BOTH de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Move Forward Party, which was dissolved then reborn as People’s Party, are heading for Udon Thani to give support to their respective camp’s candidates running for chairman of the Provincial Administration Organisation with the local election taking place on Sunday
Month: November 2024
Thai-Khmer MoU on joint undersea resources scheme deemed ‘unconstitutional’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-CAMBODIAN Memorandum of Understanding made in 2001 in regard to a joint undersea natural resources development scheme may be deemed “unconstitutional” and finally declared null and void by Thailand, said Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paiboon Nititawan today (Nov. 7). Given a sustained controversy over the legitimacy of the MoU undersigned
Read moreIndian duped into buying ‘magic herb’ by two Pakistanis in Pattaya
AN Indian tourist filed a complaint at Pattaya City police station that he had been duped into buying two bottles of a “magic herb” by two Pakistani men at 10,000 baht each with police saying that other tourists too had been similarly scammed, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 7). The 34-year-old unidentified tourist
Read moreIkea, Decathlon link up with CP group in unveiling new retail format
CHANGES are afoot in the Thai retail market with Swedish furniture giant Ikea and French sporting goods retailer Decathlon having linked up with Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) in introducing Thailand’s first “Future Convenience Store” (FCS) at Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai, with plans to later expand to other provinces, Thai Rath newspaper said
Read moreTrump to be next US president, completing political comeback four years after losing White House
By Agencies – published by CNA, and Thai Newsroom Washington – Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday (Nov. 6), an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges
Read moreUS election: Trump set for return to White House, hails ‘magnificent victory’
By Agencies and published by CNA DONALD Trump declared victory in the US presidential election today (Nov. 6), telling supporters that America had given them an “unprecedented mandate”. Speaking in Florida not long after projections gave him a win in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Trump told a jubilant crowd that he would fight
Read moreMore victims of Feng Shui fortune teller’s scam file complaints
AS MANY AS 25 victims of a famous Feng Shui fortune teller’s scam have filed complaints against him with total losses reaching over 80 million baht, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 6). Pol. Col. Anek Taosuphap, deputy commander of the Crime Suppression Division, said the first victim to file a complaint against
Read moreAP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Voters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesday’s presidential election had vastly different motivations — reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United States faces. AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide, found that the
Read more9 policemen suspended on charges of extorting cash from foreigner
NINE police officers were suspended from duty after a Vanuatu citizen complained that they had extorted over 5 million baht from him to drop charges of being linked to passport forgery which he denied, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 3 Plus News said this evening (Nov. 5). Pol. Lt. Gen. Thanayut Wutticharasathamrong, assistant national
Read morePM offers to ‘cooperate’ over dad’s stay at Police Hospital
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Nov. 5) offered to “cooperate” with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in search of information pertaining to her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s previous, contentious stay at Police Hospital. Though the prime minister-cum-Pheu Thai leader yesterday declined to comment on the controversy surrounding
Read moreSomchai: Kittiratt unsuitable for central bank board chairman
FORMER election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn warned that if former deputy prime minister Kittiratt Na Ranong, who is very capable, becomes the chairman of the Bank of Thailand board he would bend to politicians, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Nov. 5). In a Facebook post Somchai warned that at this moment the country needs a
Read moreNACC urged to ask PM for info about her father’s medical treatment
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission was suggested today (Nov 4) to directly ask Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for information pertaining to her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s medical treatment at Police Hospital. Thai Liberal leader Seripisut Temiyavej advised the NACC to officially call on the prime minister to provide
Read morePopular Malaysian singer faces drug charges in Thailand
OVER a hundred fans and relatives of a popular Malaysian singer flocked to encourage her after she was arrested together with five others at a hotel in Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat, last Friday with 6,060 methamphetamine pills in their possession,TV Channel 7 and TV Channel 3 Plus News said today (Nov. 4). As Pol. Lt.
Read moreAgency checking Black Canyon after hackers hit its Line account
THE Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is checking the hacking of Black Canyon chain restaurant’s Line account to determine the cause of the breach in order to resolve the problem and prevent it happening again, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 4). A message was posted on Black Canyon’s Facebook page reassuring
Read moreAgeing society is a ticking time bomb, invest in technology: Thanathorn
PROGRESSIVE Movement Chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit warned that the ageing society is akin to a ticking time bomb and Thailand must upgrade the workers’ skills and create its own technology to stay competitive, Thai Rath newspaper said yesterday (Nov. 2). Speaking at the Skill Force Expo 2024 at Siam Paragon on the subject “What’s next?
Read moreQueue scalper stabbed outside sukiyaki restaurant in Chonburi
A CUSTOMER who had just got his ticket to join a long line outside a popular sukiyaki restaurant in Chonburi last night (Nov. 2) got enraged at a queue scalper selling entry tickets to those wanting to jump the queue and stabbed him in the chest, Amarin TV said. At around 11 p.m. Mueang
Read moreKamala Harris and Donald Trump go toe to toe in frenzied final campaign weekend
By AFP and published by CNA Gastonia – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought it out on Saturday (Nov. 2) in the swing states on the final weekend of the tensest US election of modern times, with the Democrat urging voters to “turn the page” on the Republican’s scorched-earth brand of politics. With only
Read moreAdmirals on edge over political factor in Chinese submarine project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANXIETY AND DOUBT have prevailed among commanding admirals over the political factor in a long-delayed scheme for the navy to buy a Chinese-built S26T submarine with a Chinese-made engine, a navy source said over the weekend. Those admirals apparently feared Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, widely known as a right-hand man
Read moreForeigner crashes into Pattaya DUI checkpoint, seriously injuring policeman
A FOREIGNER riding a big bike crashed into a driving under influence (DUI) checkpoint in Pattaya in the wee hours of this morning (Nov. 2) hitting and seriously injuring a policeman but then managed to flee into a nearby thicket and while a suspect was finally captured he denies all charges, Naewna newspaper said.
Read more7 private firms keen on joining air ambulance service in 5 tourist cities
AFTER PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin gave the green light for launching emergency air ambulance service in five tourist cities, seven private companies expressed interest in joining in, Amarin TV said today (Nov. 2). Gp. Capt. Dr. Atchariya Paengma, secretary-general of the National Institute of Emergency Medicine, said the five tourist cities are Bangkok,
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