By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug. 26) unreluctantly shrugged off a fresh lawsuit filed in pursuit of dissolution of his largest ruling party, calling it “nothing but baloney.” The billionaire power player, father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, did not look concerned over the looming legal battle
Month: August 2024
France extends detention of Telegram chief Durov
By AFP and published by CNA Paris – French judicial authorities on Sunday (Aug. 25) extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app. His arrest at the Le Bourget airport outside
Read moreRace to rescue three workers trapped in collapsed tunnel
THE construction company building a tunnel in the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima section of the Sino-Thai high speed train project that collapsed late Saturday night (Aug. 23) trapping three workers has not lost hope of rescuing them and is still removing debris to reach them, TV Channel 7 said late last night (Aug. 25). This tunnel
Read moreNetizens worried after Bangkok pavement collapses
A SECTION of the pavement beneath elevated MRT Blue Line Fai Chai station near Fai Chai intersection in Bang Noi district, Thonburi, collapsed at 4 p.m. with Thai netizens voicing concern for public safety, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 25). Fortunately there were no casualties in this mishap with officials quickly barricading the sinkhole
Read moreThree ministers in scary helicopter ride
THREE ministers including Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai who is currently acting prime minister were in a risky helicopter ride in a severe storm yesterday (Aug. 24) after flying to Phrae to inspect heavy flooding in this northern province, Amarin TV said today. Pheu Thai’s Phrae MP Woravat Auapinyakul wrote about this scary
Read morePhuket landslide death toll climbs to 13
THE landslide triggered by torrential rain lashing Phuket from Thursday night to Friday morning (Aug. 22-23) killed 13 people with a Russian couple and some Myanmar citizens among them, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 24). Many people had also got hurt but their injuries were mostly minor. The landslide from Nakkerd Hill and toppled
Read moreCentral bank will use policy mix to address uneven economic recovery, governor says
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S central bank will use a policy mix to address uneven recovery in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, its governor said today (Aug. 24). Interest rates alone cannot fix economic problems, Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput told a press conference. “We are ready to make adjustments that are
Read moreThaksin to choose between Prawit and Thammanat for Paetongtarn Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is evidently being bound to choose between two opposing sides of the Palang Pracharath and bring either one into his coalition government, partisan sources said over the weekend. The billionaire power player Thaksin, father of newly-named Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, will ultimately have
Read moreVideo clip shows small plane nosediving to the ground
A VIDEO CLIP shared online shows a small plane that crashed into a mangrove forest in Chachoengsao’s Bang Pakong district killing all nine aboard yesterday (Aug. 22) nosediving to the ground, Amarin TV, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Killed in the crash of Thai Flying Service Cessna Caravan C208 (HS-SKR) plane were
Read moreIntact Palang Pracharath remains in coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra confirmed today (Aug. 23) the whole Palang Pracharath will continue to be part of the current Pheu Thai-led coalition government. The woman prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, told reporters the third largest coalition partner led by Prawit Wongsuwan will still
Read more8 dead and 10 injured in Phuket landslide
TORRENTIAL RAIN that lashed Phuket all of last night till this morning (Aug. 22-23) triggered a landslide in Karon subdistrict killing eight people, among them a Russian couple, at four damaged houses and villas, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this afternoon. Ten others have been injured while rescuers are searching for a
Read moreThailand confirms Asia’s first case of new, deadlier mpox strain
By Agencies and published by CNA THAILAND confirmed on Thursday (Aug. 22) Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the country from Africa. The patient landed in Bangkok on Aug. 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms. The Department of Disease
Read morePhumtham tipped to be named defence minister in Paetongtarn Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHUMTHAM WECHAYACHAI, a right-hand man for de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, is largely speculated to be named defence minister in an imminent Cabinet lineup. According to a partisan source, Thaksin has decided to replace Pheu Thai-attached Sutin Khlungsang, currently an acting defence minister, with Phumtham, an acting deputy
Read moreHot pot chain shuts down after 20 years
SHUTTING down after 20 years of running a chain of hot pot restaurants is Hot Pot Buffet with the management announcing the closure on its Facebook page which has over a million followers, TV Channel 3 Plus News and Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 22). This chain was established 2004 under its original name
Read moreSouth Korean call centre gang nabbed at luxury condo
EIGHT members of a South Korean call centre gang who were scamming victims from a luxury condo in Ekamai Soi 3 were rounded up in a raid mounted by Immigration Police today (Aug. 22). Under the direction of Immigration Bureau chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Ittipol Itthisarnronnachai a police team raided this luxury condo on
Read more15 million ‘fragile’ people to get cash in lieu of digital wallet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 15 MILLION Thai nationals will likely be granted 10,000 baht in cash each in lieu of a digital wallet with the same amount under a new Pheu Thai-led government, a partisan source said today (Aug. 21). Officially categorised as “fragile” groups of people, the 14.98 million people nationwide
Read moreThai Sang Thai renegade MP ousted for voting Paetongtarn for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI SANG THAI MP Supaporn Salabsri was today (Aug 21) ousted from the opposition party on grounds of severe disciplinary violation following last Friday’s vote for prime minister. The woman MP of Yasothorn was among six Thai Sang Thai MPs who recently endorsed the naming of de facto Pheu Thai
Read morePaetongtarn urged to pick young generation, kick out the old one from new Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (Aug. 21) suggested to mostly pick the young generation and kick out the old one in an imminent cabinet lineup so that she could successfully run the country. Thanaporn Sriyakul, director of the Institute for Political & Policy Analyses, advised the 38-year-old daughter of
Read moreTouring local wisdom and soft power in Northeast Thailand
A STUDY trip organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the diplomatic corps and media to the Northeast was appropriately themed: “The Charm of Isaan:Transforming Local Wisdom into Creative Economy.” Participants were transported back in time to an era when simplicity, carbon-neutrality, organic and herb-based food were just a normal
Read morePre-dawn floods swamp hundreds of houses in Phayao
TORRENTIAL rain led to forest runoffs flooding over 400 houses in Phayao before dawn this morning (Aug. 21) with the residents barely having time to save their belongings, Amarin TV said. Heavy rainstorms lasting all day and night led to waves of forest runoff gushing into Baan Wiang Moo 1 and Baan Pin Moo
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