A VISITING senior US official told the Thai army that Cambodia has an advantage over Thailand in information warfare but Washington will help confirm accurate news, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 15). US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia Dr. Andrew Byers pointed this out at a meeting with Gen.
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Paetongtarn to testify in court over leaked phone chitchat with Hun Sen
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COURT-SUSPENDED prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra would likely testify before the Constitutional Court next Thursday over an impeachment lawsuit filed against her in the wake of a leaked cellphone chitchat between Cambodian leader Hun Sen and herself, according to Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary-general to the embattled prime minister. Prommin said today
Read moreHRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha being treated for severe infection
THE ROYAL Household Bureau said in its fourth announcement today (Aug. 15) that Royal doctors are treating Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati for severe infection. The medical team said medication and equipment had been given to support the functioning of HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s lungs and kidneys when an occasional infection was detected
Read moreStressed out soldier who shot two villagers and fled found dead in forest
THE BODY of a stressed out soldier who shot and injured two villagers in Surin after leaving his post without permission last night has been found in a nearby forest and it is believed he committed suicide, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (Aug. 15). Private Ratthaphum Thepsiri, 25, who was assigned to
Read moreThaksin anticipates Paetongtarn’s survival over impeachment bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GIVEN A LAST-DITCH lobbyism and abundant resources at his disposal, de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra is certainly anticipating his daughter/court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to barely survive an impeachment lawsuit which could otherwise result in an ouster of the elected head of government by court later this month,
Read moreLots of Khmer workers sneaking back to Thailand as govt eases rules
UPON returning to their homeland and being unable to get jobs a lot of Cambodian migrant workers are now sneaking back to Thailand via natural channels while the government relaxed rules allowing those still in Thailand but whose papers have expired to stay on for another six months, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 14).
Read moreFormer deputy PM launches drive to buy Cambodian landmines at 10,000 baht each
WITH five Thai soldiers having lost a leg each after stepping on landmines along the Thai-Cambodian border from July 16 till today Aug. 14 former deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has now launched a campaign to buy them from Khmer troops at 10,000 baht each, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. In his
Read moreYoung Owls dump Bolton Wanderers out of Carabao Cup
By BBC TROUBLED Championship side Sheffield Wednesday beat 10-man Bolton of League One on penalties to reach the second round of the Carabao Cup, where they will host Premier League Leeds United. Owls goalkeeper Pierce Charles saved kicks from Aaron Morley and Max Conway in the shootout to leave veteran Liam Palmer to win
Read morePaetongtarn might resign before verdict on August 29: Somchai
WITH THE Constitutional Court having today (Aug. 13) announced that the verdict on an impeachment case against suspended Prime Minister/Culture Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a leaked telephone conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen about the border conflict is to be delivered on August 29, experts are now predicting that she will resign before then,
Read moreCambodia-based scammers’ income equals cost of nearly 300 F-16 jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLINE SCAMS based in Cambodia, operated by criminals hiding out in the Southeast Asian country and preying on victims worldwide were believed to account for an estimated 19 billion dollars in illicit income per year, former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy remarked today (Aug.13). According to Rainsy’s latest post on
Read moreThai central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps, as expected
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S central bank lowered its key interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday (Aug. 13), its fourth cut in 10 months as it looks to support a sluggish economy grappling with negative inflation and the impact of US tariffs. The Bank of Thailand’s monetary policy committee unanimously
Read moreFearful residents flee border district
FEARING another round of clashes could break out along the Thai-Cambodian border at any moment residents of a Sisaket district packed up and left their homes despite no evacuation order being issued, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Aug. 13). Reporters observed that there is a significant increase in vehicles leaving Kantharalak district and moving
Read moreHuge waves capsize fishing boat off Phuket
A HELICOPTER and HTMS Hua Hin were sent to rescue nine fishermen after their boat capsized then sank upon being hit by huge waves near Koh Racha Yai which is just off Phuket’s southernmost tip, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 12). At around 2.50 p.m. Thai Marine Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 was
Read moreThaksin-donated, Chinese-made drones might put Thai army units at risk
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TEN CHINESE-MADE drones recently bought by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra for the Thai army could potentially be detected and tracked by ground-based drone locators and jeopardise positions of the drone operators. The DJI drones donated by the court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father to Thailand’s Second Army Area
Read moreIndian man in furious row with Pattaya prostitute
A CHAOTIC scene in Pattaya City late last night (Aug. 11) attracted a lot of onlookers with an Indian man being chased down the road by a Thai prostitute leading to a police team rushing there to sort out the problem, TV Channel 7 said today. Upon arriving at the entrance of Soi 13/4,
Read moreAnother ranger loses leg after stepping on landmine
YET ANOTHER Thai ranger lost his left leg upon stepping on a landmine while patrolling near Chub Ta Mok base on the western side of the ancient Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple this morning (Aug. 12), Amarin TV said. The ranger, identified as Sgt. Maj. Theeraphon Phiakhanthi, who was within the Thai side of
Read moreSenator charged with robbing a corpse faces ethics probe
A SENATOR charged with robbing the corpse of a car accident victim in 2021 and using his senatorial status to delay legal proceedings in court will likely be investigated for violating code of ethics by the upper chamber, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 11). Bang Pakong police station in Chachoengsao province had filed
Read moreThais in France provoked by Cambodians
A WOMAN residing in France posted a message on her Facebook page that Thais are now being provoked and harassed by Cambodians and they should report to police if threatened, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 11). The woman, who goes by the nickname Prai Phansang, said these Cambodians are not under the control of
Read moreLabour shortage at longan plants, orchards as over 300,000 Cambodians have left
WITH OVER 300,000 Cambodian migrant workers having returned to their homeland due to the five-day clashes along the border that ended on July 28 longan farmers plus owners of plants processing this fruit are facing a labour shortage and while Myanmar workers have been brought in work in their stead at these plants, it
Read more‘Sell up, you plonker’ – how Sheff Wed fans united against owner
By Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter at King Power Stadium AS SHEFFIELD Wednesday fans sang outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium, a plane circled overhead. Behind it was a banner with the message “Dejpon Chansiri Out”. Inside, another banner had already been laid across empty seats, urging the owner to sell. Wednesday
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