By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABOUT 10 MILLION LICITLY indebted people nationwide are going to be salvaged under another populist campaign launched by the Pheu Thai-led government, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The prime minister reassured today (Dec.12) that an estimated 10 million licitly indebted people will be rescued under the government’s campaign to
Month: December 2023
PM shrugs off questions about Corrections Dept’s latest regulation for Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Dec.12) sidestepped an inquiry into the latest regulation of the Corrections Department which may have been allegedly practically issued for the sake of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra. The prime minister unreluctantly declined to respond to questions asked by reporters at
Read moreHotel CCTV shows Somrak and teen girl walking in hand in hand
SURVEILLANCE camera clips at a hotel in Khon Kaen where famous former boxing champ Mr. Somrak Khamsing took a teen girl from a pub they earlier met show them walking in hand in hand and the girl not asking for help even though she later accused him of sexual assault, Matichon and Khao Sod
Read moreCorrections Dept, Police Hospital representatives face House panel grilling on Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CORRECTIONS Department and Police Hospital are scheduled on the upcoming Thursday to testify before the House Committee on Police Affairs over the extended stay of the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at the hospital. House Committee on Police Affairs vice chair/Move Forward
Read moreAll entertainment venues allowed to stay open till dawn New Year’s Day
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL ENTERTAINMENT VENUES nationwide will be legally allowed to open from dusk on the New Year’s Eve until dawn of the New Year’s Day, confirmed the MInistry of Interior’s spokesperson Traisuli Traisaranakul today (Dec.11). All entertainment places in all the provinces throughout the country will be legally allowed to open
Read moreMore Democrats resign in protest of Chalermchai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE DEMOCRAT MEMBERS have resigned in tacit protest of Saturday’s naming of Democrat leader Chalermchai Sri-on. Former Democrat MP/former minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Satit Wongnongtoey and former Democrat MP Orn-anong Kanchanachusak have called it quits as members of the second largest opposition party with several others speculated
Read morePolice target pub after former boxing champ faces sexual misconduct claims
KHON KAEN police are rushing to gather evidence after a 17-year-old teenage girl claimed that famous former boxing champ Mr. Somrak Khamsing sexually assaulted her while taking legal action against the pub where they met for admitting minors, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Dec. 11). Pol. Col. Yosawat Kaewsueb-thannit, superintendent of Muang Khon Kaen
Read more200 people flee shooting at Cambodian workers’ futsal match
AROUND 200 people fled in panic after gunshots were fired at a friendly futsal match between two groups of Cambodian workers in Khu Khot area of Pathum Thani province this afternoon (Dec. 10) but fortunately no one got injured, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. Cheerleading squads of the two sides in this
Read moreChuan tells Chalermchai not to turn into a party ‘reserved’ as future coalition partner
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEMOCRAT LEADER Chuan Leekpai today (Dec.10) suggested the newly-named Democrat leader Chalermchai Sri-on, the Democrat MPs and fellow partisan members never turn into a party “reserved” as a future coalition partner. Without naming names, Chuan, a former prime minister and a former House speaker/now a Democrat party-listed MP, said
Read moreTHAI apologies after passenger was scalded during flight
THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) apologised after a passenger was scalded with hot coffee during a flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai causing severe burn and pain, Matichon newspaper said. The unidentified passenger was scalded when the hot cup of coffee slipped out of the hand of a flight attendant while handing it over
Read moreIllegal Bangkok bar raided, 100-plus drug users found
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BAR IN BANGKOK was raided in the wee hours today (Dec.10) with 122 bargoers found to have used drugs, police said. A task force of police and administrative officials raided the boisterous bar named Sonic on Pradit Manutham road in Lard Prao district at 2.20 a.m. and managed to
Read moreUnder construction condo’s fire escape collapses, 3 houses damaged
THE EXTERNAL fire escape of a luxury condo under construction in Nonthaburi city suddenly collapsed yesterday (Dec. 8) damaging three adjacent houses but fortunately no one was injured, Naewna newspaper said. Reporters inspecting the site of this construction accident saw an announcement by Nonthaburi’s Building Control and Urban Planning Department temporarily suspending work but
Read moreChalermchai named Democrat leader, Det-it named Democrat secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEMOCRAT secretary-general Chalermchai Sri-on was today (Dec.9) named Democrat leader whilst former Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva opted out by resigning as member of the second largest opposition party. In today’s extraordinary caucus of 260 Democrat members, Chalermchai won an overwhelming vote for Democrat leader whilst Det-it Khaothong was named
Read moreTwo Indian tourists killed as van crashes into truck
TWO INDIAN tourists died and four others plus the driver got injured while travelling from southern Hat Yai city to Bangkok after their van slammed into a 10-wheel truck in Chumphon province, Siam Rath newspaper said this morning (Dec. 9). At 1 a.m. Pol. Capt. Theeraporn Kongnuan, deputy inspector at Thasae police station in
Read morePublic warned to not believe Covid fake news
THE Thai government warned people not to believe nor share fake news that New Year’s festivities have been cancelled because of an outbreak of a new Covid-19 variant Deltacron (XBC), Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 9). Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said a fake post has been shared
Read more71,000 people found so far to have 3.5 billion baht in debt to loan sharks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AS MANY AS 71,000 people nationwide have been found so far to have a combined sum of 3.5 billion baht in illicit, informal debt owed to loan sharks, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Presiding over today’s (Dec.8) official kick-off of the Pheu Thai-led government’s anti-loan sharks campaign, the prime
Read moreThailand, Myanmar to form aid task force as border unrest intensifies
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND and conflict-torn Myanmar will create a task force to boost humanitarian assistance to people displaced by fighting and could expand that to include other aid agencies, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said today (Dec. 8). Thailand hopes the plan will lead to constructive engagement between military-ruled Myanmar, the Association
Read more20-MPs faction backs Chalermchai for Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY OUT OF a total of 25 Democrat MPs have jointly resolved to endorse acting Democrat leader Chalermchai Sri-on as a new leader of the second largest opposition party, a veteran MP said today (Dec.7). In an extraordinary caucus scheduled for the approaching Saturday, Chalermchai will likely be named one
Read moreSrettha trying to set power rate at 4.10 baht a unit
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said this afternoon (Dec. 7) that talks are being held to set electricity rate at 4.10 baht per unit during January-April 2024 after Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) proposed hiking it to 4.68 baht a unit, Naewna newspaper said. Addressing this issue during a lecture on the “Future of Thai
Read morePaetongtarn ‘too ashamed’ to tell truth or lie about her father’s ‘illnesses’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra would be “too ashamed” to say anything either truthful or untruthful about the “illnesses” of her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, according to a former Democrat MP. Thepthai Senapong today (Dec.7) posted on his Facebook page to allege that Thaksin’s daughter
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