THE BODY of a heart-broken Indian man who jumped in Bang Pakong river after killing his former girlfriend at a Pattaya hotel was found this morning (Nov. 21), TV Channel 7 said. At 1 a.m. today a police team started searching for the 36-year-old unidentified Indian man after finding the body of his 25-year-old
Month: November 2023
Premature babies evacuated from Gaza to Egypt as conflict continues
By Reuters and published by CNA Gaza – Born prematurely in Gaza just before war broke out, a baby girl was treated at Al Shifa Hospital as it gradually collapsed, separated from her displaced family, and then evacuated to Egypt on Monday (Nov. 20) along with her mother and 27 other Palestinian newborns. Lobna
Read moreSrettha working on bringing Yingluck back home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is desperately looking for ways and means to help one of his predecessors, namely self-exiled Yingluck Shinawatra, come home sooner or later without being literally put behind bars, a noted political activist alleged today (Nov.20). Students’ & People’s Network For Thailand Reform leader Pichit Chaimongkol posted
Read moreNavy Chief prefer already-ordered submarine rather than frigate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF ADM ADUNG Pan-iam today (Nov.20) expressed his preference for a Chinese-built submarine for which a purchase order has been earlier placed rather than a frigate as a probable option from another Chinese shipbuilder. The navy chief confirmed the Yuan-class S26T submarine could be eventually procured, albeit with a
Read moreChadchart tells protesting waste collectors to not hold public hostage
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged protesting rubbish collectors to not hold the public hostage by letting garbage pile up after many of them staged a demonstration at Lak Si district this morning (Nov. 20) , Matichon newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. More than 50 garbage truck drivers and collectors said they
Read moreThai Q3 GDP grows 1.5% y/y, below forecast
THAILAND’S economy expanded 1.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, official data showed today (Nov. 20), slower than expectations. On a quarterly basis, Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy grew a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent in the July-September quarter, data from the National Economic and Social Development Council showed. Economists in a Reuters
Read more266 Thais returning home from Myanmar via China amid heavy fighting
By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA A TOTAL OF 266 Thais who were trapped by the surge in fighting in northern Myanmar between junta soldiers and armed ethnic-minority groups have been evacuated to China and are flying back to Thailand tonight (Nov. 19), Naewna newspaper said. Police chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon
Read moreKalasin villagers forced to buy fresh water for sparing use
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS in a parched district of Kalasin are literally buying fresh water to sparingly drink and use in everyday life. An estimated 350 villagers including the elderly and children in Samran subdistrict of Sam Chai district of the northeastern province are literally buying fresh water from passing vendors
Read moreMost disagree with borrowing 500 billion baht to fund digital wallet: Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND to disagree to the Pheu Thai-led government’s plan to borrow as much as 500 billion baht in loan to fund the much-heralded, yet contentious digital wallet project, says a NIDA poll released today (Nov.19). According to the poll recently conducted among a total of 1,310
Read morePhuket aims to become autonomous administration
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHUKET PLANS TO BECOME the country’s third autonomous administration, according to the island’s City Mayor Sarot Angkhanapilat. The tourist island province has been well-prepared to upgrade itself as an autonomous administration following suit of Bangkok and Pattaya, the mayor confirmed over the weekend. Phuket has become the largest tourist destination
Read moreArrest warrant out for Thai woman in brutal murder of Taiwanese man
AFTER arresting two foreign men in the murder of a Taiwanese man at a hotel on Udomsuk road (Sukhumvit Soi 103), Bangna district, on Thursday (Nov. 16) police are hunting for a Thai woman while her partner, earlier identified as an American but actually from Vanuatu with dual Iranian nationality, has fled overseas, Matichon
Read more41 Thais return safely from northern Myanmar, over 200 still stuck there
MYANMAR officers brought 41 Thais who had fled fighting in northern Myanmar across from Tachileik to Mae Sai town today (Nov. 18) but over 200 more are stranded at a military camp in Laukkaing city with preparation being made to bring them back too, Matichon newspaper said. Receiving them on the Thai side were
Read morePrayut’s party calls for setting up legal casinos
THE DEPUTY leader of Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, which is de facto led by former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, today (Nov. 18) called for the setting up of legal casinos in Thailand as means of helping the country emerge from an economic downturn, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the party’s deputy leader
Read moreTighter tax rules not applicable if double taxation agreement signed: Expert
AMID concern among foreigners who have retired in Thailand about the impact of more stringent tax rules on remittance of overseas income as announced on Sept. 15, 2023 an expert pointed out this could be avoided if their country has signed a double taxation agreement with Thailand. According to the Revenue Department directive issued on
Read moreTwo foreigners nabbed in murder of Taiwanese man
POLICE have arrested two foreign men and are chasing a third foreign suspect in the murder of a Taiwanese man at a hotel on Udomsuk road (Sukhumvit Soi 103), Bangna district, yesterday (Nov. 16), TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said this afternoon. The body of Mr. Chu Chiang Chen, 48, was found bound
Read moreStrong 6.4 earthquake in Myanmar’s Shan state felt in Thailand
THE STRONGEST earthquake in several years reaching 6.4 magnitude shook the whole of Myanmar’s Shan state at 8.37 a.m. Thai time this morning (Nov. 17) with tremors being felt in many northern Thai provinces, Naewna newspaper said. The Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division said the centre of the quake, with a depth of
Read moreMore Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News AT LEAST 29 more Myanmar soldiers entered India on Thursday (Nov. 16) fleeing an attack by insurgents on their military base close to the Indian border, an Indian police official said, as rebels step up their assaults against the ruling junta . Earlier this week, 43 Myanmar soldiers
Read more1.62 million people benefit from upgrading land papers to title deeds
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 1.62 MILLION farmers and villagers nationwide can now have papers which they may currently hold to occupy state-owned land finally upgraded as individually-owned land title deeds for agriculture, said a senior official today (Nov.16). Agricultural Land Reform Office secretary-general Winarot Sapsongsuk confirmed that some 1.62 million people in
Read more‘Sickly’ Thaksin’s cases not subject to criminal record erasure: Police chief
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “SICKLY” CONVICT-CUM-DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra will not have his criminal records deleted, given a severe court conviction earlier delivered against him, according to police chief Pol.Gen.Torsak Sukvimol. The criminal records earlier used in court proceedings against the “sickly” Thaksin who has been staying in a private ward
Read moreCriminal link in murder of Taiwanese man at Bangkok hotel
A TAIWANESE man with a record of involvement in fraud and human trafficking in his home country was found murdered with his hands and feet tied up at a hotel on Udomsuk road (Sukhumvit Soi 103) late this morning (Nov. 16), Sanook.com said. A Bangna police station team rushed to investigate and found out
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