By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Taipei – Taiwan on Saturday (Mar. 16) warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near frontline islands close to China for a second day in a row, as tensions simmer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s coast guard said four Chinese coast guard boats
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Thaksin tells critics: ‘To each their own’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra today (Mar. 16) bluntly told those who may dislike him for whatever reason “to each their own.” Thaksin shrugged off criticism he had merely feigned “critical illnesses” to deserve a six-month period of staying in a private ward at a hospital
Read moreTourists, residents panic as fire breaks out at Pattaya high-rise condo
TOURISTS AND local residents fled in panic after a fire broke out at a unit within a 31-storey luxury condominium building on Second Pattaya road at 1.30 p.m. today (Mar. 16) but this was extinguished in half an hour, Pattaya’s Public Disaster Prevention Department quickly alerted firefighters who rushed to the building with three
Read moreForeigner arrested on illegal land trading charges
A FOREIGN MAN on the run after being slapped with charges of illegal land trade in Phuket and Surat Thani has been arrested in Pattaya, Naewna newspaper said last night (Mar. 15). The wanted foreigner, only identified as Mr. David, 58, from the USA, was taken into custody in front of Jomtien Hospital in
Read moreThaksin dines with Srettha, Somchai in Chiang Mai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra dined with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and other well-known figures in Chiang Mai today (Mar. 15). Without a soft splint around his neck, Thaksin talked with his de facto proteges over dinner at a house in Mae Rim district of the
Read morePhuket entrepreneur praises Anutin for inspecting Patong beach area
A WELL-KNOWN Phuket entrepreneur praised Deputy Prime Minister-cum Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for travelling to Phuket to inspect orderliness at popular Patong beach nightlife area last night (Mar. 14) with this building confidence among local people and tourists amid news of mafia being active there, Naewna said this evening. Mr. Niphon Ekwanich, chairman of
Read moreMove Forward dissolution bid part of Thaksin’s secret deal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PREMEDITATED ATTEMPT TOWARD a dissolution of the Move Forward has been known as an ultimate part of a secret deal earlier made between de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra and the powers-that-be, according to a partisan source. The secret deal which had evidently seen the de
Read moreSky Doctor flies ailing German tourist from Koh Samui to Trang
THE SKY DOCTOR service flew a German tourist who had suffered a stroke on Koh Samui to Trang Hospital and saved his life, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 15). At 11.15 a.m. yesterday National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM) was asked by the Nerendthorn Centre on Koh Samui to send an aircraft
Read moreNavy admits warship’s malfunctioning gun fired artillery shell at patrol frigate
THE NAVY has admitted that a malfunctioning gun on HTMS Chonburi had fired an artillery shell at HTMS Khirirat while both were docked at Laem Thian pier at Sattahip naval base, Chonburi, sparking a fire that led to many people being injured earlier today (Mar. 14) and has set up a committee to investigate
Read moreConspiracy hatched to crush Move Forward: Chaithawat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Chaithawat Tulathon confirmed today (Mar. 14) a political conspiracy had been quietly hatched by a clique with intent to put an end to his progressive party by way of a dissolution by court. Without naming names, Chaithawat said the unidentified clique of powerful persons had clandestinely designed
Read moreMove Forward dissolution bid would be waived in other democratic countries: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A LAWSUIT FILED IN THAILAND in pursuit of a party dissolution on sprawling grounds of undermining the country’s rule would be unquestionably lifted by court in other democratic countries, according to a prominent academic. Munin Pongsapan, Thammasat University’s former dean of the Faculty of Law, has remarked the lawsuit recently
Read moreRogue cannonball hits HTMS Kirirat triggering blaze
A FIRE spread on HTMS Kirirat while docked at Laem Thian, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, after being hit by a rogue cannonball accidentally fired by HTMS Chonburi, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 14). HTMS Chonburi had sailed out for a drill but a cannonball stuck in a barrel accidentally fired at HTMS Kirirat at
Read moreBuilder Italian-Thai Development flags cash flow issues, seeks bank loans
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S largest builder Italian-Thai Development is negotiating with banks for new loans due to cash flow issues that have prompted it to make partial salary payments, the company said yesterday (Mar. 13). Italian-Thai Development told the Stock Exchange of Thailand that revenue from construction projects remained smaller than
Read morePutin says Russian nuclear weapons ‘more advanced’ than in US
By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday (Mar. 13) lauded Moscow’s nuclear arsenal and warned that he was ready to deploy the weapons if Russia’s sovereignty was threatened. The Kremlin has touted its nuclear prowess throughout its two-year offensive in Ukraine, last month warning Western countries that there
Read more2 Russians nabbed for working at an illegal beauty clinic on Koh Samui
KOH Samui police arrested two Russians after they were caught red-handed working at an illegal beauty clinic operated from a hotel room with their clients including both Thais and foreigners, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 13). Surat Thani Immigration police launched an investigation after hearing that foreigners were illegally running a beauty clinic in
Read moreChaithawat downplays hearsay of Move Forward MPs jumping ship over dissolution bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Chaithawat Tulathon today (Mar. 13) downplayed rumours some of his MPs are quietly looking to leave his progressive camp for a conservative one in the wake of a possible dissolution of his own. Chaithawat was responding to the unconfirmed hearsay that an unspecified number of elected lawmakers
Read moreMove Forward ready to fight party dissolution bid: Chaithawat
MOVE FORWARD leader Chaithawat Tulathon said today (Mar. 13) his party is preparing to fight a party dissolution lawsuit the Election Commission is filing at the Constittutional Court while urging the court to give his camp a chance to answer allegations, TV Channel 7 said. The polling agency’s members reached a unanimous decision to
Read moreGoogle restricts AI chatbot Gemini from answering queries on global elections
By Reuters and published by CNA GOOGLE is restricting AI chatbot Gemini from answering questions about the global elections set to happen this year, the Alphabet-owned firm said today (Mar. 12), as it looks to avoid potential missteps in the deployment of the technology. The update comes at a time when advancements in generative
Read moreAir force to deploy US-built AT-6 light attack aircraft in June
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF UNITED STATES-BUILT AT-6 light attack aircraft are scheduled for deployment by the Thai air force at Wing 41 in Chiang Mai in the upcoming June. Wing 41 Commander Capt. Paratorn Jinawat confirmed today (Mar. 12) a couple of Beechcraft AT-6TH Wolverine light attack planes are part of
Read moreElection Commission launches Move Forward dissolution bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION today (Mar. 12) unanimously resolved to have the Move Forward dissolved by court on grounds of allegedly breaching the draconian lese majeste law. The polling agency’s members made the unanimous decision to file a partisan dissolution lawsuit with the Constitutional Court against the Move Forward for allegedly
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