RUNNING A SPORTS business in England, a couple of Thai nationals are virtually at extreme ends from each other, albeit evidently without conflict of interest in between. One is of all pride and joy whilst the other is of all gloom and anguish. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, the CEO of duty-free retail chain King Power
Month: April 2024
Global economy set to stay on a roll for the rest of the year: Reuters poll
By Reuters and published by CNA Bengaluru – The global economy is likely to carry its solid momentum for the rest of the year and into 2025, defying earlier expectations of a slowdown, according to a Reuters poll of economists who said stronger growth than forecast was more likely than weakness. That shift in
Read moreFreshwater crisis in Krabi with no tap water at Phi Phi islands
AMIDST high summer temperatures Krabi is struggling with a freshwater crisis as there is now no tap water available on Phi Phi islands while this only flows on alternate days in some other areas of this southern province, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 25). The Royal Rainmaking Unit at Krabi Airport started
Read moreThaksin, Srettha hold tete-a-tete talk over hotel lunch
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today (Apr. 25) held a tete-a-tete talk over lunch at a Bangkok hotel. Known as Thaksin’s right-hand man, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai accompanied Srettha to the hush-hush talk over lunch with the de facto
Read moreEx-deputy House speaker found guilty of illegally occupying forest land
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEPUTY HOUSE Speaker Supachai Bhosu has been found guilty of illegally occupying forest land in Nakhon Phanom, officially considered tantamount to a severe breach of the politicians’ code of ethics. National Anti-Corruption Commission Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said today (Apr. 25) Supachai had falsely claimed to hold Nor Sor 2
Read moreUS Navy’s Carrier Strike Group sailors on shore leave at Laem Chabang
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S Carrier Strike Group 9 is currently paying a visit at Laem Chabang port in Chonburi until the end of this month before heading out for naval exercises in the West Pacific region. Led by US navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the Carrier Strike Group
Read moreChemical leak spreads toxic smoke in Rama 2 area
SOON after chemical warehouses in Rayong caught fire last Monday (Apr. 22) a chemical leak at a factory in Bangkok’s Rama 2 area led to toxic smoke billowing in the area in the predawn hours of today (Aug. 25), Amarin TV said. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s chemical response team together with firefighters
Read moreDigital wallet project to go ahead despite Central Bank Governor’s objection
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MUCH-HERALDED 10,000-BAHT digital wallet project will certainly be implemented according to plan though Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput has today (Apr. 24) made a contrarian remark on it, said a senior government official. Paopoom Rojanasakul, secretary-general to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in the latter’s concurrent capacity as finance
Read moreMyanmar rebel group says it withdraws from key town on Thai border
By Reuters and published by CNA A MYANMAR rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said today (Apr. 24). The Karen National Union (KNU) made
Read moreUpdate: Murder-mutilation of Japanese man ordered by Yakuza gang leader
THAI police have found out that a Yakuza gang leader had ordered the murder of a Japanese man, who was his subordinate, with his body parts discarded in secluded alleys in Nonthaburi, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 24). The abandoned warehouse where the victim was dismembered is just 500 metres away from spots
Read morePolice moving to arrest 2 Japanese men in murder-mutilation of fellow countryman
THAI police are about to issue arrest warrants for two Japanese men who an eyewitness said murdered and dismembered a fellow countryman then dumped his body parts in deserted alleys at Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 24). This case arose on Friday Apr. 19 when Bang Bua Thong police
Read moreFinal election of 200 senators set for June 26
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ELECTION of 200 SENATORS from among various candidates at national level is scheduled for June 26, according to the Election Commission. The cabinet today (Apr. 23) approved the Election Commission-proposed royal decree for the three-tiered election of 200 senators to replace the 250 outgoing senators, all named by the
Read moreDeposed deputy police chief retreats from legal battle against PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a surprise withdrawal, former deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn has changed his mind to no longer wage a legal battle against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Pol. Gen. Surachate yesterday (Apr. 23) withdrew his complaint which he had filed yesterday with the National Anti-Corruption
Read morePheu Thai digital wallet project endorsed by all coalition partners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-INITIATED populist handout campaign, known as the 10,000-baht digital wallet project, today (Apr. 23) secured solid support from all coalition partners. In a press conference at Government House, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin confirmed all coalition partners, namely the Bhumjaithai, Palang Pracharath, Ruam Thai Sang Chart, Prachachart and Chart
Read moreMyawaddy fighting won’t spill over to Thailand: Anutin
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said upon getting ready to go to Mae Sot district, which is directly opposite Myawaddy where Karen National Union (KNU) and their allies and Myanmar junta have been fighting, that it is unlikely the clashes will spill over to the Thai side, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr.
Read more2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 people on board
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session today (Apr. 23), killing all 10 people on board, the navy said. The helicopters were rehearsing at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when
Read moreDomestic gold price drops 950 baht as Middle East tensions ease
By Thai Newsroom Reporters and Reuters – published by CNA GOLD PRICE plunged globally as Middle East tensions eased with the domestic selling price of 96.5% gold ornaments dropping 950 baht to 40,950 baht a baht weight over the previous day’s close. In its fifth announcement at 10.41 a.m. today the Gold Traders Association
Read moreOver a hundred injured in Myawaddy fighting treated in Tak province so far: Chonlanan
PUBLIC Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew said in Mae Sot town today (Aug. 22) that after fierce fighting broke out across the border in Myawaddy last Saturday Apr. 20 altogether 113 Myanmar citizens have been treated at various hospitals in Tak province with many of them now discharged because they had suffered minor injuries, Amarin
Read morePM accused of power abuse over police/money laundering scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Apr. 22) accused of perpetrating power abuse which has allegedly put the National Police headquarters in trouble and rendered injustice to former deputy police chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn. Pol. Gen. Surachate, nicknamed Big Joke, today filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission
Read moreConcern over spread of Covid-19, nearly 10,000 cases a day
AN EMINENT professor is concerned about the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand as he estimates that currently there are nearly 10,000 cases a day, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Apr. 22). Assoc. Prof. Teera Worathanarat of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine said in a Facebook post that last week, Apr. 14-20, 2024, 1,004 Covid
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