By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL FUNDING FOR the Pheu Thai-initiated, digital wallet handout campaign will directly come from government financial sources in lieu of the earlier-planned borrowing of loans from outside. An ad hoc government committee for the 10,000-baht digital wallet project, chaired by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin who concurrently performs as finance minister,
Day: April 10, 2024
Thai F-16s conduct air patrols as Myanmar MiG-29s attack Karen fighters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE’S F-16A/B fighters have conducted regular air patrols along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district of Tak to literally deter possible infringement of the Myanmar air force’s MiG-29 Fulcrum jets into Thai air space. The MiG-29s have reportedly conducted air-to-surface strikes on Karen National Liberation Army
Read moreOAG puts off lese majeste lawsuit against Thaksin till late May
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL today (Apr. 10) postponed a decision till late next month as to whether to forward a lese majeste lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra. In today’s press conference, OAG spokesperson Prayut Petchkhun said whether or not the agency may finally
Read moreKarens, allies mount attack on junta’s base in Myawaddy
AFTER talks between Karens and their allies and Myanmar junta’s Infantry Battalion 275 holding out at their last base in Myawaddy town, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot town, failed to make headway for three days the former launched an attack on the latter’s stronghold last night, Naewna and Matichon newspapers said today (April 10). Thai
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