By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (July 25) cautioned over the possibility that blackchin tilapia, a diehard predator fish, could literally spread out from Thailand to neighbouring countries, thus turning a national ecological crisis into an international one. During today’s House floor debate on the fast-spawning, gluttonous blackchin tilapia literally
Day: July 25, 2024
Villagers in central provinces alerted of likely flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS IN LOW-LYING areas of the central region were today (July 25) alerted to brace for the likelihood of flash floods due to torrential rain over the next few days. Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation director-general Chaiwat Junthirapong said heavy downpours were forecast to prevail over the lower northern
Read moreDigital wallet project would not make Pheu Thai a very popular party: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MUCH-HERALDED, YET-DELAYED, Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet handout campaign would not help maintain much of partisan popularity, let alone promote it, among millions of people nationwide when it comes to their going to the polls next time around, according to an academic critic. Pornchai Theppanya, former dean of Ramkhamhaeng University’s
Read moreMurder-suicide case: Traces of cyanide found in suitcase
A DETAILED forensic examination of the belongings of six Vietnamese, two of them American nationals, who died in murder-suicide at a downtown luxury hotel last week revealed traces of cyanide in one of the suitcases, TV Channel 7 said this morning (July 25). Forensic test results of more than 70 items have just been
Read moreThai central bank to investigate Myanmar weapons payments
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S central bank and anti-money laundering office will investigate claims that Thai commercial banks facilitated transactions linked to weapons purchases by Myanmar’s junta, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday (July 24). Myanmar’s military deposed the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 and launched a bloody
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