THAILAND is taking aim at call centre scammers ensconced along the border in Myanmar by cutting off electricity, Internet and fuel delivery to five areas from 9 a.m. tomorrow morning (Feb. 5), TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this evening. Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai called an urgent meeting of the National
Month: February 2025
China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – China countered US President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select US imports today (Feb. 4), as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. US tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico were also set to go
Read moreNearly 4 million tourists flocked to Thailand in January
THAILAND attracted 3,967,469 foreign tourists during Jan. 1-Feb. 2, 2025 generating approximately 195.090 billion baht in tourist spending, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 4). Minister of Tourism and Sports Surawong Thienthong said the top five countries from where most tourists came to Thailand are China (710,687), Malaysia (482,719), Russia (274,680), South Korea (221,993
Read morePower supply to Myawaddy ordered shut: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POWER SUPPLY FROM a northwestern border district in Thailand to a scam-infested township in Myanmar was being completely shut off today (Feb.4), according to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Phumtham confirmed today he has already ordered the Provincial Electricity of Thailand via the National Security Council to completely terminate
Read more3 Thai women rescued from horrific human egg farm in Georgia
THREE Thai women who were among a 100 trapped at a human egg farm in Georgia being given hormones for extraction of their ova for sale to third countries were rescued with the help of Interpol and it is feared the Chinese Mafia gang could be after the unborn babies’ stem cells and organs
Read moreGeorge Yeo joins Malaysia PM Anwar in meeting with Thaksin
By CNA Kuala Lumpur – Is former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo part of Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s group of informal Asean advisers, alongside ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra? This is the question arising from a Facebook post by Anwar about a meeting he held on Sunday (Feb. 2). In the post, Anwar said
Read moreRe-election for Nayok Or Bor Jor to be held in four provinces
A RE-ELECTION FOR head of provincial administration, also known in Thai as Nayok Or Bor Jor, will be held in four provinces mostly due to lack of overwhelming votes for the winning candidates. Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee confirmed today (Feb.3) the election for Nayok Or Bor Jor will be held in Suphanburi, Trang,
Read moreThanathorn moving to build a better party after only winning in Lamphun
AFTER People’s Party only secured one seat in Saturday’s elections for head of provincial administration, also known in Thai as Nayok Or Bor Jor, in 47 provinces, Mr. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former leader of the Future Forward Party and assistant campaigner, said the experience he gained over the past two months will help him build
Read moreBangkok engulfed by toxic dust for 3 days now with this to continue
BANGKOK has been drowning in toxic air pollution for three days now with heavy concentration PM2.5 dust likely to continue until Feb. 9, TV Channel 7 said late this evening (Feb. 2). At 10 p.m. today the PM2.5 reading for Bangkok at AQICN.org reached a concentration of 133 microgrammes per cubic metre. The Meteorological
Read moreNigerian romance scam mule account holder arrested at airport
A THAI WOMAN returning from Malaysia was arrested as soon as her flight landed at Hat Yai Airport on charges of allowing a Nigerian romance scam gang use her bank accounts for the transfer of as much as 6.2 billion baht swindled from a victim in 2019, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 2).
Read moreNon-partisan contestants win most heads of provincial administration
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATES vying for head of provincial administration, also known in Thai as Nayok Or Bor Jor, have won most of the contested seats in yesterday’s (Feb.1) elections in 47 provinces in all regions of the country. Those non-partisan contestants were voted Nayok Or Bor Jor by constituents in most
Read moreSuspect slapped with serious charges after setting fire to hospital ward
A STRESSED-OUT MAN who set fire to a hospital ward in Ubon Ratchathani province yesterday (Jan. 31) is not mentally ill but wanted to vent his anger after being cheated in the sale of a land plot, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 said today. Staff at Det Udom Royal Crown Prince Hospital’s
Read more9 hurt as tourist bus falls off cliff in Phuket
A TOURIST BUS travelling on Phuket’s Karon-Patong road fell off a cliff today (Feb.1) injuring nine people including the driver, Naewna newspaper quote Facebook user Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, who identified himself as a news worker, as saying. The accident occurred at 12.30 p.m. when the medium-sized 32-seat bus lost control and plunged down the cliff.
Read morePeace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
By AP and published by Yahoo!News PEACE prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. The political situation remains tense with no negotiation space in sight between the military government and the major opposition groups
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