POLICE detained four suspects after searching several houses in Phatthalung for a team of people who helped a prisoner on the run escape from Banthat mountain range where a big police team chased him for weeks but ended the operation late last week due to torrential rain, Naewna newspaper said. While serving a 20
Month: November 2023
409 million baht in wealth owned by suspected money-laundering senator seized
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COMBINED 409 MILLION BAHT worth of wealth owned by Senator Upakit Pachareeyangkun was today (Nov.30) impounded by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board amidst drug trafficking and money laundering charges earlier filed against him. Acting ONCB secretary-general Panurat Lakbun led a team of officials in a raid on
Read morePheu Thai-led govt alleged of pushing mutually contradictory populist campaigns
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED GOVERNMENT is putting forward mutually contradictory populist campaigns which will immensely increase public debt and compromise their financial and treasury disciplines, said an opposition MP today (Nov.30). Move Forward MP Nattapong Ruangpanyawudhi said the Pheu Thai-led coalition government plans to borrow a sum of 500 billion baht
Read morePrayut named privy councillor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ARMY CHIEF/FORMER prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been named a privy councillor after nine years of running the country. The royal gazette yesterday declared His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Prayut as the latest member of the Privy Council headed by one of his predecessors, namely Surayud Chulanont.
Read moreGDP forecast to rise 3.8% partly due to digital wallet campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND’S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT is forecast to rise 3.8% next year partly due to the Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet campaign, the Bank of Thailand’s assistant governor Piti Disyatat said today (Nov.29). Without the much-heralded digital wallet project under which a sum of 500 billion baht will be spent up by
Read moreThaksin’s medical expenses at Police Hospital entirely covered by taxpayers’ money
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL EXPENSES ON MEDICAL treatments of “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss/convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at Police Hospital are being entirely covered by the taxpayers’ money and not his, according to an informed source. Thaksin, who has been admitted for undisclosed “illnesses” at Police Hospital since Aug.22, marking the
Read moreCourt puts off handing down verdict in Yingluck case
THE Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office-Holders today (Nov. 29) postponed handing down a verdict in a case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of abusing power in the transfer of a National Security Council official because one of a panel of nine judges had died and a replacement still to
Read moreForeign Minister welcomes two more Thais released by Hamas
By Naewna newspaper and Reuters – published by CNA FOREIGN Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara before dawn today (Nov. 29) in Thailand and at 11 p.m. in Israel posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, that two more Thai hostages had been released by Hamas, Naewna newspaper said. He was at the hospital where the two
Read moreMadam Deer to contest for Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER MP WATANYA BUNNAG has finally made up her mind to contest for Democrat leader early next month. Watanya, aka Madam Deer, spouse of Nation Group chair Chai Bunnag, is scheduled for tomorrow (Nov.29) to publicly announce her decision to contest for leader of the country’s oldest party. An extraordinary
Read morePM declares war against loan sharks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Nov.28) declared war on loan sharks and vowed to salvage the people who may currently owe debt to them. Calling informal, illicit loans the masters of “Modern World Slavery”, the prime minister said the people nationwide are believed to have a combined sum of no
Read moreGovt personnel’s startup salary upped to 18,000 baht a month
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL NEWLY-EMPLOYED GOVERNMENT personnel will earn a sum of 18,000 baht in startup salary per month, beginning in the middle of next year. The Pheu Thai-led cabinet today (Nov.28) approved a raise in the government personnel’s startup salary from 15,000 baht to 18,000 baht a month to be effective after
Read moreLively digital Loy Krathong festival at Ong Ang canal
FOR THE first time ever a digital Loy Krathong event took place at Bangkok’s Ong Ang canal last night (Nov. 27) in an effort to preserve waterways and solve the problem of residual garbage and in doing so save our planet by reducing global warming, Thai Rath and TV Channel 7 said. Thai Rath
Read moreMakro cooperating with DSI in contraband pork probe
THE MANAGEMENT of Makro cash & carry stores said today (Nov. 27) they were cooperating with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) which is investigating the smuggling and distribution of contraband pork, Matichon newspaper said. A DSI team visited Makro’s head office and were given full details on the process of purchasing pork, product
Read moreTax refund backed shopping sprees by well-to-do to kick off soon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION will likely grow due to anticipated shopping sprees by well-to-do people, given a tax refund campaign during an early part of next year, confirmed Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat today (Nov.27). Given the “easy e-receipt” campaign, earlier called the “e-refund” campaign, all Thai nationals aged 16 and over
Read moreHamas frees 3 more Thais, 15 likely still detained
THE FOREIGN MINISTRY early this morning (Nov. 27) announced that a third group of three Thai hostages were released by Hamas last night (Israel time) taking the total set free to 17 with 10 freed first and four others on Saturday, Naewna newspaper said. It is estimated that another 15 Thais are still being
Read moreMagnificent wedding in Myanmar arranged by a Thai
A SPECTACULAR three-day wedding took place in Myanmar when Thoon Htet Win Swe and Than Nu San tied the knot at Mandalay with a well-known Thai wedding planner having arranged the event using flowers from three countries, Sanook.com said yesterday (Nov. 26). The man behind the fairy tale wedding is Mr. Jo Chayawat, better
Read moreMyanmar helping 2 injured Thai women return home
MYANMAR authorities are transferring two Thai women who got seriously injured after jumping from a building at battle-hit Laukkaing city in northern Shan State by ambulance to Mae Sai border town tomorrow morning (Nov. 27), Matichon newspaper said this afternoon. Col. Natee Thimsen, commander of Chao Tak Army Special Forces and Thai head of
Read morePM inadvertently confirmed cronyism over police promotions: Rangsiman
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin unsuspectingly made verbal statements to confirm the alleged cronyism over promotion of certain police officers, according to an opposition MP. Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome said the prime minister gave inadvertent confirmation of alleged cronyism in which he could be practically more or less involved by
Read moreGaza hostage release back on after aid row settled
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Gaza/Jarusalem – A Gaza hostage release deal was back on track on Saturday night (Nov. 25) after a row over aid supplies to the north of the besieged enclave was resolved following mediation by Qatar and Egypt. A Palestinian official familiar with the diplomacy said Hamas would continue
Read moreReview of case escaped prisoner claims was unfairly handled ordered
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Amnat Jedcharoenruk today (Nov. 25) ordered a review of a case that a prisoner who has been on the run in the south for weeks claimed in a widely-circulated video clip was handled unfairly, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Prayut Phetkhun, the attorney-general’s spokesman, said the allegation by convict at large Chaovalit Thongduang, aka
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