KHAO SAN road is rocking tonight (Oct. 31) with witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls and goblins flocking in to mark Halloween as the police kept a watchful eye, Amarin TV said. Tourist Police and Phra Nakhon district officers joined forces to maintain law and order at this spooky festival and just as importantly ensure the
Month: October 2024
Polling agency moves to strip southern senator of status
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION is seeking termination by court of the senatorial status of a certain southern senator due to his alleged involvement in a previous vote-buying activity. The Constitutional Court has been recommended by the Election Commission to deprive Senator Somchai Lenglak of his senatorial status following his alleged involvement
Read moreAcademics, former BOT governors protest political parties dominating central bank
AS MANY AS 250 academics and representatives from social economic groups plus four former Bank of Thailand governors today (Oct. 31) expressed concern that political parties are now interfering with the central bank for short-term gain and in doing so are destroying the stability and credibility of the country in the long run, Naewna
Read moreTaiwan shuts down for arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey
By Reuters – published by CNA and CNN Taipei – Taiwan shut down ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey today (Oct. 31) with all cities and counties declaring a day off, financial markets closed and domestic flights cancelled for what is expected to be the largest storm by size in 30 years.
Read moreHouse passes draft bill prohibiting smacking children
THE House of Representatives passed a draft bill to amend the Civil and Commercial Code and prohibit physical punishment of children as considered by a special committee, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Oct. 30). The special panel had approved that Section 3 be amended to state that “abusive or violent actions must not be
Read moreDemocrat MP’s daughter conned by call scam into transferring cash
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DAUGHTER OF DEMOCRAT MP Chaichana Dejdecho has been defrauded by a call scam into giving away cash or otherwise seeing his reputation damaged online. The Democrat lawmaker, concurrently performing as chair of the House Committee on Police Affairs, told reporters today (Oct. 30) his unnamed student daughter had been
Read moreThailand’s Shia leader calls for probe of airport police after students allegedly ‘threatened’
THE Shia leader for Thailand today (Oct. 30) submitted a letter to Parliament President/House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha asking for an investigation of Special Branch police at Suvarnabhumi Airport who allegedly threatened students returning from Iran, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Chaiyid Sulaiman Hussainy, Thailand’s Shia leader, said in the letter accepted by
Read morePM urged to not compromise over Koh Kood island
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra is being advised by the Palang Pracharath to never compromise Thailand’s territorial integrity in favour of Cambodia over Koh Kood island off Trat. The Palang Pracharath, headed by former deputy prime minister Prawit Songsuwan, plans to submit a formal petition to the woman prime minister today (Oct.
Read morePaetongtarn gets tough on PM2.5 pollution
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (Jan. 29) ordered two ministers to discuss with relevant agencies on resolving PM2.5 pollution as the tiny particulate matter dangerously clogs lungs with one step being not buying corn and sugarcane from farmers who burn the surfaces of their post-harvest farmlands, TV Channel 7 said. Paetongtarn told Deputy Prime
Read moreTwo Swedish men wanted on fraud charges arrested in Pattaya
TWO SWEDISH men wanted in their home country for allegedly running a call centre gang that scammed over 50 million baht were arrested in Pattaya for overstaying, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Oct. 29). Upon being tipped off that Swedish men who allegedly ran a call centre gang were hiding in Bang Lamung district
Read moreAirAsia boss forced to fly THAI as own airline’s passenger load soars
GOING VIRAL on social media is a photo of AirAsia’s boss Tony Fernandes flying to Beijing on a Thai Airways flight on Oct. 23 because his own airline’s flights were sold out, Thai Rath newspaper said late yesterday (Oct. 28). Fernandes wrote, “Continuing my travels. I most fly more than a crew. Onto Beijing
Read moreMichelin-star chef Jay Fai retiring next year
MICHELIN-STAR Thai chef Jay Fai of the restaurant of the same name that grew from a street stall when first awarded one star in 2018 today (Oct. 28) announced that she will be retiring next year, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Jay Fai, whose real name is Mrs. Supinya Junsuta, is internationally famous and
Read moreMyanmar beauty’s 2nd runner-up title revoked after ruckus
By Naewna and Hindustan Times ORGANISERS of Miss Grand International beauty pageant held last Saturday (Oct. 26) revoked the title of second runner-up from Myanmar’s Thae Su Nyein after a drama whereby her team’s director removed her crown and sash in a public display of dissatisfaction with the results selecting Miss India Rachel Gupta
Read moreThaksin no longer happy-go-lucky power player
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra could no longer afford to be a carefree, happy-go-lucky power player or underestimate his frenemies’ potential in the face of multiple legal battles which could possibly result in an ouster of his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra as elected prime minister and a dissolution of
Read moreJapan’s ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance
By Reuters and published by CNA Tokyo – Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday’s (Oct. 27) national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan for
Read moreVictims from several countries file complaints against The iCon Group
MANY of over 20 victims of The iCon Group living in several countries have filed complaints against the company with the Consumer Protection Police Division after losing large sums of money in its direct sales business, Naewna newspaper said today (Oct. 27). Mr. Itthidet Thanesawatana, a representative of this company’s victims, said this overseas
Read moreGrand Royal Barge Procession in honour of His Majesty the King’s Sixth-Cycle Birthday Anniversary
THE exquisite Royal Barge Procession took place on the Chao Phraya River today (Oct. 27) to mark the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s Sixth-Cycle Birthday Anniversary on July 28, 2024 with Their Majesties the King and Queen sailing in the ceremonial royal barge to Wat Arun Ratchawararam where they presented Kathin robes
Read morePaetongtarn will likely dissolve House in 90 days: Democrat Party member
A DEMOCRAT Party member foresees Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra dissolving the House of Representatives and calling an election in 90 days’ time before the Constitutional Court rules on a lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and the largest ruling party, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 27). Former maverick MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon,
Read morePhumtham to consult with Chinese military attache over submarine deal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEFENCE MINISTER PHUMTHAM Wechayachai has yet to consult with the Chinese military attache in Bangkok over a contentious proposal for change of an engine for use with a Chinese-built submarine for the Thai navy, a government source said today (Oct. 26). The navy’s long-delayed plan to purchase the 12.4 billion-baht,
Read moreHua Hin hotel manager sacked after a row over toothbrush
A FIVE-STAR Hua Hin hotel has terminated the manager’s employment contract after his response to a review by a guest who mentioned having to pay for a toothbrush drew a response that was deemed inappropriate, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 26). This guest of the unnamed five-star hotel had reviewed the posh establishment
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