By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHILIPPINES yesterday (Jan.22) condemned China’s Coast Guard for repeating its maritime provocation by literally forcing Philippine fishermen to keep out of a disputed reef area in the South China Sea earlier this month. A spokesperson of the Philippines’ National Security Council denounced the provocative event in which the Chinese
Month: January 2024
Bhumjaithai likely to be dissolved like Future Forward: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI UNDER DE FACTO party boss Newin Chidchob would likely be dissolved by court primarily due to questionable donations in cash just like an earlier case of the dissolved Future Forward, according to a noted academic. The National Institute of Development Administration’s Political & Strategic Development Project director Pichai
Read morePolice chasing 2 Indian suspects in dismemberment of Myanmar man
POLICE are certain they will be able to apprehend two Indian men suspected to have killed and dismembered a Myanmar man whose body parts were found in a brand new freezer at a townhouse they had rented for jobseekers to stay even though they have flown back to their home country, Channel 3’s 3Plus
Read morePM vows to go ahead with Land Bridge project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Jan.22) looked unperturbed by sustained criticism over the cost-effectiveness of the Land Bridge project in the southern region and pledged to go ahead with it. Prior to a two-day roving cabinet meeting in Ranong, the prime minister reconfirmed the Pheu Thai-led government’s scheme to carry
Read moreHuman Rights Watch report flags how dying rule of law will hit travel & tourism
THE annual Human Rights Watch report for 2024, released last week, has flagged the next big threats facing global travel & tourism: The slow boiling-frog death of the rule of law, human rights, freedom, privacy, democracy as well as the right to protest, debate and dissent. For the first time, the HRW report refers
Read moreSuspect in dismemberment of Myanmar man has fled the country: Police
FIVE FRIENDS of a Myanmar man found his dismembered body parts in a freezer at a shophouse in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district where they all had stayed temporarily as arranged by their Indian job agent this afternoon (Jan. 21) but police said the suspect has now fled the country, Amarin TV said this
Read morePeople equally divided over anti-Thaksin protests erupting: NIDA Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE ARE ROUGHLY equally divided over whether massive street protests against the “untouchable” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra could possibly occur at any time, according to the latest NIDA Poll. The NIDA Poll, recently conducted among a total of 1,310 people from all walks of life
Read moreFlood-resistant rice genus to be promoted in low-lying terrains
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RICE DEPARTMENT PLANS to promote cultivation of a flood-resistant rice genus in provincial low-lying terrains in effort to contain the farmers’ repeated damage and losses due to flooding. The amylose-rich rice genus which the Rice Department will extensively promote among a total of 172 rice genuses will be distributed
Read moreRevellers flock in thousands to concert at Khao Kho
KHAO KHO was bustling today (Jan. 20) as tens of thousands of people flocked in to attend Rock Mountain concert with resorts and hotels almost completely full amid an anticipated 75 million baht cash flow, Matichon newspaper said this evening. The concert, by Chang Music Connection at Jolly Land, led to long traffic jams
Read morePhang Nga folk against lithium mining after discovery of deposits
RESIDENTS of southern Phang Nga province say they do not support lithium mining after the Department of Primary Industries and Mines (DIP) revealed earlier this week that lepidolite deposits, a lithium-rich mineral, had been found there pointing out that tourism would continue bringing better returns, Matichon newspaper said. This department clarified that surveys had
Read moreTalks on reopening gate to Preah Vihear Temple urged
SOME Sisaket MPs want Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to negotiate with Cambodian leader Hun Manet on reopening the gate to Preah Vihear temple ruins from Khao Phra Viharn National Park on the Thai side during his visit to the neighbouring country next month, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 20). Dr. Phumin Lee Teeraprasert, a
Read moreBangkok-Chiang Mai train slams into truck, northern line delayed
A FAST TRAIN heading for Chiang Mai smashed into a ten-wheel truck just before reaching Chum Saeng station in Nakhon Sawan at 7.34 p.m. this evening (Jan. 19) with the driver killed on the spot while all northern line trains running both ways were delayed, Matichon newspaper said. Aside from the driver who died,
Read morePoliceman nabbed in uniform for drug dealing just outside police station
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POLICE OFFICER WAS TODAY (Jan.19) arrested shortly after he had allegedly literally delivered speed pills in return for money just outside the police station where he had been stationed in Nakhon Sawan. The suspected policeman-turned-drug dealer, only identified as Pol.Sec.Lt. Sutthirat, 55, had allegedly literally handed a bag of
Read moreDissolution of Bhumjaithai sought over Saksayam’s convicted wrongdoing
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Jan.19) petitioned to forward a criminal case to the Constitutional Court in pursuit of a dissolution of the Bhumjaithai following the court-convicted wrongdoing of Saksayam Chidchob, former secretary-general of the second largest coalition partner. The petition submitted to the polling agency by activist lawyer Patrapong
Read moreFirst batch of 2,000 cattle being exported to Vietnam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST BATCH of 2,000 cattle is scheduled for export from Thailand to Vietnam next month, a government official confirmed today (Jan.19). The 2,000 cattle are currently being groomed for next month’s shipment on seagoing liners from Petchaburi to Quy Nhon in Vietnam, according to the official of the Ministry
Read moreSocial media uproar over new Sanam Luang sign showing two foreign women
THAI NETIZENS blasted a new sign put up at Sanam Luang ground forbidding sunbathing in public areas as it shows a photo of two foreign women doing so with a crossed circle over it with this deemed to be inappropriate, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 19). The sign put up by Phra Nakhon
Read moreGovt urged to get ready for a flood of Myanmar refugees
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESSED today (Jan.18) to get prepared for a probable influx of refugees fleeing fighting across the border from the war-torn Myanmar where many townships have reportedly been seized by armed ethnic rebels. During a weekly interpellation at parliament, Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome called on the Pheu
Read moreGovt pressed to bust Myanmar cattle smuggling in Tak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESSED today (Jan.18) to take action against bribe-taking government officials and black-marketing smugglers of Myanmar cattle in northwestern border areas of Tak. Democrat leader/former agriculture & cooperatives minister Chalermchai Sri-on called on the Pheu Thai-led government to promptly stop the Thai-Myanmar cattle smuggling rackets in collusion with
Read moreWorker dies after crane cable snaps at Rama 2 road
AN ACCIDENT occurred at a construction site on Rama 2 road this afternoon (Jan. 18) with a crane cable suddenly snapping and falling on two male workers killing one and injuring the other, Amarin TV said. Ruamkatanyu Foundation and Tha Kham police station posted messages saying that the accident occurred at the entrance of
Read moreIndian conglomerate Adani Group keen on investing in Land Bridge megaproject: PM
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin posted a message while attending the World Economic Forum 2024 at Davos, Switzerland, taking place during Jan. 15-19, that the Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group is interested in the Land Bridge megaproject, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 18). During his last meeting of the day yesterday with Adani Group founder
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