THE shooting deaths of a family of four in Songkhla this evening (Oct. 7) likely stemmed from the wife facing debt problems, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Banthoeng Laocharoen, chief of Songkhla city police station, said Mr. Chaichan (surname withheld), a former Songkhla councillor, his wife Mrs. Natthaphat and two children were all found
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Senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
By AP and published by Yahoo!News ZAW Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, died today (Oct. 7) while serving a prison sentence that was considered politically motivated. He was 72. He was a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and spokesperson
Read moreNewin holds tete-a-tete talks with Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO BHUMJAITHAI boss Newin Chidchob held private talks with de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra at the latter’s house yesterday, partisan sources said today (Oct. 7). Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul who concurrently acts as leader of the second largest ruling party, the de facto
Read moreElephants brave floodwaters to deliver supplies to flood victims
A FAMOUS monk at a temple in Chiang Mai sent elephants wading through floodwaters to deliver supplies to flood victims stranded in an area inaccessible by boats and vehicles yesterday (Oct. 6), Amarin TV said. The much-needed and useful work done by the elephants was shared by Facebook user Sandy Aloha who wrote, “Most
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