EIGHT people, including three children, died after a trailer-truck slammed into their SUV that was parked at a temporary rest stop on the Motorway late last night (Apr. 24) with another trailer-truck parked there also damaged, Naewna newspaper said this morning. At 10.35 p.m. On Nut Highway Police were alerted of this accident involving
Month: April 2025
New cabinet lineup tipped to take place early next month
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED CABINET under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is speculated to be reshuffled for the first time early next month with key ministerial seats to be swapped between the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai, according to partisan sources. Paetongtarn’s father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra who allegedly pulls the
Read morePolice crack down on illegal cryptocurrency exchange network
THE Central Investigation Bureau police kicked off “Operation Crypto Phantom” by raiding eight shops in Phuket, Chonburi and Bangkok that were secretly providing digital asset exchange services without going through the authorised exchange centre in order to dodge taxes with this leading to cash flowing to various illegal businesses, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr.
Read more70-80% conscripts found to be addicted to drugs
JUSTICE Minister Tawee Sodsong revealed that each year as many as 70 to 80% of new conscripts doing mandatory army service are addicted to drugs and urgent discussions are needed to solve this problem and introduce rehabilitation measures, TV Channel 7 said. Under the 1954 Military Service Act, every April men aged 21 or older
Read moreDhara Dhevi Hotel’s gutted spa building uninsured
THE FIRE that gutted the spa building of Chiang Mai’s iconic five-star Dhara Dhevi Hotel was extinguished several hours after it broke out at 2 a.m. on Wednesday but this structure is uninsured, Amarin TV said last night (Apr. 23). It was only at 4 p.m. yesterday that the blaze was finally extinguished at this
Read morePhutham denies Uyghurs issue led to him skipping trip to US
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai denied he is not part of the team still to visit US for the postponed tariff talks due to Thailand having deported 40 Uyghurs back to China stating that he has not received a letter banning his entry, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 23). Asked about Foreign Minister
Read moreThaksin opts to not kick out Bhumjaithai from govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra would likely not risk losing his grip on power play and finally choose to keep the Bhumjaithai in government rather than get rid of such thorn in the side for good, partisan sources said today (April 23). The billionaire power player/father of Prime
Read moreFire at five-star hotel in Chiang Mai
ONE of the buildings at Chiang Mai’s famous five-star hotel Dhara Dhevi caught fire overnight and while this has been controlled to a limited area by 4 a.m. there are still flames in the inner area, Naewna newspaper said. There were no reports of any casualties and firefighters worked hard at preventing the blaze
Read more2 gunrunners held for smuggling war weapons to Karens
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
Read moreTwo 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
Read moreThai-US tariff negotiations postponed
THE expected Thai-US trade negotiations focusing on the 36% tariff US President Donald Trump has imposed on Thailand which was set to take place on Wednesday Apr. 23, 2025 has now been postponed, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Apr. 21). Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the Thai delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister
Read more3 Thais charged with being nominees of Chinese contractor surrender
THE Three Thai men wanted on charges of acting as nominees in Chinese Railway Number 10 Engineering Group Company (CREC), which partnered Italian-Thai Development Plc in a joint venture to build the State Audit Building that collapsed during the massive March 28 earthquake, have surrendered and are being questioned, Amarin TV, Naewna newspaper and
Read moreArrest warrant out for Swiss man charged with ‘kicking’ doctor
AN ARREST warrant has been issued for a Swiss man accused by a Thai woman doctor of having kicked her as she sat on the stairs leading from his villa to Phuket’s Cape Yamu beach in February last year, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 21). Mr. Nipit Intarasombat said although the Court of
Read moreChina warns countries against striking trade deals with US
By AFP and Reuters – published by Dw.com CHINA on Monday (Apr. 21) threatened countermeasures against countries that “appease” the United States by striking trade deals with Washington at Beijing’s expense. The warning follows a Bloomberg report that the US plans to pressure nations to curb trade with China if they want to avoid
Read moreLeicester City relegated from Premier League again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEICESTER CITY have been literally relegated from the Premier League with last night’s home game gone kaput, completely shattering their flimsy hope of survival in the top tier of the English football system, and with the remaining matches of the ending 2024/2025 season being utterly meaningless to the Thai-owned Foxes.
Read moreDirector of Chinese joint venture partner in collapsed building denies all charges
THE DIRECTOR and owner of 49% stake in Chinese Railway Number 10 Engineering Group Company (CREC), which partnered Italian-Thai Development Plc in a joint venture to build the State Audit Building that collapsed during the massive March 28 earthquake has denied all charges on using Thai nominees to hold remaining shares in the company
Read moreVillagers set fire to forest to later collect mushrooms
FIREFIGHTERS have been battling to put out a blaze spreading through a forest at Phabong dam area of Mae Hong Son province which local villagers had started in order to later collect mushrooms that would grow there, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 20). At 9 a.m. yesterday Mr. Chittiphan Phayam, head of the Forest
Read moreBoss of Chinese company in joint venture that built collapsed building arrested
THE director and owner of 49% stake in Chinese Railway Number 10 Engineering Group Company (CREC), which in turn holds 49% stake in a joint venture with Italian-Thai Development Plc to build the State Audit Building that collapsed during the massive March 28 earthquake was arrested at a Bangkok hotel this evening (Apr. 19),
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