A FIRE that broke out at a tissue paper factory within Hemaraj Industrial Estate in Saraburi province at 11.45 a.m. this morning (June 30) left one person dead, 26 injured and nine missing, Thai Rath newspaper and Amarin TV said this evening. While the fire at this three-storey factory building has been contained to
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Paetongtarn vows to ‘export’ Thailand’s soft power to the world
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (June 30) pledged to manage to “export” Thailand’s soft power worldwide with herself taking the culture portfolio in a new cabinet lineup whilst being likely suspended by court from running the country as head of government. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin
Read moreThai economy slows in May on weaker tourism, production, central bank says
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S economy in May softened from the previous month following a slowdown in the tourism sector and a decline in manufacturing production, which offset the surge in exports, the central bank said on Monday (June 30). The tourism sector in May saw a decline in both revenue and
Read moreMany people trapped in big factory fire
A BIG FIRE is spreading through a tissue paper factory at Hemaraj Industrial Estate in Nong Kae district, Saraburi province, today (June 30) with several people trapped in the buildings, Amarin TV said. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire while firefighters battle the blaze amid the danger of gas tanks exploding at
Read moreMilitary leaders unlikely to stage a coup: Phumtham
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said this morning (June 30) that a coup d’etat is not on the minds of military commanders after some leaders of the national unity rally at Victory Monument on Saturday talked about a coup and encouraged it, Naewna newspaper said. The four armed forces commanders confirmed that they
Read moreHun Sen hit with AI voice cloning attack – denies asking for donation
CAMBODIA’S Senate President Hun Sen posted a message on Facebook today (June 29) that ill-intentioned people had used AI voice impersonation technology to create a video clip wherein he asks for 300 baht TrueMoney donation to develop the Cambodian army for a battle against Thailand with this being fake and he never said so,
Read morePeople’s Party, Pheu Thai slam rally leaders for encouraging a coup
BOTH People’s Party, the largest opposition party, and Pheu Thai Party, the core of the current coalition, criticised some leaders of yesterday’s (June 28) national unity rally at Victory Monument for talking about a coup d’etat and encouraging it, Amarin TV said today. People’s Party posted a message on Facebook condemning leaders of “United
Read more8 migrant workers set free after being cleared of involvement in rally
EIGHT workers from a neighbouring country who were detained near Victory Monument where a big national unity rally took place today (June 28) have been released after being found to have entered Thailand legally and were not involved in the demonstration, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy chief
Read moreDemand for Paetongtarn to step down at the national unity rally
THE national unity rally at Victory Monument grew larger this evening (June 28) as more people flocked in and those there staying put despite the heavy rain with the organisers after 6 p.m. issuing a statement calling for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resign, Amarin TV said. The atmosphere was lively with the leaders
Read moreAnother suspect held in planting of bomb-like devices in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi
SECURITY officers arrested another suspect in the planting of bomb-like devices in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi provinces late last night soon after he boarded a van in Phuket to travel to Far South Yala province, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 28). The suspect, Mr. Rusman (surname withheld), was closely monitored by
Read moreNational unity rally kicks off at Victory Monument
THE Thai Sovereignty Defence Group’s national unity rally started at Victory Monument late this morning (June 28) with the first speaker being “Mor Khiew Chai Petch Kla Chon” while the organisers underscored that this is not a colour-coded demonstration, Amarin TV said. Key leaders of this rally include Mr. Jatuporn Prompan, former core leader
Read moreFrance to help Thailand stamp out call centre gangs
IN a phone call with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 27) French President Emmanuel Macron lent support to Thailand’s crackdown on call centre gangs and agreed to consider coordinating with Cambodia on the tension along the Thai-Cambodian border, Amarin TV said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtra, the Prime Minister’s spokesman, said the two leaders
Read moreRed Shirts show up at Pheu Thai head office to encourage PM
HUNDREDS of Red Shirt activists went to Pheu Thai Party’s head office today (June 27) to encourage Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amid the current political storm over her recent leaked phone call to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and urged her to neither dissolve the House of Representatives and call an election nor resign, Amarin
Read morePaetongtarn fears court suspension as PM, plans to take culture portfolio
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra plans to assume the culture portfolio in concurrent fashion in the wake of the probability that she would be suspended by court from performing as head of government from next week, a partisan source said today (June 27). In case that Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto
Read moreRussian journalist kidnapped by countrymen, paid big ransom
A RUSSIAN journalist told Pattaya police that a gang of his countrymen kidnapped him from a hotel at this seaside city and only freed him after he and his wife paid 2.5-million-baht ransom, Amarin TV said this morning (June 27). At 9 a.m. yesterday a Russian man, later identified only as Mr. David, 28,
Read moreAnother bomb found next to the fence of Phang Nga Governor’s residence
AFTER a few explosives and bomb-like devices were found in Phang Nga, Krabi and Phuket this week, another bomb was found next to the fence of Phang Nga Governor’s residence this evening (June 26), Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Phairat Petsuwan, governor of the coastal province next to Phuket, has stepped up security mobilising officers
Read moreSuspicious bomb-like devices found in Phuket and Krabi
A FEW suspicious bomb-like objects were found at Phuket and Krabi today (June 26) after two suspects who were arrested in Phang Nga on Tuesday (June 24) with a bomb stashed in their sedan confessed to have planted four bombs in Phuket, Naewna newspaper and MNG Online said. At 10 a.m. Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read moreIndian magazine names Thailand top global spa & wellness destination
THAILAND has recently been recognised as the Top Global Spa & Wellness Destination at the Hospitality Horizon Spa & Wellness Summit & Awards 2025, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The event was held in Mumbai by Hospitality Horizon, India’s magazine for travel, food, hospitality, and lifestyles, TV Channel 7 said. The selection
Read moreAcademics appeal to King against ‘treacherous’ Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 100 SCHOLARS plan to submit a joint appeal to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn tomorrow (June 27) asking for the monarch’s rare remark on a significant phenomenon in which Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has evidently perpetrated what they call an
Read more1,200 policemen oversee Saturday’s demonstration
A TOTAL of 1,200 policemen will be deployed to control the demonstration at the Victory Monument on Saturday (June 28) with protesters urged to stay within the framework of the law and avoid affecting use of public space, Naewna newspaper said this evening (June 25). Pol. Lt. Gen. Archayon Kraithong, a police spokesperson, said
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