By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Feb.17) remained non-committal over the possibility that he could meet with de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra for consultations over his running the country. The Pheu Thai-endorsed prime minister sidestepped a reporter’s question as to whether he might probably manage to see
Day: February 17, 2024
Five US aircraft carriers now sail in Western Pacific
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES NAVY is currently deploying as many as five aircraft carriers and their escort ships in the Western Pacific Ocean which covers the disputed East China Sea and South China Sea in the wake of sustained tensions among Asian countries. As maritime tensions have evidently remained between China
Read moreNo protesters show up at Police Hospital
WITH security tightened around Police Hospital this afternoon (Feb. 17) as there is now less than 12 hours left for de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra to be released on parole, with this effective from midnight tonight, it appears protesters have decided to stay away, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. Reporters
Read moreBiden says Putin and ‘his thugs’ responsible for Navalny death
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – United States President Joe Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday (Feb. 16) for the reported death of Alexei Navalny in prison, describing the Kremlin critic as a “powerful voice for the truth”. Saying he was “outraged”, Biden added he did not yet know
Read moreBig Joke dismisses involvement in money-laundering, online gambling charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF Pol.Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, yesterday (Feb.16) dismissed allegations that he had been involved in money-laundering and running a gambling website. The well-known deputy police chief admitted that as many as eight police officers under his command had been accused of alleged involvement in the money-laundering
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