By Thai Newsroom and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News AFTER Super Typhoon Ragasa,, which is the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, weakened into a depression upon making a landfall in Vietnam it is no longer heading for Thailand due to a cold air mass from China covering the country. In
Month: September 2025
Thaksin to literally get out of jail to supervise fellow inmates clearing sewer conduits
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra has apparently found a way to literally get out of prison, albeit only for a matter of hours at a time and not as long as a stretch of half a year as had been earlier the case. The mega billionaire/power player who
Read moreRussian man arrested for running motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan
TOURIST Police arrested a Russian man for operating a motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan with his customers mainly being Israeli women, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). Acting on a tipoff a team of Tourist Police together with local and Immigration officers tracked down and apprehended Mr. Timofei Kariagin, 30, in an alley
Read morePM inspects sinkhole again, worried about heavy rain triggering more subsidence
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul inspected the huge sinkhole on Samsen road in front of Vajira Hospital and Samsen police station for the second time at 11 p.m. last night and said he is worried about heavy rain causing further subsidence, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 25). Anutin, who mentioned that when he came
Read moreSecond collapse in area around sinkhole possible
Updated at 8.20 a.m. Sep. 25, 2025 AN investigation by Bangkok Metropolitan Police using a drone fitted with thermal imaging cameras to survey the huge sinkhole on Samsen road right in front of Vajira Hospital and Samsen police station indicates that a second collapse is possible, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 24). Pol.
Read moreBangkok film festival starts on Saturday
MOVIE buffs will be delighted to hear that of after a 16-year hiatus the Bangkok International Film Festival 2025 (BKKIFF 2025) is kicking off on Saturday Sep. 27 and run till Oct. 15 as “Asia’s platform for contemporary film and culture” with over 200 movies from 40 countries being screened, Naewna newspaper said. Mr.
Read moreKlatham competes against Bhumjaithai for future southern MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM UNDER de facto party boss Thammanat Prompao is quietly competing against the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, to attract many MPs currently attached to other parties and representing southern constituencies to the extent that they skip over to the
Read moreRoad collapsed above subway station construction site: Chadchart
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the huge sinkhole that appeared in front of Vajira Hospital in Dusit district early this morning (Sep. 24) is just above where the Purple Line’s new underground station is being built with soil and water from a large pipe that burst still gushing in, Amarin TV said; This subway
Read moreEvacuation ordered as huge sinkhole appears in front of hospital
A ROAD in front of Vajira Hospital caved in at approximately 6.30 a.m. this morning (Sep. 24) and as the huge sinkhole is expanding evacuation of patients and nearby residents has been ordered, Naewna newspaper said. Fortunately there were no casualties as this stretch of the road collapsed causing two power poles and a
Read moreCambodia says shots were fired unintentionally
AFTER Thai forces along the border reported that four Cambodian troops had fired three rifle shots into Thai territory in Sisaket province this afternoon (Sep. 23) the Cambodian Defence Ministry this evening said in a statement that two shots were fired unintentionally but not into Thai zone, according to Amarin TV. The 2nd Army
Read moreEconomic policy consistency ‘will reduce risk of recession’
ALTHOUGH Thai gross domestic product (GDP) may dip in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter the new government’s economic policy continuity will help mitigate the risk of recession with growth expected to recover slightly in the final quarter, according to a projection by Krungsri Research which PPTVHD 36 published
Read moreThaksin could possibly be imprisoned beyond one-year term
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra could possibly be imprisoned for longer than a year, given an additional lawsuit which might probably be filed against him pertaining to an alleged conspiracy over his thinly-veiled fakeout at Police Hospital over the last couple of years, according to a former senior
Read moreNewborn baby found abandoned in a paper bag
POLICE and rescue workers rushed to an alley in Pattani City this morning (Sep. 23) after being alerted that a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a paper bag in front of a house, TV Channel 7 said. Upon arrival they found that the baby with the umbilical cord still attached was wrapped
Read moreHong Kong prepares for ‘serious threat’ from Super Typhoon Ragasa
By AFP – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa today (Sep. 23), with officials warning of a “serious threat” comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city’s recent history. Ragasa was generating winds with maximum sustained
Read moreCambodia has lost territory in the east: Sam Rainsy
CAMBODIA has lost territory in the east as senior leader Hun Sen, who is puppet of some foreign countries, has seized it for himself, Amarin TV quoted former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy as saying today (Aug.22). According to Rainsy’s latest videocast on the border situation, Hun Sen is not afraid of losing territory
Read moreOAG urged to go ahead with lese majeste case against Thaksin in Appellate Court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL was today (Sep.22) pressed to put forward the lese majeste lawsuit earlier filed against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra in the Appellate Court after it had been lifted by the Criminal Court last month. Members of the People’s Network for Reform in Thailand
Read moreDengue fever cases soar over 43,000 during current rainy season
NATIONWIDE cases of dengue fever from the beginning of the year to Sep. 11 have climbed over 43,000 with 36 patients having died and it is children and adolescents who are at most risk of getting infected, Amarin TV said today (Sep. 22). Dr. Thaweechai Visanuyothin, director of the Disease Control Office 9 in
Read moreIllegal silicone implants, medicines seized in raid
A LARGE amount of unregistered silicone implants for nose and chin augmentation plus unlisted prescription drugs were seized in a raid on a distribution centre in Bangkok, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Sep. 22). Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) together with representatives from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Food and Drug
Read moreSuper Typhoon Ragasa to unleash torrential rain in Thailand
By AFP – published by CNA and Amarin TV AS Super Typhoon Ragasa approached the Philippines and Taiwan today (Sep. 21) the Thai Meteorological Department warned that the monsoon hanging over Thailand will intensify when it reaches South China Sea. However it is expected to weaken after making a landfall in northern Vietnam on
Read morePM gives military full authority on reopening checkpoints, building fence
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Sep. 21) that he has reached an understanding with the military that once he assumes leadership they will have full decision-making power on reopening checkpoints on the Thai-Cambodian border and building a fence there, Amarin TV said. The new administration will support and respect the military’s decision while
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