By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DOZEN SUSPECTED ONLINE gambling operators were today (Jan.13) rounded up at a cosy den in Chiang Mai, police said. In a police raid on the rented house in Mae Rim district of the northern province, the 12 young suspects, male and female, were arrested on charge of running the
Day: January 13, 2024
More Vietnamese durian bound for China
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE VIETNAMESE DURIAN is expected to be exported to China throughout this year, stealing a sizable market share from Thai durian. The China-bound export of Vietnamese durian is reportedly forecast to increase in volume and account for US$3.42 billion in value this year, according to a government official. Vietnam exported
Read more15 children hurt in emergency bridge demo accident
A CHILDREN’S DAY event ended badly when an emergency bridge put on show in Satun suddenly malfunctioned sending around 30 children tumbling to the ground with 15 rushed to the hospital, some seriously injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 13). The sling of the emergency bridge, from the 45th Engineer Battalion, had suddenly
Read moreAnti-graft agency asked to quizz senior officials over Thaksin case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission has been petitioned to conduct an inquiry into questionable performance of certain high-level government officials which could allegedly tantamount to a practice of double standards in favour of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra. Former Democrat MP Watchara Petthong has submitted his petition
Read moreThey’re not aliens. That’s the verdict from Peru officials who seized 2 doll-like figures
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Lima, Peru – Aliens they are not. That’s what forensic experts in Peru said on Friday (Jan. 12) about two doll-like figures and an alleged three-fingered hand that customs authorities in the South American country seized last year from a shipment heading to Mexico. The forensic experts with
Read moreSmall plane crashes in Chonburi, foreigner dead
A SMALL airplane crashed in Chonburi this morning (Jan. 13) with one unidentified foreigner having died and another person injured, Matichon newspaper said. The light aircraft crashed near Huai Yai temple, Huai Yai subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province. A police team from Huai Yai station quickly rushed there and found that of the
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