By Thai Newsroom Reporters HUNDREDS OF FORMER SENATORIAL contestants may become witnesses to electoral rigging scandals over last year’s nationwide races with their anticipated confession of playing their part in such bloc-voting, vote-buying and money-laundering shenanigans, according to government officials. Out of some 1,200 former senatorial contenders and others whom the Department of Special
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Prison guard chief transferred over Joe Ferrari’s death
THE chief guard of the Klong Prem Central Prison zone where Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, was found hanged with a towel on Friday night has been transferred to the general administration department, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (March 10). Mr. Phedchet Hringrot, director of Central Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts,
Read moreUnrest in Far-South continues as insurgents kill officer
THE UNREST in the three Far-South provinces continued today (March 10) with a Volunteer Defence Force officer being shot dead by insurgents in Yala, Naewna newspaper quoted YalaToday as saying. The attack took place at 2 a.m.in village number 3, Sa-e subdistrict, Krong Pinang district, with an unknown number of insurgents using unidentified weapons
Read moreDefence Ministry mounts strict control of Far-South after attacks kill 5
By Amarin TV and AFP – published by CNA THE DEFENCE Ministry offered condolences to the families of five people who were killed with 13 others wounded in two attacks in the troubled Far-South and ordered strict control of the area to prevent repeat shootings and bombings. Maj. Gen.Thanathip Sawangsaeng, spokesman for the Ministry
Read more13kg compressed cannabis seized at Krabi airport bathroom
POLICE seized approximately 13kg of compressed cannabis (brick weed) packed in a suitcase which was left at Krabi International Airport bathroom and are now urgently going through surveillance camera clips to track down the owner, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (March 9). A police team from Nuea Khlong station inspected the compressed cannabis which
Read moreHungarian man charged with stealing 1.5m baht
A HUNGARIAN man was arrested in Chonburi today (March 8) on a charge of stealing 1.5 million baht from a vehicle parked at a shopping mall in Nonthaburi last Monday (March 3), Amarin TV said. Region 1 Provincial Police, together with an investigation team from Nonthaburi, tracked down and arrested Mr. Altal, 57, at
Read moreMinister to probe Joe Ferrari being found hanged in prison
JUSTICE Minister Thavi Sodsong said an investigation of the death of Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, who had been jailed for life for intentionally torturing a drug suspect to death with two plastic bags and was found hanged at Klong Prem Central Prison would be undertaken, Thai Rath newspaper said today
Read moreWoman dies after motorbike hits dangling cable
A WOMAN riding home on a motorcycle in Far-South Pattani City died after hitting a dangling cable which led to her motorbike spinning and flipping over sending her flying and hitting the ground causing severe injury, TV Channel 3 Plus News said last night (March 7). Pol. Col. Jeffrey Sailamanakul, superintendent of Pattani City
Read morePolice panel votes to dismiss “Big Joke”
THE POLICE disciplinary committee unanimously voted to dismiss and not lay off former deputy national police chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakphan, nicknamed Big Joke, who faced charges of being linked to online gambling websites, Amarin TV said this evening (March 7). The meeting’s resolution will now be forwarded to National Police Chief Pol. Gen.
Read morePublic urged to not share anti-Cambodia video clips
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai urged the public to not share distorted video clips as it could escalate into war with Cambodia while pointing out that current military exercise is cyclical, Amarin TV said late afternoon today ( March 7). Army Chief Gen. Pana Klaewplodthuk has confirmed there is no movement, just preparations
Read moreMonthly pay for senators’ ‘advisers’ funneled to political party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT was seen as an alleged pilferage of the taxpayer’s money, some 10 million baht in monthly pay for persons formally hired as “advisers” to senators has been allegedly siphoned off monthly via “mule accounts” to a certain political party. An army of 138 senators, currently suspected to have
Read moreAsian countries in the crosshairs of Trump tariffs
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance and Naewna newspaper AS US President Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada kick off, sparking another trade war, countries in Asia’s complex and integrated global supply chain are in the crosshairs. The following graphics illustrate Asia’s exposure to US tariffs on China and the
Read moreThailand and Trip.com to jointly launch package to boost tourism
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held talks with executives of Trip.com while attending a tourism trade fair in Berlin, Germany, with an agreement reached to jointly launch a package to stimulate tourism during the current Amazing Thailand Grand Tourism and Sports Year 2025, Naewna newspaper said this evening (March 6). Aside from jointly launching a
Read moreCourt refuses to let Thaksin fly to Indonesia
THE Criminal Court today (March 6) denied a request filed by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, who is facing a lese majeste lawsuit, to visit Indonesia for an Asean meeting, Naewna newspaper said. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had invited Thaksin to attend the Asean meeting in his country tomorrow, Friday March 7.
Read moreThai business group urges action from government amid ‘panic’ over US trade policy
By Reuters and published by CNA THE Thai Chamber of Commerce on Thursday (March 6) urged action from the government over US trade policy uncertainty and proposed it creates a “war room” to head off any threat of tariffs by the Trump administration. The chamber said its panic over US trade policy was justified
Read moreSenatorial rigging scandals now special case for DSI
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LAST YEAR’S senatorial rigging allegations were today (March 6) collectively handled as a special case for the Department of Special Investigation to find and bring to justice any guilty perpetrators. The Special Lawsuit Committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and consisting of 22 high-ranking government officials, today
Read moreMany injured in Far South pipe bomb blast
MANY people got injured at Yala city in the Far South this evening (March 5) after two motorcycle-riding insurgents flung two pipe bombs near a level crossing with one of the exploding, Naewna newspaper said. At 7:30 p.m., the Yala City Police Radio Centre was alerted of a sound like an explosion on Siros
Read moreRaid on poker den nets 51 Thai, foreign gamblers
A RAID on a poker den at a warehouse in Bangkok’s Bangkapi district led to the arrest of 51 Thai and foreign poker players and the operator plus chips worth over 51 million baht, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 5). Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, head of the Metropolitan Police, and his team
Read moreFire that gutted 3- nation friendship pavilion being investigated
THE Thai army is investigating whether the fire which gutted Trimuk Pavilion, built by Thai, Lao and Cambodian soldiers at the Emerald Triangle bordering the three countries over 30 years ago, was a natural disaster or arson, Naewna newspaper said today (March 5). Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsaeng, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said this
Read moreInternational volleyball tournament being held on Koh Samui soon
ATHLETES from 25 countries will be joining the 7th annual TAT Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament on Koh Samui during March 21-23 with there being free entry for spectators to this thrilling sporting event. The now fully registered tournament will see 88 teams with 130 athletes from 25 countries represented from Europe, North America,
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