By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GLOBETROTTING PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has been given a sum of 139 million baht in government funding at his disposal with which he may travel the world over for the current fiscal year, according to a government official. The 139 million baht in funding was primarily earmarked for planned
Month: March 2024
India tests missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads
New Delhi – India has successfully test-fired a domestically developed ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday (Mar. 11.) Modi said he was “proud” the launch of “the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV)
Read moreNo Pheu Thai MPs to skip House meeting to see Thaksin: Chief govt whip
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO PHEU THAI MPs would skip a House meeting to see de facto party boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra in Chiang Mai on the upcoming Thursday, said chief government whip Wisut Chainarun today (Mar. 11). The chief government whip confirmed he has already instructed all Pheu Thai MPs including those
Read moreHuge fire raging on Krabi hill for three days
A HELICOPTER from the Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department made eight trips to drop water on a forest fire raging atop a Krabi hill for three days now and if the blaze worsens this area could be declared a disaster zone and the army asked to help out, Naewna newspaper said this evening
Read moreRussian man found hanged in Pattaya forest
A RUSSIAN man was found hanged in a Pattaya forest this morning (Mar. 10) with a surveillance camera clip showing he had walked in there in the dead of the night, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Puttharak Sonkhamhan, deputy inspector at Pattaya City police station, was informed by local residents that a foreigner
Read moreStreet racers rounded up on Vibhavadi Rangsit road, motorbikes seized
ACTING ON complaints from people living in Lak Si area that they were being disturbed by street racers zoom up and down Vibhavadi Rangsit road all night, police rounded seven suspects with one of them being the sponsor of the race who had come in a pick-up truck, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Mar.
Read moreHairy creature — covered in babies — found at campsite in Thailand. It’s a new species
By Aspen Pflughoeft – Miami Herald and published by Yahoo!News NEAR A campsite in Thailand, a hairy creature with brown pincers lurked under a rock. It was likely waiting for prey but what approached was something else entirely. Scientists found the eight-eyed creature — and discovered a new species. Researchers made the discovery while
Read moreFeature: Thai air force’s fighter choices – why pay more?
GIVEN TODAY’S ECONOMIC circumstances which are quite far from concrete recovery, Thailand would be best suited with a planned procurement of cost-saving, upgraded combat aircraft in lieu of state-of-the-art, air-supremacy ones whilst a human factor should also be taken into account, according to a former fighter pilot. Anudit Nakorntap, the former air force captain
Read moreThaksin going on political roadshow in Chiang Mai: Ex-MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra is practically going on a “political roadshow’, albeit to a humble, limited extent, in Chiang Mai, alleged a former lawmaker today (Mar 9). Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong posted on his Facebook page to allege Thaksin who was granted parole without
Read moreCyber crime victims lost over 2 billion baht in February
THE PUBLIC was warned to be more careful after it was revealed that as many as 21,506 cyber crime cases were filed at https://www.thaipoliceonline.com in February with losses totalling 2,493,842,459 baht, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 9). Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, deputy spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, said this works out to be 85,944,56
Read moreNewin’s son tipped to be named Bhumjaithai secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHAICHANOK CHIDCHOB, son of de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob, will very likely be named a new secretary-general of the coalition partner later this month, a partisan source said today (Mar. 8). A general caucus of Newin’s camp is scheduled for Mar. 24 for partisan members to pick a new
Read moreThaksin leaving for Chiang Mai for a few days next week
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra is anticipated to leave Bangkok for Chiang Mai next week to stay there for a few days, according to a partisan source. The politically powerful, privileged Thaksin will fly a private jet from the capital to his northern home province on
Read more‘Kicking’ Swiss man hit again for holding registered pistols
THE SWISS man whose visa was revoked after he allegedly kicking a female doctor as she sat on the stairs leading from his villa to Cape Yamu beach in Phuket was hit with another charge of holding two registered pistols because gun ownership is restricted to Thai citizens, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Mar.
Read moreChinese buying trends still strongly boost residential market: Savills Thailand
By Nina Suebsukcharoen THE Thai residential market is still being strongly reinforced through Chinese buying trends that added quite significant value all of last year with Thai buying too remaining reasonably consistent in all sectors, Mr. Robert Collins, CEO of Savills Thailand said in an exclusive interview on Tuesday (Mar. 5). While Mainland Chinese
Read moreThai women tourism leaders set a global example for building peaceful, inclusive societies
TAKE a good look at this image above. See anything special? To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow (Mar. 8) let me shed some light on its deeper symbolism and significance. The two Thai women in the red oval frame are Ms. Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, minister of tourism and sports (seated) and Mrs. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor
Read moreF-35A stealth fighters land for the first time in Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE’S F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets today (Mar. 7) landed for the first time in Thailand at Wing 1 in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. The first batch of four Lockheed Martin F-35As which flew from Eielson air force base in Alaska and landed
Read moreYingluck will probably come back as soon as after Songkran next month
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER-cum-convict at large Yingluck Shinawatra would probably return home as soon as after Songkran festival next month and be probably given a curtailed, one-year jail sentence upon her anticipated homecoming, according to a former Red Shirt leader. Former MP/Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has posted on his Facebook
Read moreSwiss man who ‘kicked’ doctor loses visa, 2nd Swiss man too could do so
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul praised Phuket authorities for quickly revoking a Swiss man’s visa for allegedly kicking a doctor as she sat on the stairs leading from his villa to Cape Yamu beach and is considering revoking the visa of another Swiss man who assaulted a Thai woman at a Trang hypermart,
Read moreCouple of US air force F-35A fighters briefly visit Brunei
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN AS a rare event in the Indo-Pacific region, a couple of the United States air force’s F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters recently paid a brief visit to Brunei. The two Lockheed Martin F-35As flew from Eielson air force base in Alaska to Rimba air force base
Read moreYingluck’s planned return without being imprisoned could be ‘the last straw’: Jurin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PLANNED HOMECOMING of deposed prime minister-cum-convict at large Yingluck Shinawatra without imprisonment could possibly be “the last straw” for those who might no longer tolerate an evident undermining of the country’s rules of law and judicial process, said a prominent lawmaker today (Mar 6). Former Democrat leader Jurin Laksanavisit
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