SIX districts of Ayutthaya are now badly flooded after Chao Phraya Dam’s water discharge rate rose to 2,000 cubic metres per second for the fourth consecutive day causing the water level in both Chao Phraya and Noi rivers to rise continuously, Amarin TV said. The provincial Disaster Relief Office said 88 subdistricts, 535 villages
Month: September 2025
No Thai-Khmer border checkpoints to reopen at any time soon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER checkpoints are not going to reopen for cross-border trading at any time soon despite sustained calls for it from the business sector, confirmed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sep.15). Given the fact that many areas along the shared border in four northeastern provinces and three eastern provinces of
Read moreTwo victims of frozen accounts lodge complaints
SOCIAL activists brought two victims of bank accounts being frozen for months on suspicion of being linked to money-muling to file complaints at the police headquarters today (Sep. 15), Amarin TV said. Dr. Thanakun Jit-Issara, president of the Santi Prachadham Club, and Ms. Chalida Palamat, or Ton Or, president of Be One Foundation, said
Read moreMalaysians, Singaporeans flocking to Thailand via Betong checkpoint
THE BETONG border checkpoint in Yala was bustling since 5 a.m. this morning (Sep. 15) with a large number of tour buses and private vehicles carrying Malaysian and Singaporean tourists queuing up to pass through passport control amid continuous rain, Naewna newspaper said. This big rush to holiday in Thailand is because today is
Read morePheu Thai candidate wins Chiang Rai by-election
THE PHEU THAI, whose de facto boss Thaksin Shinawatra is in jail, scored a victory in Chiang Rai Constituency 7 by-election for MP today (Sep. 14) with the People’s candidate trailing behind, Thai Rath newspaper said. Unofficial results three hours after polls closed at 5 p.m. with 270 polling stations counted, representing 94.74% of
Read moreMerchants seen insisting of cash payment as account freezing spreads
WITH the freezing of bank accounts spreading amid a crackdown on mule accounts, several fearful merchants have stopped accepting digital financial payments and insist on cash only, Naewna said this afternoon (Sep. 14). Ordinary people are beginning to withdraw cash from their accounts as they fear a sudden freezing, a Thai-named Facebook page that
Read moreRed Shirts gather in front of prison to support Thaksin
A GROUP of Red Shirt followers gathered in front of Klong Prem prison to support de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra who was ordered back to jail by the Supreme Court to serve a one-year sentence with his six-month-long fakeout at Police Hospital until his release on parole early last year not holding
Read more2 southern insurgents killed in Songkhla clash
A HEAVY clash that lingered for two days in Songkhla ended today (Sep. 13) with two insurgents being killed, one of whom is suspected of being involved in a train bombing, Naewna said this afternoon (Sep. 13). The intermittent firefight between the troops and insurgents took place at a hillside in Ban Huai Tao,
Read moreChalermchai calls it quits as Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHALERMCHAI SRI-ON today (Sep.12) resigned as Democrat leader after his party had failed to jump onto the Bhumjaithai bandwagon of the latest coalition government. The former natural resources & environment minister tendered his letter of resignation as Democrat leader with immediate effect to the political party registrar attached to the
Read moreChadchart bracing for big mass of water gushing down from North
BANGKOK GOVERNOR Chadchart Sittipunt warned that a big mass of water coming down from the North compounded with discharges by Bhumipol and Sirikit dams has increased water levels in the capital to almost equivalent to the huge surges during the big floods in 2011 but better coordination will ensure the inundation will be less
Read moreActivist group insists inmate Thaksin be denied ‘detention’ outside of prison
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POLITICAL ACTIVIST group today (Sep.12) called on the Department of Corrections to never upgrade the convicted criminal status for de facto Pheu Thai boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra which could otherwise provide him leniency to the extent that he be literally “detained” outside of a prison sooner or later. The People’s
Read moreBrutal transgender gang slashes British man in Pattaya
A LONELY British man who had asked for the services of two women was stunned when four transgender sex workers had instead come to his condo in Pattaya and when he rejected them and refused to pay 10,000 baht per person as demanded was badly slashed on his head, TV Channel 7 said this
Read moreBorder villagers oppose reopening checkpoints
AMID discussions on reopening some Thai-Cambodian checkpoints Thai border villagers in Surin said they disagree with doing so and urged the new government headed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to consider whether this is appropriate, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 12). Reporters of this TV station went to Ban Khao To, Bak Dai
Read morePolice start investigating two doctors for helping Thaksin
A POLICE fact-finding committee has started investigating two doctors suspended for assisting de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra stay for six months in a Police Hospital suite instead of prison to serve out a curtailed one-year jail term until he was released on parole early last year, TV Channel 7 said this evening
Read moreAnutin – a pilot with mini-fleet of private planes of his own
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEWLY-NAMED Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul currently has a mini-fleet of three private aircraft of his own. Yet, it remains to be seen how often he could possibly literally pilot one whilst taking the helm of government. Apart from his political career dating back to the last three decades, the Bhumjaithai
Read moreThai consumer confidence at lowest in over two years in August
By Reuters and published by CNA THAI consumer confidence dropped for a seventh consecutive month in August to its lowest level in 32 months due to concerns about a slow economic recovery, political instability, and US tariffs, a survey showed today (Sep. 11). But sentiment could improve under Thailand’s new government, said Thanavath Phonvichai,
Read moreFierce clash with insurgents in Songkhla
A HEAVY clash erupted between troops and southern insurgents in a Songkhla district after a search operation was launched to flush out a group of these extremists from a rubber plantation, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 11). Security forces targeted a large rubber plantation in Ban Huai Tao, Khuha subdistrict, Saba Yoi district,
Read moreWife confirms mauled zookeeper was not depressed
THE WIFE of a zookeeper who was mauled to death by some lions at Safari World open zoo in Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao district denied he was depressed or suicidal, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Sep. 10). Ms. Rattanaporn Chitphakdee, the wife of Mr. Jian, approximately 50 years of age, told reporters that
Read moreLions at open zoo maul caretaker to death
SOME lions at a private open zoo in Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao district badly mauled a zookeeper who later died through severe blood loss at Intharak Hospital as tourists tried their best to help, Amarin TV and Neawna newspaper said today (Sep. 10). Before the tragic incident the caretaker, only identified as Mr. Jian,
Read more‘Thaksinism’ continues to stay in politics even with founder behind bars: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “THAKSINISM” WILL likely keep its presence felt in Thailand’s political landscape albeit with diminished bargaining power despite its founder/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra being literally put behind bars, supposedly serving his one-year jail term, remarked a noted academic today (Sep.10). Though Thaksin was yesterday sent back to jail
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