By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a rare court case, a senior government official in Yasothon was today (Oct. 12) sentenced to a maximum of 50 years in jail for having often turned a state-owned vehicle bearing the phrase “for official use only” into private use. The Criminal Court On Corruption
Month: October 2023
Low-lying terrains in dozen provinces remain flooded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LOW-LYING TERRAINS in a dozen provinces are still under water due to torrential rain and flash floods with possibility of being further flooded later this month, officials said today (Oct.11). The provinces yet affected by torrential rain and flash floods which have more or less damaged agricultural and residential areas
Read moreMost Esaan people prefer using 10,000-baht digital wallet anywhere: Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST ESAAN PEOPLE would prefer to spend a sum of 10,000 baht under a digital wallet project anywhere throughout the country, according to an opinion poll released today (Oct.11). Khon Kaen University’s Esaan Centre for Business & Economic Research which recently conducted the poll with 1,097 villagers as eligible recipients
Read morePublic warned not to buy counterfeit flu medicine amid severe outbreak
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry today (Oct. 11) confirmed that there is no shortage of medicine to treat influenza while warning the public to not be fooled into buying expensive smuggled counterfeits amid a severe outbreak in many provinces, TV Channel 7 said. Public Health Minister Cholanan Srikaew, who is a physician, said some influenza
Read moreTwo more Thais die in Israel-Hamas war taking death toll to 20
THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry said at 11 a.m. today (Oct. 11) that two more Thai workers had died in the Israel-Hamas war raising the death toll to 20 while four more have got injured adding up to 13 hurt in the fighting so far, TV Channel 7 said. Mrs. Kanchana Patarachoke, the ministry’s spokesperson, said
Read moreIsrael readies ground offensive; Biden condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas attacks
By Reuters and published by Investing.com Jerusalem/Gaza/Washington – Israel vowed to escalate its response to an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas with a ground offensive, while US President Joe Biden pledged support for Israel and issued a warning to anyone who might seek to take advantage of the situation. The Israeli military
Read moreWoman who hurled insults at Prayut gets 6 months in jail
A WOMAN who jeered at former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his visit to Ratchaburi in March this year was today (Oct. 10) sentenced to six months and 10 days in jail and fined 1,000 baht but was later temporarily released on 30,000 baht bail, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon. Ms. Wanthana Othong, or
Read more11 Thai workers stuck at Gaza border appeal for help
A GROUP of 11 Thai workers appealed for help via video conference with a reporter as they are stuck in the war zone near the Gaza border and can constantly hear gunfire and explosions from a battlefield just 10 kilometres away from their shelter, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 10). While Thais in Israel wait
Read moreChinese tourist arrivals plunged nearly 30% week over week
THE Ministry of Tourism and Sports said today (Oct. 10) the number of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand dropped week over week (Oct. 2-8, 2023 over Sep. 25-Oct. 1, 2023) especially those from China with their total plunging by 29.47%, TV Channel 7 said. Last week there were altogether 497,966 foreign tourists, a decrease
Read moreSeveral airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch SEVERAL international air carriers have suspended or reined in flight services to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. Fighters from the Islamist group killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens in Saturday’s attacks,
Read moreFirst 15 injured Thais returning from Israel on Oct. 12
THE FIRST batch of 15 Thais injured in the Israel-Hamas conflict will be departing on a commercial flight on Wednesday Oct. 11 reaching Thailand the next day Oct. 12 while Palestinians have been contacted to release those held captive, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon today (Oct. 9). Deputy Foreign Minister Chakkraphong Saengmanee said there
Read moreHandsome Myanmar man wanted in murder of ex-ambassador has fled
A GOOD-LOOKING young Myanmar man who is wanted in the murder of a former ambassador to Denmark after his stabbed body was found a second-floor bathroom of his house in Vibhavadi Soi 20 yesterday morning (Oct.8) fled back home 24 hours after his death, TV Channel 7 said today. Police discover the body of
Read moreEx-minister, Pattaya mayor arrested at airport over graft charges
FORMER culture minister and Pattaya mayor Itthipol Khunpluem was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport upon returning from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at 10 a.m. this morning (Oct. 9), as he faces malfeasance charges stemming from approval of a condominium project in Pattaya over a decade ago, Naewna newspaper said. Itthipol, together with Mr.Pichet Uthaiwattananont, Mr. Witthaya
Read moreTheft likely motive in murder of former ambassador
ALTHOUGH two teenagers were questioned about the murder of a former ambassador to Denmark after his stabbed body was found a second-floor bathroom of his house in Vibhavadi Soi 20 this morning (Oct.8) police said it is unlikely they murdered him as they have evidence pointing to a thief to have done so, Sanook.com
Read more10 to 12 Thais may have been killed in Israel: Bhumtham
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER and acting Prime Minister Bhumtham Wechayachai said this afternoon (Oct. 8) that while two Thais have been confirmed to have died in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas gunmen it has been rumoured that as many as 10 to 12 Thais have been killed but this has not yet been
Read moreTwo Thais dead as Israeli forces clash with Hamas gunmen
By Reuters – published by CNA, AP and Matichon PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin said upon arrival in Hong Kong at 12. 50 local time (1.50 p.m. in Thailand) that one more Thai had died in the attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas, raising the death toll two with it being earlier reported
Read moreIsrael vows ‘mighty vengeance’ after deadliest day for 50 years
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News and Thai Rath Jerusalem/Gaza/Sderot – Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday (Oct. 7), killing more than 200 people and escaping with hostages in by far the deadliest day of violence in Israel since the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago. More than
Read moreTeen shooter’s dad bows at the feet of Myanmar victim’s mother
THE FATHER of a 14-year-old suspect who went on a shooting spree in Siam Paragon mall last Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two women, one from Myanmar and the other from China, was told upon bowing at the feet of the former’s mother during a funeral service in Nonthaburi that she was not angry with
Read moreFive villagers killed in Sukhothai flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FLASH FLOODS have claimed five fatalities in the upper central province of Sukhothai so far, officials said today (Oct.7). The five unnamed villagers of Sukhothai were reportedly killed due to the flash floods primarily caused by rainstorms and the overflowing Yom River during an early period of a monsoon season.
Read moreChada admits having 23 guns in private possession
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER Chada Thaiset today (Oct.7) admitted to having as many as 23 handguns and rifles in his private possession. The deputy interior minister told reporters he merely liked to collect guns and rifles which, he said, have a “beautiful design” and that he has possessed them as private
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