By Naewa and Reuters – published by CNA DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra blasted some coalition partners for not attending a cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Dec. 11) where a draft legislation to collect the global minimum corporate tax was approved telling them they don’t have to stay in the coalition but if
Month: December 2024
Army tackling border encroachment by Wa rebels: Rangsiman
WA REBELS have encroached on Thai territory in the high terrains of Mae Hong Son’s Pai district and set up a base there with the military working hard to resolve the problem, House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategies & Reforms Chair Rangsiman Rome said today (Dec. 13), according to Naewna newspaper.
Read morePrachin Buri councillor was ordered killed: Police
AN ORDER had been given to kill a Prachin Buri councillor who was shot dead at the house of veteran politician and Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) president Sunthorn Wilawan, 85, on Wednesday evening (Dec. 11) with his murder planned in advance and this leading to a shootout a there, Amarin TV quoted a senior
Read morePattaya police swoop on Chinese-Korean call centre gang selling fake products
A RAID on two luxury pool villas in Pattaya led to the arrest of 13 Chinese and Korean suspects on charges of running a call centre operation scamming people by selling fake products and package tours, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 13). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatchai Jindakhonsong, commander of Chonburi provincial police,
Read moreVeteran politician, aides held in murder of councillor over provincial election
THE MURDER of a Prachin Buri provincial councillor at the house of veteran politician and current Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) president Sunthorn Wilawan, 85, last evening (Dec. 11) seems to have stemmed from a fierce argument on who should run for the key post in an upcoming election as revealed in an nine-minute-long video
Read moreThai consumer confidence rises in November on stimulus measures
By Reuters and published by CNA THAI consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month in November, bolstered by government economic measures and tourism, a survey showed today (Dec. 12). The consumer index of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce increased to 56.9 in November from 56.0 the previous month, the university
Read moreSouth Korean shipbuilder keen on manufacturing frigates for Thai navy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SOUTH KOREAN SHIPBUILDER has been conspicuously interested in a challenging venture to manufacture a couple of frigates for the Thai navy amidst strong competition with European rivals. Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, has appeared to be a prospective manufacturer of battleships to meet the Thai navy’s
Read more20 Palang Pracharath renegade MPs formally ousted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH today (Dec. 11) resolved to oust a clique of 20 renegade MPs, led by former Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompao, from the opposition party. Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paibul Nititawan confirmed the party’s executive board has decided to formally expel the 20 renegade MPs, including former agriculture &
Read morePM denies plot to interfere in military affairs with anti-coup legislation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Dec. 11) categorically denied her Pheu Thai-led government might probably seek to interfere in military affairs with a planned anti-coup legislation. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, told reporters at Government House that the current coalition government would by no means
Read more15 million meth pills seized in sting operation spin-off
POLICE seized 15.6 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck in Ayutthaya yesterday (Dec. 10) and arrested a suspect with this stemming from further investigation of a sting operation in June, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Wirathep (surname withheld), or Thep Klongjik, was arrested and seized from the pickup truck he was driving were
Read morePeople’s MP backs Pheu Thai’s anti-coup legislation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S MP PARIT Wacharasindhu today (Dec. 10) endorsed a fresh move of the Pheu Thai to put forward an anti-coup legislation, given a numerical advantage of MPs supposedly in support of it. The MP of the People’s, the largest in the opposition bloc, insisted that the anti-coup legislation drafted by
Read moreBerserk gunman stabbed to death after killing two in Prachin Buri
A BERSERK gunman who killed two persons and injured three others at a Prachin Buri market and nearby grilled chicken shop this afternoon (Dec. 10) was himself stabbed to death by relatives and bystanders at the eatery, TV Channel 7 said. At 4 p.m. Prachin Buri city police station was alerted of a shooting
Read moreScammers hitting shopkeepers by showing fake QR code payment slips
MANY shopkeepers at a Rayang market cheated by scammers who buy lots of products and then show fake QR code payment slips on their mobile phones warned others to be careful, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 10). CCTV cameras inside P. Charoenphan shop at Ban Phe market in Rayong city filmed a male
Read moreEthnic armed group claims capture of key Myanmar town near border with Bangladesh
By AP and published by Yahoo!News ONE of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometre (168-mile) -long border with Bangladesh. The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group’s
Read moreSinger did not die from massage: Minister
PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin today (Dec.9) denied that a Thai singer died after a masseuse twisted her neck pointing out that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan did not show any fractures or dislocation while a doctor had diagnosed that she was suffering from spinal meningitis that led to a bloodstream infection, TV Channel
Read morePheu Thai-led govt pressed to scrap Thai-Khmer MoU in 15 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government has been ultimately pressed by a former Yellow Shirt activist to rescind a “treacherous” MoU reached in 2001 between Thailand and Cambodia on a profit-sharing, undersea resources development project in a 15-day period from today (Dec. 9). Sonthi Limthongkul today submitted a fresh petition to Prime
Read moreOusted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus
By AP and published by CNA Damascus, Syria – Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said on Sunday (Dec. 8), hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians poured
Read moreSingaporean tourist, Thai singer die after getting massage
A SINGAPOREAN tourist holidaying in Phuket died after a massage at a parlour in Phuket late last night (Dec. 7) with a Thai female singer too dying today after a masseuse at a Thai massage parlour in Udon Thani twisted her neck, Amarin TV said. At 11.05 p.m. Pol. Col. Chalermchai Hirasawat, superintendent at
Read moreYingluck won’t be returning under ‘Thaksin model’: Pita
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said today (Dec. 8) that it is unlikely fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will return home under a similar model her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra used to do so, Naewna newspaper said. Pita, who is currently adviser to Progressive Movement’s chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and
Read moreSouth Korean president avoids impeachment vote as tens of thousands join protest
By FRANCE 24 with AFP and published by Yahoo!News Seoul – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion on Saturday (Dec. 7) for imposing martial law after his party’s lawmakers boycotted the vote, despite mass protests outside parliament calling for his ouster. Yoon stunned the nation and the international community on
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