By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin confirmed today (July 22) the authorities are promptly assisting all impoverished teachers at public schools nationwide in settling their debt. The prime minister posted on his X page to say a large number of indebted teachers at public schools are known to rank among the poor
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Chinese tourist dies after falling from songthaew in Pattaya
A CHINESE man holidaying in Pattaya who fell from a songthaew passenger vehicle early this morning (July 22) later died from his injuries after being rushed to a hospital, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. The tourist, identified as Mr. Chi Fai Lam, 48, was seriously injured after falling from the songthaew on
Read morePolice deny bulletproof vests made from plywood in use
AFTER a photo of an alleged police bulletproof vest made from plywood went viral online, the Police Ordnance Division quickly denied it has procured such ineffective body armour for junior police officers to use, Amarin TV said this morning (July 22). A Thai-language webpage “Want to be Famous, We will Arrange it, Return –
Read moreBiden drops US president re-election bid, backs Harris
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the party’s candidate. Biden, 81, in a post on X, said he would remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief
Read moreThaksin and Anutin getting together ‘not an attempt to end row over marijuana’
AFTER a photo of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, his daughter and party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra singing a song together with Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul at Khao Yao circulated today (July 21), government whip Visuth Chainaroon denied this is an attempt to patch up differences over as relisting marijuana as a
Read moreYoung man killed after being hit by truck while changing flat tyre
A YOUNG man changing a flat tyre of his pickup truck on Bang Na-Chonburi expressway inbound to Bangkok was hit and killed by a six-wheel truck at 10.20 a.m. this morning (July 21) and died on the spot, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Preecha Khemsiri, an investigator at Bang Pakong police station, Chacheongsao province,
Read more‘Orange’ supporters urged to gather at Move Forward HQ on judgement day
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD TODAY (July 20) encouraged their supporters to gather at the party’s headquarters on Aug. 7 – the date on which the Constitutional Court is scheduled to judge on a lese majeste lawsuit which could possibly result in a dissolution of the reformist camp. Move Forward leader Chaithawat
Read moreThai airports back to normal after global tech meltdown
THAI airports started functioning normally again today (July 20) after yesterday’s global tech outage led to some airlines using the Departure Control System being unable to check-in passengers and allow seat reservation for all their flights across the world, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Keerati Kijmanawat, president of Airports of Thailand (AOT) which operates
Read moreThai PM looks to meet with Khmer PM for anti-scammers talks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is looking forward to an official visit to Phnom Penh to meet with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet in pursuit of ways and means to join hands and crack down on transnational call-centre rackets allegedly based in Cambodia. The Thai prime minister has posted on his
Read moreTwo years in jail for releasing alien fish
SAMUT SAKHON Fisheries Department office issued a warning that those who release invasive blackchin tilapia fish into waterways face two years in jail and two million baht fine as the coastal province battles to control and exterminate this fish species, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 20). Mr. Phadim Rodin, head of the provincial
Read moreGlobal tech outage eases after widespread disruption, new focus seen on risks
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance SERVICES from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday (July 19) after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long global computer systems outages, another incident highlighting the vulnerability of the world’s interconnected technologies. After the outage was resolved, companies were dealing
Read moreGlobal tech chaos hits Thai airports, banks, offices and stores
THE GLOBAL IT outage that has led Microsoft Windows users seeing a blue screen, informally called the “Blue Screen of Death”, has also affected Thailand with ground service at airports delayed while employees at some banks and offices were unable to use their computers and even IT payment system at some department stores not
Read moreGlobal cyber outage grounds flights, hits banks, telecoms, media
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report A SOFTWARE update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday (July 19), grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare. An update to a product offered by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to be the trigger, affecting
Read moreCertain camps trying to manipulate senators: Premsak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN PARTIES HAVE BEEN covertly attempting to mastermind the control of some newly-elected senators whilst others may already have been submissive to them now that the naming of a Senate speaker is approaching, according to Senator Premsak Piayura. The senator from Khon Kaen today (July 19) alleged the unidentified parties
Read more30 vehicles stolen in UK and sold in Thailand returned
THIRTY out of 35 vehicles that were stolen in the UK and sold in Thailand were handed back to their rightful owners at a ceremony attended by Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong and British Ambassador Mark Gooding this morning (July 19), MNG Online said. Po.l Col. Yutthana Praedam, acting head of the Department of Special
Read moreMan who delivered ‘snake medicine’ to murder-suicide Vietnamese woman being quizzed
THE MAN nicknamed “Tiger” who was told by a Vietnamese guide to deliver “snake medicine no. 7” to a Vietnamese woman who committed murder-suicide at a luxury Bangkok hotel is being questioned by police with this product turning out to be a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registered traditional medicine, Thai Rath newspaper said
Read moreNew Thai-Lao train service debuts tomorrow
STARTING tomorrow (July 19) is a new Thai-Lao train service directly linking Bangkok and Vientiane with this being a project undertaken by the governments of the two countries to better connect rail systems, TV Channel 7 said today. This daily rail service is an extension of the Bangkok-Nong Khai route with the State Railway
Read moreNo Thai banks involved in arms sales to Myanmar: FM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOREIGN MINISTER MARIS Sangiampongsa today (July 18) categorically dismissed a United Nations report that Thai-owned banks had been allegedly involved in arms sales to Myanmar government forces. During today’s interpellation in the House of Representatives, the foreign minister denied the unnamed Thai banks had been involved in money transactions worth
Read moreISOC denies using spyware to hack activists’ smartphones
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE INTERNAL SECURITY Operations Command today (July 18) categorically denied the army-led agency had used a Pegasus spyware to illegally access data in civilians’ smartphones. ISOC spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suwari dismissed allegations recently lodged by the human-rights activist group iLaw that the ISOC had used the Israeli-made spyware to
Read moreCouple of AT-6TH light attack aircraft delivered to Wing 41
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF BEECHCRAFT/TEXTRON AT-6TH Wolverine light attack aircraft have been recently delivered to Wing 41 in Chiang Mai, said an air force source today (July 18). A batch of six other AT-6TH turboprop, two-seater aircraft are scheduled to follow the couple of the US-built aircraft of the same type
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