THE THAI Meteorological Department said at 6.57 p.m. today (March 28) that there have been 23 aftershocks so far since the 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. Thai time, Naewna newspaper said. The details of the aftershocks to this earthquake, which was first reported to be 7.3 on the Richter
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Revenue Dept urged to dig into PM’s tax evasion scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT was today (March 28) prompted to officially determine whether Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra may have taken legal loopholes to evade tax in corporate shares transferred to her by close members of her family. People’s MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn formally petitioned Revenue Department Director-General Pinsai Suraswadi to look into
Read moreBangkok Governor declares metropolis a disaster zone
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt this afternoon (March 28) declared Bangkok a disaster zone after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale centred at Myanmar’s Mandalay city rattled the metropolis with tremors also felt across the country, Naewna newspaper said He said the earthquake at 1.20 p.m. had damaged many buildings in the
Read moreStrong quake leads to building being built in Chatuchak collapsing
A POWERFUL earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale centred at Myanmar’s Mandalay city this afternoon (March 28) was felt in Thailand with many highrise buildings swaying and one building under construction in Bangkok’s Chatuchak area collapsing, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. The Aeronautical Radio Centre of Thailand said it has temporarily suspended
Read moreStrong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Bangkok
By Amarin TV and AP – published by Yahoo!News A POWERFUL 7.4 magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar city of Mandalay rattled the whole of Thailand this afternoon (March 28) including Bangkok with highrise buildings swaying. The Earthquake Watch Division said the quake’s depth was 10 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of damage. CAPTION:
Read moreMyanmar releases 4 Thai fishermen, 3 Filipinos
MYANMAR’S State Planning and Administration Council sent a letter to the border authorities of Dawei district late last night (March 27) notifying that the sentences of four Thai fishermen and three Filipinos have been reduced and waived and they are now to be deported, Thai Rath newspaper said early this morning. The four Thai
Read moreGlobal automakers say Trump’s tariffs will be painful for them and US consumers
By AP and published by Yahoo!Finance Frankfurt, Germany – Whatever domestic economic gain comes from US President Donald Trump’s new 25% tax on imported cars – and experts are sceptical – automakers around the world are bracing for a lot of pain. In Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Canada and across Europe, the world’s largest
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