By Reuters and published by CNA OPPOSITION troops have captured a town in central Myanmar that is a district administrative headquarters after beating back the military, the shadow government and local media said today (Nov. 7). The shadow National Unity Government (NUG) hailed it as a key victory, although an analyst cautioned that the
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Farmers told to sell rice to cooperatives for better profit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE MINISTER THAMMANAT Prompao today (Nov.7) encouraged farmers to only sell Hom Mali fragrant rice to local agricultural cooperatives in lieu of private millers to get a higher profit. Given a combined 10 billion baht funding from the government, a total of 480 agricultural cooperatives nationwide are offering to buy
Read moreMongkolkit shows up at hospital but barred from visiting Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER MAVERICK MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon today (Nov.7) paid a token, yet denied visit to de facto Pheu Thai boss/”sickly” convict Thaksin Shinawatra at Police Hospital. Corrections Department officials did not only deny the Thai Civilized leader access to the “sickly” Thaksin but barred food including grilled chicken, Som Tam papaya
Read moreAlcohol allowed up to 4 a.m. at night venues staying open till then
By Thai Newsroom Reporters INTERIOR MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul confirmed today ( Nov.7) all entertainment venues in Bangkok and a few major tourist provinces will be legally allowed to provide alcoholic beverages to their customers until 4 a.m. Anutin admitted that he had been earlier confused over whether these entertainment places can still provide alcoholic
Read moreSrettha not beefing up security despite death threat
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said late this morning (Nov. 7) that he has not given any orders for extra security after a Thai man was arrested for threatening to kill him in an online post, Naewna newspaper said. The unidentified 29-year-old man was apprehended after sharing a post on X, formerly Twitter, insulting
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