogether 18 were injured while it appears 19 have been taken captive with these two
Read morePita shares TIME100 Next honour with all Thais
MOVE Forward advisory chairman Pita Limjaroenrat said in his speech at the third annual TIME100 Next gala dinner in New York City last night (this morning in Thailand) after being chosen one of this year’s emerging leaders shaping the future that he is sharing the honour with all Thais, Matichon newspaper said. Pita started
Read moreDriver dead, 15 students hurt as truck slams into van
A SIX-WHEEL parcel delivery truck slammed into a school van in Chiang Rai early this morning (Oc. 25) killing the driver of the latter vehicle and injuring 15 students, Matichon newspaper said. At 7.20 a.m. the police at Pa Daet station in this northern province were alerted of an accident on Road No. 1126 passing
Read moreChada’s son-in-law nabbed on bribery charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SON-IN-LAW OF Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset was today (Oct.24) arrested on charges of demanding and receiving a kickback from a waterwork contractor in Uthai Thani, police said. Verachart Rassamee, the mayor of Talukdu municipality in Taptan district of Uthai Thani where Chada himself is a native, was alleged
Read moreSubmarine deal won’t be scrapped at expense of other agreements: Suthin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEFENCE MINISTER SUTHIN Khlangsang said today (Oct.24) bilateral cooperation and relationship between Thailand and China would be undesirably affected as a whole if a troublesome Chinese-built submarine deal was scrapped. Suthin said China has already agreed to provide cooperation and assistance to Thailand during a recent visit to that country
Read moreThaksin had four shoulder incisions: Paetongtarn
DE FACTO Pheu Thai party bossThaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this afternoon (Oct. 24) that he was fine after four incisions were made in his shoulder during a surgery yesterday, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said. Asked about Thaksin’s condition after Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin had mentioned that four incisions were made in
Read moreLess than 1,000 Thais in Israel’s red zone but flights back not full
THERE now remains less than a thousand Thais in Israel’s red zone adjacent to Gaza Strip and to the north bordering Lebanon while evacuation flights are not full as many Thai workers are staying back till they are paid either end of the month or Nov. 10, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Oct.
Read moreThaksin underwent surgery, now recuperating: Corrections Dept
THE CORRECTIONS Department said this evening (Oct. 23) that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra underwent an operation at Police Hospital’s orthopaedic operation room and is now recuperating in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Matichon newspaper said. As informed by the Bangkok Remand Prison Thaksin was in the operation room from 9
Read moreSrettha urges Thai workers in Israel to return and not be lured by money
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin this afternoon (Oct. 23) urged Thai workers in Israel to return home after finding out that many of them had changed their mind after their employers lured them to stay back by increasing their pay, Amarin TV said. Speaking after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry Srettha said so far
Read moreThailand’s digital wallet uncomparable to Japan’s shopping coupon: Julapun
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER Julapun Amornvivat today (Oct. 23) said Thailand’s digital wallet project is practically uncomparable to Japan’s shopping coupon programme and that the former is no copycat of the latter. Julapun said Thailand’s economic and social conditions are largely different from those of Japan where shopping coupons had been
Read moreActivists gather at Police Hospital to find out about Thaksin’s ailment
By Thai Newsroom Reporter A DOZEN POLITICAL ACTIVISTS today (Oct.22) gathered at Police Hospital in pursuit of the truth behind the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convicted inmate Thaksin Shinawatra. Surrounded by policemen, the Students’ and People’s Network for Thailand Reform activists peacefully occupied a spot outside a building in the premises of Police
Read moreUpdate: People equally divided over extending night venue opening hours
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND to be roughly equally divided over the planned extension of opening hours for all entertainment venues nationwide, according to the latest NIDA Poll. The poll, recently conducted with a total of 1,310 people from all walks of life in all regions of the country, has found
Read moreMost people favour closing night venues at 2 a.m.: NIDA Poll
MOST people are in favour of closing night venues at current 2 a.m. rather than extending it to 4 a.m. as being moved by the Pheu Thai-led government, a new NIDA Poll shows, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Oct. 22) The NIDA Poll, conducted during October 17-19, 2023 with a total of 1,310 Thai
Read morePita off to US to attend TIME100 Next event
MOVE FORWARD advisory chairman Pita Limjaroenrat is flying to New York City to attend the third annual TIME100 Next event that celebrates individuals spotlighted in the 2023 list with him being one of them, Naewna newspaper said. Hosted by Time magazine CEO Jessica Sibley and Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs the gala dinner on Tuesday Oct.
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