By AFP and published by CNA THIRTY-NINE foreigners have fled an online scam centre in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, police told AFP on Monday (Nov. 25). Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and
Month: November 2024
Pheu Thai wins local election at its stronghold
PHEU THAI Party declared victory in the hotly-contested local election in Udon Thai today (Nov. 24) with People’s Party conceding defeat, Naewna newspaper said. Unofficial result at 9.07 p.m. of the election for Nayok Or Bor Jor or head of the Udon Thani provincial administration showed Pheu Thai candidate, Mr. Saravut Petpanomporn, number two,
Read moreRed ahead of Orange in Udon Thani local election so far
WITH ballot boxes at the fiercely-contested local election in Udon Thani having closed at 5 p.m. today (Nov. 24) and vote counting now proceeding, very early result shows that Pheu Thai Party (red colour) is slightly ahead of People’s Party (orange colour),Naewna and TV Channel 7 said. As of 7.24 p.m. in the election
Read moreDriver: Dr. Boon and ex-wife lived in the same house
THE driver of the ex-wife of Dr. Boon Vanasin, 86, who is on the run from charges of defrauding investors said at noon today (Nov. 24) when he brought food for her and their daughter who are being detained and questioned at Phaya Thai police station that the two of them lived in the
Read morePheu Thai still being probed over alleged political party law violation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE under care of the Election Commission is continuing to investigate allegations that the Pheu Thai had breached the Political Party Act despite the Constitutional Court’s latest judgment to lift rule-undermining charges against the ruling party, according to a senior official of the polling agency. Election Commission Secretary-General
Read moreRaise your brand profile with a CRM Loyalty Programme
A CRM Loyalty Programme Encourages Customer Engagement By Anucha Kasun A customer using a CRM loyalty programme. A CRM loyalty programme is an engaging and powerful tool in today’s hyper-competitive online marketplace. Although many brands recognize the benefits of these programmes as direct conduits to their loyal customers, some brands still are unaware of their
Read morePheu Thai to strike back at accuser over rule-undermining lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PLANS TO file a countersuit against a lawyer activist who has unsuccessfully accused de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and the largest ruling party of taking action to undermine rule. Chief government whip Wisut Chaiyanarun confirmed today (Nov. 23) the Pheu Thai headed by Thaksin’s daughter-turned-Prime
Read moreSearch for elderly Frenchman after tourist boat capsizes
DIVERS are searching for an 83-year-old French man after the tourist boat he was sailing in capsized at Ratchaprapa Dam or Cheow Lan Dam in Surat Thani province amid a thunderstorm and strong waves, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Nov. 23). Rescuers had earlier managed to safely pull out 11 people from the
Read moreDoctor wanted for scamming investors has fled to China
A DOCTOR wanted on charges of defrauding the public and money laundering with there currently being 247 victims and losses totaling 7.5 billion baht has fled to China with police coordinating with the Foreign Ministry to issue an Interpol red notice for him, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com said today (Nov. 23). Being chased is
Read moreSecond Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Naewna Vang Vieng, Laos – A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said today (Nov. 22), bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles,
Read morePolice hunting down ‘foreign gang’ flouting the law
POLICE quickly moved to hunt down a “foreign gang” after they posted a video online flouting the law with Immigration police too warned that those who are lax or take bribes will be punished, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 22). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet told Deputy National Police Chief Pol.
Read moreBody of foreigner wearing gold jewellery washes up on Pattaya beach
POLICEMEN and rescuers rushed to Pattaya’s Wong Amat beach early this morning (Nov. 22) after the body of a foreign man wearing gold jewellery washed ashore, TV Channel 7 said. Mrs. Praew Phinyoying, 83, said at approximately 6 a.m. a fisherman told her that he found a dead body washed up by the waves
Read moreThaksin acquitted by Constitutional Court from rule-undermining charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WITH THE HELP OF the Constitutional Court, de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Nov. 22) survived a legal battle with alleged acts earlier perpetrated to undermine rule. The Constitutional Court judges voted 7:2 to judge the billionaire power player and his largest ruling party not guilty of taking
Read moreAstonishing sign offering to buy haunted houses put up in Rayong
MOTORISTS driving along a road in Rayong were shocked to see a sign saying two persons whose names and telephone numbers were clearly stated wanted to buy haunted houses, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov.21). This mysterious sign became the talk of the town after a 48-year-old man, only identified as Uncle Kai, spotted
Read moreThe iCon Group bosses keep mum while suspicious cash transfers traced
ELEVEN bosses of The iCon Group detained at Bangkok Remand Prison refused to give any statements to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) team nor did they sign to acknowledge the investigation report, TV Channel 7 quoted sources as saying this afternoon (Nov. 21). All 18 bosses of this direct sales company, including the
Read moreColombian men nabbed for stealing all over Chiang Mai
TWO Colombian men have been arrested and charged with cycling around Chiang Mai and stealing goods with the latest house to be hit belonging to a Chinese family who lost over a million baht of their belongings, MNG Online said yesterday (Nov. 20). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatchai Phongwiwatchachai, commander of Chiang Mai provincial police,
Read moreMass petition against Thai-Khmer undersea project to be submitted to Govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH PETITION undersigned by over 100,000 people in opposition to a Thai-Cambodian MoU on a joint undersea natural resources development project will be submitted to the Pheu Thai-led government on the upcoming Friday. Thai Pakdee chair Warong Dechgitvigrom confirmed today (Nov. 20) that the mass petition to which over
Read moreWorkers evacuated, construction of Guanyin statue halted after blasts
EXPLOSIONS at a camp of workers building the world’s largest Guanyin statue in Songkhla early this morning which injured three of them and terrified the local people has led to temporary halt of the construction with all 90 workers evacuated, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 20). After the two bombs planted within the
Read moreThai members to a joint undersea resources panel to be named ASAP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER Maris Sangiampongsa confirmed today (Nov. 20) a group of persons will be named “as soon as possible” to sit on a Joint Technical Committee for a profit-sharing, undersea resources development project between Thailand and Cambodia. Maris stopped short of elaborating on the shortly-anticipated naming of members on
Read moreCourt orders death sentence for serial killer Am Cyanide
THE CRIMINAL Court on Ratchadapisek today (Nov. 20) today ordered the execution of serial killer Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, or Am, while her ex-husband was sentenced to one year and four months in jail and her lawyer was given two years in prison without probation for helping destroy evidence, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV
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