By AFP and published by CNA Kyiv – Russia warned on Tuesday (Nov. 19) that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat after a thousand days of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike
Month: November 2024
Sedan seized over driving offence on expressway
A DRIVER who was filmed overtaking other vehicles from both left and right sides on the expressway had his sedan seized with his one-month jail sentence suspended for a year-long probation, his driver’s licence suspended for six months and also slapped with 5,000 baht fine, Amarin TV said this evening (Nov. 19). The Dusit
Read moreThaksin brags about Yingluck’s planned homecoming ahead of Songkran
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has reconfirmed that his sister/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would return home from self-exile abroad by next April. During a recent interview with Nikkei Asia in Thailand, the de facto Pheu Thai boss said the fugitive former prime minister who has been earlier
Read moreColumnist slams Paetongtarn’s fashion faux pas at global meeting
A FORMER columnist of “Dichan” and “Ploy Kaem Petch” magazines who now resides in US criticised Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s dress sense during her trip to Peru to join the 31st Apec Economic Leaders’ Meeting and related meetings last week, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 19). In a Facebook post Mr. Kiccha Buranond blasted the
Read moreDozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli
By AP and published by Yahoo!News New York – An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were hospitalised in 18 states after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms,
Read moreBig lot of drugs found stuffed in Buddha images
BORDER Patrol Police together with other security agencies seized three Buddha images abandoned by a roadside in Nakhon Phanom today (Nov. 18) and within them were stuffed 12kg of heroin and 117kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Rewat Champa, commander of the 237th Border Patrol Police company, was
Read moreThaksin bargains for Paetongtarn to be spared suspension as PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has recently held hush-hush talks with unidentified, highly-placed figures in a last-ditch effort to bargain for his daughter-turned-Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to stay in power, a partisan source said today (Nov. 18). Given an encompassing lawsuit earlier filed against Thaksin and his largest
Read moreFriend confesses to killing prosecutor’s mother-in-law
A FRIEND of a woman found brutally murdered with her ring fingers cut off and dumped at a plantation in Rayong on Friday night has finally confessed to killing her after being shown a strand of hair found in the victim’s hand, Naewna and TV Channel 7 said this morning (Nov. 18). Pol. Maj.
Read moreSamut Prakan badly flooded as seawater rises
RISING seawater flooded many areas of Samut Prakan today (Nov. 17) with several roads turned into canals and the flooding likely to worsen tomorrow, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Seawater started flowing in at 8 a.m. this morning with a two-lane road from Phra Samut Chedi junction to the entrance to Pom Prakan village
Read morePM highlights Thailand’s UHC at Apec summit
IN ADDRESSEING the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra showcased Thailand’s success in achieving universal health coverage (UHC) since 2002. The programme now provides health insurance to over 99% of the population, greatly reducing medical expenses and improving access to healthcare over the past two decades, NNT said. During a
Read moreApec closes in Peru with China’s President Xi front and centre as Trump whiplash looms
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Lima, Peru – After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of robust economic engagement, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wrapped up Saturday (Nov. 16) with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again
Read morePita declares Udon Thani capital of democracy
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat declared while supporting People’s candidate in an Udon Thai local election that this Northeastern city, which many call the capital of Red Shirts, is actually the capital of democracy, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 16). People’s candidate Khanisorn Khurirang, who is facing Pheu Thai candidate Saravut Petpanomporn
Read moreBMA collects over 500,000 krathongs, a drop from last year
AFTER a fun-filled Loy Krathong celebration last night (Nov. 15) Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) workers have been busy collecting the floats from various waterways including Chao Phraya river, canals, ponds and public parks with this year’s total reaching 514,590, a 19.57 percent drop from last year, TV Channel 7 said. Collected krathong waste, with
Read morePita accepts Thaksin’s challenge, urges PM to set up Section 112 screening committee
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who is in Udon Thani to support People’s Party candidate in a local election, said he accepts de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s challenge to repeal outdated laws instead of proposing new ones while urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to set up a committee to screen lawsuits
Read moreThaksin to join Pheu Thai workshop as ‘invited expert’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra will certainly attend a partisan workshop in Hua Hin next month, confirmed Pheu Thai Secretary-General Sorawong Thienthong today (Nov. 15). Given his being a former prime minister with business and administrative experience, the de facto Pheu Thai boss will join the partisan seminar
Read morePattaya flooded after torrential rain
AN HOUR-LONG heavy rain lashed Pattaya this evening (Nov. 14) leading to many areas of the seaside tourist city being badly flooded, Naewna newspaper said. Locals in parts of the city that get regularly flooded are now getting used to coping with the situation with floodwaters being 30 to 70 centimetres high this time.
Read moreTreatment options for paediatric leukaemia
By Anucha Kasun CHILDHOOD leukaemia, the most common type of cancer in kids and teens, affects white blood cells. Abnormal white blood cells form in the bone marrow and spread quickly through the bloodstream, crowding out healthy cells. This can lead to a higher risk of infections and other health problems. When a child
Read moreMoo Deng krathongs a big hit in Pathum Thani
THE followers of a temple in Pathum Thani province have hit the bull’s eye by making krathongs, or small floating containers, in the shape of world-famous baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng for tomorrow’s Loy Krathong festival, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Nov. 14). At Wat Thanyaphon (Wang Matcha) in Lam Luk Ka district,
Read moreThaksin may have violated local election law in Udon Thani: Ex-election commissioner
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra may have broken the law during yesterday’s (Nov. 13) partisan electoral campaign in Udon Thani, according to a former election commissioner. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn today (Nov. 14) posted on his Facebook page to remark that the billionaire power player may have violated the Local
Read moreUnions file complaints over Myanmar garment production
By AFP and published by CNA Geneva – A global union announced yesterday (Nov. 13) that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from junta-run Myanmar. The Switzerland-based IndustriALL Global Union said that it and the two banned
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