THAILAND, Laos and Australia are this week holding a series of activities to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, the first infrastructure project to reinforce the peace and promote travel, tourism, transportation and trade as a conduit for the economic development of the post-war Indochina region. The 1,170-kilometre bridge was
Month: April 2024
Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Phnom Penh Cambodia – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday (Apr. 21) for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. His visit is the last stop on a three-nation regional swing that also took him to Indonesia
Read more65 children infected with Rotavirus after playing at Songkran foam party
A SONGKRAN foam party at Suphanburi led to 65 children being hospitalised for nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and high fever after getting infected with Rotavirus with the organisers admitting canal water too was used because tap water was not enough for the event, Sanook.com said today (Apr. 21). The children were admitted to Chao Phraya
Read moreFighting escalates in Myawaddy with many wounded people crossing over to Thai side
THE FIGHTING between Karen National Union (KNU) and its ally People’s Defence Force (PDF) and Myanmar junta has now spread to several locations in Myawaddy district, just across the border from Thailand’s Mae Sot district, with many wounded Myanmar nationals brought over for medical treatment at Mae Sot Hospital, Amarin TV said today (Apr.
Read moreLadyboy arrested for throwing glass bottle at tourist in Pattaya
A THAI transgender was arrested in Pattaya this afternoon (Apr. 20) after riding past a beer bar and throwing a glass bottle at a foreign tourist leading to his lips being cut and startling other tourists in the vicinity, TV Channel 7 said this evening. At 2 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Piyapong Ensarn, head
Read moreLegislation prepared for PM to suspend commanders suspected of hatching coups
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO deter future coup attempts, legislation has been prepared to empower a Prime Minister to suspend any military commanders from duty if suspected of hatching one. The Defence Council, chaired by Pheu Thai-attached Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang, has endorsed legislation to bestow the Prime Minister with
Read moreBullets from fighting in Myawaddy fly across the border to the Thai side
THE FIERCE fighting in Myawaddy district, across the border from Thailand’s Mae Sot district, between ethnic minority fighters and Myanmar junta soldiers holding out near the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship after their base fell earlier this month has begun to affect Thais with bullets flying across the border and one hitting a resident’s window, Naewna
Read moreAnti-junta fighters mount attack on Myanmar junta soldiers holding out in Myawaddy
OVER 200 Myawaddy residents fled across the border to adjoining Thai Mae Sot town after ethnic minority fighters launched an attack on Myanmar junta soldiers holding out in this border district at 6 a.m. this morning (Apr. 20), Amarin TV said. Around 200 Tatmadaw Infantry Battalion 275 and front section of Light Infantry Battalion
Read moreCouple of F-16 jets join 4 others in patrolling Thai-Myanmar border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF THE THAI AIR FORCE’S F-16 Fighting Falcon jets today (Apr. 19) joined four others of the same type in conducting regular air patrols over Thai territory across the border from the war-torn Myanmar. Both General Dynamics F-16A/B fighter jets from Wing 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima are operating
Read morePM tipped to undersign new cabinet lineup by month’s end
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is largely expected to undersign a new cabinet lineup, mostly orchestrated by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, by the end of this month, partisan sources said today (Apr. 19). Known as the Pheu Thai-led government’s most powerful figure with a final say over the
Read moreWan Noor fights back over Pheu Thai bid for House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE SPEAKER WAN Muhamad Noor Matha today (Apr. 19) lashed at a sustained, hush-hush Pheu Thai attempt to replace him with an MP of the largest coalition partner, wondering what could probably be their rationale behind it. Wan Noor told reporters at parliament he will never sacrifice a highly-honourable position
Read moreFrench woman arrested on attempted kidnap, robbery charges
A FRENCH woman was arrested at a hotel in Silom area on the charges of heading a gang that had hatched a plan to kidnap the daughter of a high-society family for 200 million baht ransom, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 19). At 10 p.m. last night Metropolitan Police arrested Ms.Sandra Christina Marie Diersten,
Read moreOil prices surge 3% on reports of Israeli strikes on Iran
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance OIL prices jumped $3 a barrel today (Apr. 19) in reaction to reports that Israeli missiles had struck a site in Iran, sparking concerns that Middle East oil supply could be disrupted. The benchmark contracts surged more than $3 then eased slightly. At 0200 GMT, Brent futures were
Read moreIndia starts voting in the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a third term as PM
By AP and published by Yahoo!News New Delhi – Millions of Indians began voting today (Apr. 19) in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. The voters
Read moreHow Thailand, the ‘Land of the Free’, can bring peace to the Middle East
THIS may come as a shock to many, but the people of Thailand, the “Land of the Free”, are uniquely placed to help bring peace to the Middle East. How so? Very simple. Just visit both Israel and Palestine, see and experience the reality for themselves. A nice, peaceful way of establishing the truth
Read moreThousands evacuated as Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts, causes tsunami threat
By AFP and published by CNA Manado – Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people on Thursday (Apr. 18) after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami. Mount Ruang’s crater flamed with lava against a backdrop
Read moreThailand channelling 1.83 billion baht to improve Laos’ R12 highway
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND HAS OFFERED to provide a sum of 1.83 billion baht in funding for the planned improvement of R12 highway in middle Laos which could significantly facilitate land-based, cross-border trading among the Greater Mekong Subregion countries. Deputy government spokesperson Kenika Oonjit confirmed today (Apr. 18) the Thai government has resolved
Read morePheu Thai looks to take back House speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PLANS TO quietly press the Prachachart to return the post of House Speaker to the largest ruling party soon after the first round of cabinet reshuffle has been done, a partisan source said today (Apr 18). Given the fact that the Pheu Thai remains as core of
Read moreThaksin seeks annex to ‘secret deal’ to bring Yingluck back home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra is virtually seeking a fresh annex to a “secret deal” which he had earlier made with the powers-that-be to the extent that his sister/deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra be literally free to return home from self-exile abroad sooner or later without
Read moreAmmonia leak at ice factory sends scores to hospital
OVER a hundred people were hospitalised in Chonburi last night (Apr. 17) after ammonia leaked at an ice factory with people living within a kilometre radius of the plant told to evacuate, Amarin TV said this morning. At 11.30 p.m. a disaster relief/rescue team took technicians wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) kits into Bang
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