GERMAN Ambassador to Thailand Dr. Ernst Reichel posted a photo on social media platform X of a meeting with former prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Oct. 9), Naewna newspaper said. The accompanying message said, “”I felt honoured today to meet former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for a friendly
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Indian woman strips to prove she didn’t steal money
AN Indian woman accused of stealing 3,000 baht at a motorcycle repair shop in Udon Thani stripped in front of the policemen to prove that she did not take it, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 8). Pol. Lt. Sathaporn Sawatdee, deputy chief of Investigation at Udon Thani city police station, led a team to
Read moreMaha Bua followers protest govt’s planned intervention in central bank
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOLLOWERS OF THE LATE revered monk Ajarn Maha Bua have staged a protest against an alleged, planned interference of the Pheu Thai-led government in internal affairs of the Bank of Thailand. The unnamed followers of Ajarn Maha Bua delivered an urgent letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to air their
Read morePM faces another ouster move over naming of ex-convicts as advisers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra has today (Oct. 8) encountered a fresh legal battle in addition to others designed to depose her from power. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has been formally accused of breaking political ethics by naming Nattawut Saikua and Surapong Suebwonglee as adviser
Read moreSuccessful artist explains his mesmerising collection of paintings
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WITH the exquisite collection of his paintings on show at Supples Gallery, Charoen Krung Soi 43, since late last month having turned into a success, Thai-born-Indian artist Asoke Aryapratheep explains what inspired him in his creative work in the video below. Happy that visitors are coming to view his collection,
Read moreDebts likely led to woman killing family, herself
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
Read moreSenior 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
Read moreSatellite images show extent of flooding in Chiang Mai
SATELLITE images taken yesterday and released today (Oct. 6) by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) showed the extent of severe floods in Chiang Mai city and Mae Rim district after the Ping river overflowed its banks, Naewna newspaper said. These images taken by Sentinel-2B satellite, showing inundation of residential areas, transportation routes
Read morePheu Thai shrugs off People’s Party’s censure move over Tak Bai case
PHEU THAI Party appears unconcerned by People’s Party gearing up to expand a case against its MP and former Fourth Army Region commander Pisal Watanawongkhiri believed to have gone abroad to escape arrest for his alleged involvement in 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter into a no-confidence motion against the government, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon
Read moreBaby found abandoned on Jomtien beach
A BABY boy was found abandoned on Jomtien Beach in Pattaya at dawn today (Oct. 5) by a beach umbrella operator and is now being well taken care of with police tracking down his parents, Naewna newspaper said. At 6.39 a.m. Mr. Suchart Khunjeng, a Pattaya City councillor, was notified that a baby had
Read morePheu Thai MP still on the loose over Tak Bai manslaughter case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI MP PISAL Watanawongkhiri was believed to have gone abroad to escape arrest for his alleged involvement in 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter, police said today (Oct. 5). The police today raided Pisal’s house in Pakkret area on the northwestern outskirts of the capital but the Pheu Thai MP who
Read morePing river reaches record high triggering flood chaos in Chiang Mai
THE Ping river flowing through Chiang Mai reached a record high of 5.28 metres at P1 gauge point, Nawarat Bridge, at 8 a.m. this morning (Oct. 5) triggering flood chaos with the whole northern city heavily inundated, TV Channel 7 said. This surge of the river is higher than the maximum 4.90 metres measured
Read moreNearly 6 million Isaan villagers entitled to 10,000-baht cash handout
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY SIX MILLION ISAAN villagers have constituted the largest number of “fragile” people entitled to the Pheu Thai-led government’s 10,000-baht cash handout each. According to Fiscal Policy Office chief Pornchai Thiravet, a total of 14.55 million “fragile” people in all regions of the country have been entitled to the 10,000-baht
Read moreThousands of animals trapped at badly-flooded park
MORE than 5,000 large animals are trapped in the heavily-flooded Elephant Nature Park at Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district since 4 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 3) with torrential rain and fast-flowing floodwaters preventing officials from entering the area, Amarin Tv said this afternoon. Ms. Saengduean “Lek” Chailert, founder of Save Elephant Foundation and Elephant Nature
Read moreAnutin blessed to become PM at Newin’s birthday merit-making ceremony
AT a merit-making ceremony marking de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob’s 66th birthday today (Oct. 4) party leader and Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was blessed to become prime minister, TV5HD said. The ceremony held at Buriram United Football Club’s Buriram Castle, with Newin being the club’s chairman, drew many politicians, society’s luminaries,
Read moreHouse gives green light to arrest Pisal in Tak Bai massacre case
THE House of Representative today (Oct. 3) gave the go-head to Narathiwat Provincial Court to immediately arrest Gen. Pisal Wattanawongkiri, Pheu Thai’s party-list MP, for not attending a hearing of a lawsuit on the dispersal of a protest at Tak Bai district that led to 85 people dying on Oct. 25, 2004 when he
Read moreChinese loan shark gang busted in Pattaya
PATTAYA police raided three luxury houses and rounded up approximately 20 Chinese loan sharks lending money to people in their homeland and also operating online gambling websites, TV Channel 7 said late afternoon today (Oct. 3). Pol. Lt. Gen. Chatchai Surachetphong, deputy commander of Provincial Police Region 2, and Pol. Col. Nawin Thirawit, superintendent
Read moreGas leak at inferno bus confirmed : Education panel
THE Office of Basic Education said today (Oct. 3) it has been confirmed gas leaked at the front of the bus that caught fire killing 23 schoolchildren and teachers while travelling on a field trip last Monday, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiwpaen, the head of the commission, however said it has
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