By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS may voluntarily request for a transfer from border areas currently in charge if they consider themselves incapable of combating such chronic crimes as call-centre scams or human and drug trafficking rackets, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Jan. 20). Those government personnel ranging from district chiefs
Month: January 2025
3 Bangkok schools shut as PM2.5 pollution soars
THREE schools in Bangkok were ordered closed after the concentration of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres, known as PM2.5, soared today (Jan. 20) with Nong Khaem district worst hit, TV Channel 7 said. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) said at 9 a.m. this morning PM2.5 reached 125 µg/m³ in
Read moreIsrael-Hamas ceasefire: Three Israeli hostages freed, 90 Palestinian prisoners released
By Agencies and published by CNA Gaza – Three Israeli hostages were reunited with their mothers and Palestinians returned to their bombed-out neighborhoods on Sunday (Jan. 19) with the start of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated Gaza and inflamed the Middle East. In Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israelis cheered and wept
Read moreIllegal mosquito repellant smuggled from China seized
IN A raid on a warehouse in Samut Prakan today (Jan. 19 ) Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police seized a large quantity of illegal mosquito repellant smuggled into the country from China with these brands containing hazardous substances, TV Channel 7 said. Police seized 380 boxes of the illegal mosquito repellant and arrested Mr.
Read more32 Indonesian escape from Myawaddy scam hub
AS the bosses of a scam centre at Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, across the border from Thai town Mae Sot, have come under pressure 32 Indonesians managed to flee to Thailand today (Jan. 19), TV Channel 7 said. A joint patrol of the border by Rajamanu Task Force, Mae Sot and Immigration police and local
Read moreAsean and China must start tackling thorny issues of South China Sea code, Philippines says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Langkawi, Malaysia – The regional bloc Asean and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny “milestone issues”, including its scope and if it can be legally binding, the Philippines’ top diplomat said on Saturday (Jan 18). The
Read moreHold a referendum on opening a casino: MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PUBLIC REFERENDUM may be held for the people to decide whether an entertainment complex which will definitely include a casino should be licitly open anywhere in Thailand, according to a lawmaker. Former Democrat leader/now Democrat MP Jurin Laksanavisit posted on his Facebook page today (Jan. 18) to suggest that
Read moreNavy sends choppers to help put out Chonburi forest fire
NAVY helicopters and fire trucks were sent this morning (Jan. 18) to help put out a forest fire that broke out on Khao Krathing near Bang Saray in Chonburi last night with the public reassured that it is being contained and will likely be put out today, Naewna newspaper said. Navy Commander Adm. Jirapol
Read moreSocial media storm over couple quarreling in vehicle
AFTER a hair-raising video clip showing a woman opening the door of a moving pickup truck and trying to jump out went viral on social media police moved it to intercept the vehicle and it turned out it was a foreign husband and his Thai wife quarreling with the former not point a pistol
Read moreNo Uyghurs being sent back to China anytime soon: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Jan.17) categorically dismissed news reports that Uyghur refugees in Bangkok will be returned to China shortly. He said none of the total 48 Uyghur refugees currently detained at the Immigration Detention Centre will be deported to China on the upcoming Monday as earlier
Read moreChinese model too feared trafficked to Myawaddy scam hub
AFTER the recent release of a Chinese actor who was trafficked from Thailand’s Mae Sot town to a scam centre in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, the father of a Chinese model who disappeared in December has asked Thai police to help find him as it is feared he might have suffered the same fate, PPTVHD36
Read moreMedical Council begins to probe Thaksin’s alleged fake-out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE under the Medical Council of Thailand has today (Jan.16) begun to look into allegations of a fake-out staged by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra as a former, highly-privileged convict who had stayed at a hospital in lieu of a prison for a six-month period.
Read moreLovestruck man steals vehicle to win girl’s heart
A MAN who has been secretly in love with a high-school girl stole a government vehicle to show off to her in the hopes of winning her heart but police crushed his dreams, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 16). Pol. Lt. Chawakun Sittisak, deputy chief for investigation at Chumphon City police station, was
Read moreTorrential rain forces PM to skip visiting Pattani and only go to Yala, Narathiwat
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s visit to the three southernmost provinces today (Jan. 16) had to change because torrential rain pounding Pattani made it impossible for her to go there so she is now only visiting Yala and Narathiwat, TV Channel 7 said. The Prime Minister held a meeting with some ministers and senior officials
Read moreSupreme Court urged to bring Thaksin back to jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT has been formally asked to consider bringing de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra back to jail as an unduly released convict and launch a probe into irregularities allegedly done in his favour by the Corrections Department. Former Democrat MP Charnchai Issarasenarak has today (Jan.16) filed the
Read moreIsrael, Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire deal; truce to begin Sunday
By Reuters and published by CAN Doha – Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday (Jan. 19) and include a release of hostages held there during 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the Palestinian enclave and inflamed the Middle East. The complex
Read moreRush to improve image after Chinese actor’s scam centre ordeal hits tourism
TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) is quickly working on burnishing Thailand’s image among Chinese tourists who have been shaken by Chinese actor Xingxing being lured to a scam centre in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, just across the border from Thai Mae Sot town, which reportedly led to a drop in the number of tourists and
Read moreArrest warrant out for Cambodian in murder of ex-MP in Bangkok
AN ARREST warrant has been issued for a Cambodian man on charges of hiring a former Thai Marine gunman to kill ex-Cambodian MP Mr. Lim Kimya in Bangkok’s Banglamphu area on Jan. 7, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 channel said this morning (Jan. 15). Three charges have been filed against Mr. Rattanaraksmey Ly, whose Thai
Read moreSome Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deteriorating
By AP and published by Yahoo!Sports SOME OF the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday (Jan. 14) that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics after athletes complained that they have already
Read moreThai casinos might become money-laundering venues for ‘grey’ Chinese
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SUSPECTED CHINESE criminals might probably launder their ill-gotten money at any entertainment complexes and casinos planned to open in the future in Thailand, said People’s MP Rangsiman Rome today (Jan. 14). He said ”grey” Chinese businesspersons and other suspected criminals might probably find the newly-opened entertainment and gambling venues in
Read more