THAI police have coordinated with their counterparts in Hong Kong to help track down a Moroccan man who is suspected to have murdered his former gay partner at his clinic in Chiang Mai, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 7). Mr. Thitikan (surname withheld), or Dr. Sammy, the owner of the popular clinic at Chiang
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Four Thai fishermen’s freedom from Myanmar only a matter of time
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ANTICIPATED RELEASE of four Thai trawler crew members currently detained in Myanmar’s Kawthaung township is only a matter of time, concluded Thailand’s Defence Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsang today (Dec. 7). The army general said the freedom of the Thai fishermen awaited since the last few days is
Read moreMyanmar authorities still to release four Thai fishermen
MYANMAR authorities did not release the four Thai fishermen captured in an attack by its patrol boats on Thai trawlers today (Dec. 6) as earlier confirmed leading to the Thai team having waited in vain to receive them and then withdrawing to their base, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Images had emerged showing
Read morePheu Thai to push for anti-coup legislation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RULING PHEU THAI plans to put forward legislation to thwart the military’s possible attempts to stage coups to overthrow elected governments in the future. The Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra will sooner or later introduce legislation to prevent the military top brass from possibly staging
Read morePeople’s Party tells Pheu Thai it’s not too soon for a censure debate
PEOPLE’S Party hit back at Pheu Thai after being accused of launching a no-confidence debate too soon as this government has only been at the helm for three months by pointing out that the timing depends on when corruption occurs, Naewna newspaper said late yesterday (Dec. 5). People’s MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn said that as
Read moreFour Thai fishermen to be released today: Myanmar envoy
MYANMAR Ambassador to Thailand Chit Swe said the four Thai fishermen captured in an attack by Myanmar navy patrol boats on three Thai trawlers last Saturday would be released today (Dec. 5), Thai Rath newspaper and Amarin TV said. The envoy added that they would be released at around 5 p.m. but his country’s
Read moreRussian dad kisses drowned daughter’s photo for the last time
THE father of a Russian woman who was swept into the sea by huge waves and drowned from a viewpoint at Koh Samui last week performed funeral rites for his daughter yesterday (Dec. 4) kissing her coffin and photo for the last time, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Evgenii Beliatsrii, the
Read moreFrench lawmakers vote to oust PM in the first successful censure vote since 1962
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Paris – France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together on Wednesday (Dec. 4) in an historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962. The National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes. A
Read moreThaksin to exploit legal loopholes, use personal power to bring Yingluck home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has quietly resolved to use legal loopholes and apply his thinly veiled, personal power by which his fugitive sister/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra could probably return home without being subsequently thrown in jail, a partisan source confirmed today (Dec. 4). The billionaire power
Read moreTourist boat sinks in Chao Phraya boat collision
A TUGBOAT laden with heavy loads of sand lost control and slammed into a tourist boat at a pier adjacent to Krungthep bridge triggering a chain reaction leading to four others likewise being hit and one sinking while a woman got injured earlier today (Dec. 4), Naewna newspaper said. At 10.56 a.m. a team
Read moreSouth Korean President Yoon abandons martial law attempt
By AFP published by CNA and Reuters published by Yahoo!News Seoul – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law today (Dec. 4), reversing course after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets. Yoon’s shock bid to impose South
Read moreNo hope for global peace as ‘merchants of death’, mostly American, rake in billions
THE Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), the world’s leading think-tank tracking global military expenditure, on Dec. 2 released new data on revenues earned by the 100 largest companies dealing in weaponry and military services. What’s that got to do with Travel & Tourism? Everything. The shocking statistics and trends unveiled in the report
Read moreFour Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar are safe: PM
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn confirmed late afternoon today (Dec. 3) that the four Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar navy patrol boats which attacked Thai trawlers on Saturday are safe, TV Channel 7 said. The Foreign Ministry has submitted a letter to Myanmar government and received confirmation of their safety. Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa has negotiated
Read moreBoonsong’s release not leading to Yingluck’s return: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Dec. 3) categorically denied yesterday’s release of former Pheu Thai commerce minister-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom on parole might probably prompt a foreseeable homecoming of her fugitive aunt/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from self-exile abroad. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, dismissed speculation
Read moreSatellite images show over 300,000 rai flooded in the South
IMAGES from RADARSAT-2 satellite obtained by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) show that a total of 313,621 rai of land, mostly agricultural areas, residential communities and some transportation routes, have been flooded in the South, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Dec. 3). Altogether 49,206 housholds have been inundated while the weather
Read moreRussian woman falls to her death at downtown condo
A RUSSIAN woman plunged to her death from the 37th floor condominium unit she shared with her boyfriend located in Bangkok’s Rachathewi district this afternoon (Dec. 2), Amarin TV said.. Rescue workers quickly rushed to the scene upon being alerted of the death of the as yet unidentified Russian woman. Pol. Col. Watcharawi Thammasema,
Read moreEnvoy to be quizzed about Myanmar navy attacking Thai trawlers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER Maris Sangiampongsa has summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Thailand Chit Swe for talks scheduled for tomorrow (Dec. 3) following last Saturday’s attack of the Myanmar navy on Thai trawlers in the Andaman Sea. Maris is primarily expected to inquire with Chit Swe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’
Read moreEx-commerce minister Boonsong released on parole after 7 years in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER COMMERCE MINISTER-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom was released on parole today (Dec. 2) after he had served seven years in jail in relation to a graft-riddled rice subsidy scheme run by a previous Pheu Thai government. Boonsong who was today released from a prison hospital in Bangkok and heading for his
Read moreTrump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
By AP and published by Yahoo!News West Palm Beach, Fla. – US President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the US dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South
Read moreFlood crisis continues in Pattani with food shortage in many areas
FAR SOUTH Pattani province continued to suffer from severe flooding today (Dec. 1) with floodwater still rising and residents having to wade through it to ask for food handouts, Naewna newspaper said this evening. While Nong Chik-Pattani road is partially passable today and residents were able to come out to ask for food, in
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