By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Chaithawat Tulathon today (Jan.31) categorically denied that his partisan colleagues had looked to amend the lese majeste law with alleged intent to undermine the monarchy as otherwise accused in court. The Move Forward leader was responding to the Constitutional Court’s ruling delivered hours earlier against a sustained
Month: January 2024
Move Forward survives Constitutional Court’s ruling on lese majeste law amendment
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD HAS SURVIVED the Constitutional Court’s historic ruling delivered today (Jan. 31) to deter the progressive party’s sustained attempt to amend the highly contentious lese majeste law with a court order for an immediate end to it. The nine-judge Constitutional Court ruled that former Move Forward leader/current MP
Read morePita, Move Forward lose Section 112 case
THE Constitutional Court ruled that both former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the first defendant and the party itself as the second defendant had attempted to “overthrow democratic system with His Majesty the King as Head of State” based on the party’s platform to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the
Read moreMurdered Thai woman’s family searching for her cell phone
THE FAMILY of a Thai woman whose second Swiss husband has confessed to having strangled her to death during an argument earlier this month searched for her mobile at the cornfield where her body was found, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 31). Ms. Orathai Posingam, 46, who went missing on the Jan. 8, had
Read moreLiverpool fans warned of money-soliciting, ludicrous scam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LIVERPOOL FANS IN THAILAND are being cautioned to never fall prey to what appears to be a ridiculous, senseless scam soliciting money online to buy Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso an air ticket to the English city. The Central Investigation Bureau has posted on its Facebook page to warn
Read moreAir force seeks 19 billion baht in funding for new fighters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AIR FORCE IS LOOKING FOR a sum of 19 billion baht in funding for next fiscal year for the planned procurement of new squadrons of fighters to replace the ageing ones scheduled to be decommissioned in the next four years, air force chief ACM Panpakdee Patanakul confirmed today (Jan.30).
Read morePM continues working despite suffering from flu
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has caught the flu but will continue working as usual tomorrow (Jan. 31) with there being an appointment for a dinner meeting with military leaders in the evening, TV Channel 7 said today. Srettha met reporters before attending a meeting with Phue Thai MPs at the party’s headquarters and it
Read moreThailand may deport visiting dissident rock band back to Russia
By Jutarat Skulpichetrat, AP, and published by Yahoo!News A VISITING dissident rock band that has been critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and whose members were arrested last week in Thailand might face deportation to Russia, according to human rights advocates and fans on Monday (Jan. 29). Five of the seven musicians playing with
Read moreDead wife caught Swiss husband having an affair
A SWISS man who is the second husband of a Thai woman who inherited 13 million baht from her first Swiss husband upon his death in 2021 and had yesterday confessed to strangling her to death was having an affair with another woman, Amarin TV quoted police as saying today (Jan. 30). Ms. Orathai
Read moreMove Forward MP dares army to announce army-run business revenue
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP JIRAT Thongsuwan today (Jan.29) dared the army to give a press conference on how tens of billions of baht in revenue collected yearly from the army-run businesses may have gone unannounced. Jirat was responding to allegations that he had forged an official document, called Sor Dor 43,
Read more5 Vietnamese fishermen rescued after floating in rough seas for days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FIVE VIETNAMESE CREWMEMBERS of a trawler were rescued to safety after spending five days floating in stormy seas off Songkhla last night (Jan.28), said an official of the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre. The five unnamed Vietnamese crewmembers who had departed Kien Giang city in Vietnam aboard the Vietnamese fishing
Read moreSwiss man admits killing missing Thai wife: Police
A SWISS man who is the second husband of a Thai woman who inherited 13 million baht from her first Swiss husband upon his death in 2021 and has been missing since Jan. 8 has now confessed to having killed her, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 29). Police at Chaliang subdistrict, Khon Buri
Read moreBoy who fatally stabbed schoolmate was bullied: BMA official
THE eighth grade student of a well-known secondary school in Pattanakarn Soi 26 area who fatally stabbed a fellow student of the same grade but studying in a different classroom this morning (Jan. 29) had been bullied continuously for two weeks, a senior Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) official said this afternoon, according to Matichon
Read moreThreat of overtourism returns as Thailand, China sign total visa-free travel deal, as of March 1
THAILAND and China have signed an agreement for the citizens of the two countries to get totally visa-free access, as of March 1, 2024. The move will set off a renewed boom in Chinese visitors and help the kingdom exceed its original arrival targets for 2024 beyond eight million for Chinese nationals and 35
Read moreCorrections Dept denies reshuffle linked to Thaksin
AMID an allegation that the recent reshuffle of Corrections Department officials could be linked to convicted de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, this agency today (Jan. 28) denied this was the case pointing out the shakeup was aimed at boosting efficiency, Thai Rath newspaper. Mr. Sondhi Limthongkul, a former media mogul who had
Read moreBritish BASE jumper dies in condo plunge after parachute fails to open
A BRITISH BASE jumper died after his parachute failed to open upon leaping from the 29th floor of a Pattaya condominium with his plunge to death at 7.30 p.m. yesterday filmed by a friend waiting for him on the ground floor, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). The body of the British daredevil, Mr.
Read moreMyanmar junta heavily bomb city near Mae Sot
MYANMAR junta sent bombers to pummel Gogalec city which is around 45km from Thailand’s Mae Sot district with over a hundred houses destroyed by fire, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan 28). At least three rounds of bombing took place with district numbers 1, 7, and 3, which are urban and suburban zones, as well
Read moreMyanmar deports 19 Thais, some with outstanding arrest warrants
MYANMAR deported 19 Thais from Tachileik border town to Mae Sai in Chiang Rai with all rounded up for illegal entry or working in the neighbouring country without permit and six were later found to be wanted here for various crimes, Matichon newspaper said last night (Jan. 27). At the appointed time Myanmar immigration
Read morePolice warn women upskirting now increasing
CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) posted a warning on their webpage that upskirting is now increasing with perverts secretly snapping photos up women’s skirts to sell them to secret online groups, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 27). Upskirting is happening at various places such as BTS stations, footbridges, escalators and bathrooms. CIB urged women to
Read moreGerman tourist injured while walking on Pattaya footpath
A GERMAN tourist injured his foot while walking down a Pattaya footpath at 12.30 a.m. this morning (Jan. 27) with Tourist Police and rescuers from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan quickly helping him, Naewna newspaper said. The tourist, Mr. Nils Gleissner, 24, was walking down Pattaya Beach Road in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, when
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