By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANOTHER BHUMJAITHAI MP has been caught allegedly rigging last year’s election in Buengkan which could possibly lead to the loss of his MP status, a by-election and a ban on the accused from contesting again. The Election Commission today (May 13) resolved to petition the Supreme Court to call the
Day: May 13, 2024
No change of mind allowed for senatorial candidates
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE WHO MAY apply for elected senators will not be legally allowed to withdraw themselves from the triple-tiered race to parliament scheduled for next month. Under the Election Commission’s rules for the election of 200 senators, all contestants will be prohibited from calling it quits for any reason after they
Read moreOne of three suspects in murder of Korean man arrested but denies charges
METROPOLITAN and Provincial Police Region 2 are coordinating in investigating the murder of a Korean tourist in Pattaya with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in reservoir with one of three suspects, all Koreans, arrested and questioned in South Korea but
Read morePoliceman, pregnant wife shot dead by oil smuggling gang
A POLICEMAN and his six-month pregnant wife were shot dead while trying to arrest members of an oil smuggling gang with two later rounded up while the third one is being chased, Amarin TV said this morning (May 13). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Sakon Banlu, 43, head of a platoon at Amnat Charoen provincial police,
Read moreMinistry moves to slap 7% VAT on cheap imported goods
THE Finance Ministry will this week submit a draft on amending the Revenue Code to impose 7% value added tax (VAT) on all imported goods valued less than 1,500 baht for cabinet approval, TV Channel 7 said last night (May 12). Currently consumers buying low-value goods from overseas online platforms are exempt from this
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