TWO Thai gunrunners were arrested at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai city while driving a pickup truck loaded with war weapons for delivery to Karen National Union (KNU) in Myanmar, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Apr. 22). Police at the checkpoint on Klong Chonpratan road, Suthep subdistrict, spotted a suspicious pickup truck with
Day: April 22, 2025
Two issues led to Thai-US talks being postponed: Pichai
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said today (Apr. 22) US is concerned about two key issues which will be brought up when the postposed Thai-US tariff negotiations take place, Naewna newspaper said. The first is that while US wants more Thai exports to flow in, it is concerned about other countries manipulating the
Read moreYingluck tells Thaksin to kick out Bhumjaithai from Pheu Thai-led govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a rare phenomenon in power play, fugitive, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has personally told her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra to kick out the Bhumjaithai from the Pheu Thai-led coalition government in the face of unresolved, inter-party conflict. During a recent, closed-door
Read moreVatican: Pope Francis died of stroke, cardiac ‘collapse’
By AFP and published by CNA Vatican City – Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican said on Monday (Apr 21), amid widespread mourning for the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church. The Argentine died on Monday morning at the Santa Marta residence where
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