THE CABINET has approved in principle a draft royal decree to be issued under the Revenue Code for extending the 7% VAT rate for another year from Oct. 1, 2025 till Sep. 30, 2026 to stimulate the economy, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Mr. Pinsai Suraswadi, director-general of the Revenue Department, said the Finance
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Police recall Venom ammunition after explosion
THAI police recalled a large batch of 9mm Venom ammunition after an explosion occurred at the rear of the cartridge case during a test-firing damaging the firearm, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 9). This followed circulation of images on social media showing the firearm damaged after a Venom bullet exploded while some crime suppression,
Read moreTwo Cambodian journalists jailed for treason
TWO Cambodian journalists working for an online media outlet have been jailed on charges of treason for taking and sharing a group photo with PMN-2 landmines included, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Sep. 9). A post on the Army Military Force Facebook page said that yesterday Mr. Porn Sopheap and Mr. Pheap Pheara, attached
Read moreSupreme Court sends Thaksin back to jail for one year
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was today (Sep.9) ordered by court to be sent back to jail for a one-year time after he had quietly staged a six-month-long escapade at Police Hospital in spite of the law. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits against persons
Read moreUrgent: Supreme Court orders Thaksin back to jail for one year
THE Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits against persons in political positions this morning (Sep. 9) passed a verdict returning de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra to jail and serve out the one-year sentence he had received on charges of perpetrating a few counts of misconduct during his previous premiership over
Read moreRed Shirts gather at Supreme Court to support Thaksin
RED-SHIRT followers gathered at the Supreme Court in Sanam Luang early this morning (Sep. 9) in support of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra as a verdict in a lawsuit against him for his alleged six-month fakeout at Police Hospital will be delivered at 10 a.m., Naewna newspaper said this evening. Both Thaksin
Read moreTight security at Supreme Court for Thaksin’s verdict tomorrow
AROUND a hundred policemen are being deployed at the Supreme Court next to Sanam Luang for handing down the verdict in a lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and others for his alleged six-month fakeout at Police Hospital tomorrow (Sep. 9), Naewna newspaper said this evening. Court officials and police officers
Read moreThaksin has returned from Dubai today
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has today (Sep.8) returned to Bangkok from an unanticipated trip to Dubai, apparently dampening speculation that he may never have. The mega-billionaire power player, father of the court-deposed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, arrived in his private jet at Don Mueang airport this afternoon
Read morePrawit turns down defence portfolio offer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan will definitely not take a defence minister’s seat or any others in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as otherwise speculated. Prawit has already decided against taking the defence portfolio for himself under the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government though he used to be an
Read moreThaksin’s jet heading for Singapore then likely returning to Thailand
LATEST data from global flight tracker Flightradar24 shows that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private airplane has left Dubai and is expected to land at Singapore this morning (Sep. 8) before flying onwards to Thailand, as previously announced, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6.50 a.m. the Swedish flight tracking service said a
Read moreVietnamese man nabbed for smuggling rhino horns
THAI Customs officials arrested a Vietnamese man on charges of smuggling five rhino horns weighing 6.86 kilogrammes and worth approximately 6.9 million baht at Suvarnabhumi Airport, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 7). The unidentified Vietnamese suspect came from Luanda, Angola, with a scheduled flight change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and arrived at Suvarnabhumi
Read moreAnutin not bothered by Pheu Thai’s legal moves
NEWLY-APPOINTED Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Sep. 7) he is not concerned about some Pheu Thai MPs’ petition to remove him from premiership over Bhumjaithai having signed an agreement with the People’s Party for the the latter’s conditional support that led to him getting 311 votes in the House of Representatives on
Read moreEkniti a good choice for finance minister: Korn
FORMER finance minister Korn Chatikavanij posted a Facebook message praising Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul for selecting Treasury Department Chief Ekniti Nitithanpraphat as finance minister because he is suited for the current economic conditions, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 6). “I must say that this person is a good choice, clean and knowledgeable, as
Read moreAllocation of cabinet seats completed: Anutin
PRIME MINISTER-ELECT Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Sep. 6) the allocation of cabinet seats is 100 percent finalised with all ministers-designate aware of the conditions and limitations and ready to work immediately after the oath-taking ceremony before His Majesty the King, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Questioned about the position of defence minister
Read moreThaksin says he’s coming back from Dubai on Monday?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has informally confirmed that he is definitely coming back to Bangkok on the upcoming Monday after he had unexpectedly departed for Dubai on Thursday. Thaksin, father of former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, posted on his X page to say he is certainly returning
Read moreHousing estate juristic chairman, manager held for bribing officials
THE JURISTIC chairman and manager of a luxury housing estate in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district were arrested yesterday (Sep. 5) on charges of bribing officials much to the relief of residents who have been living in fear for years with some of them even beaten up, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Col. Phermwut Pratumrat,
Read moreAnutin rushed to meet dad at hospital after being voted PM
SOON AFTER being voted Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister with 311 votes from lawmakers Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul rushed to Ramathibodi Hospital to visit his father, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Sep. 5). Upon arriving at 5.40 p.m. Anutin bowed to his father, Chavarat Charnvirakul who is also a former interior minister, and hugged him
Read moreAnutin voted Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister with 311 votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL was today (Sep.5) voted as prime minister with the help from People’s MPs in addition to those attached to a Bhumjaithai-led coalition of parties in the House of Representatives. In a roll-call procedure for a total of 492 MPs, the Bhumjaithai leader was given 311 votes against 152
Read moreUrgent: Bhumjaithai leader Anutin voted prime minister
AFTER a lengthy debate Bhumajaithai leader Anutin Charnivirakul was today (Sep. 5) voted prime minister by a majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Thai Rath and Naewna newspaper said. At 3.50 p.m. it was announced that Anutin had obtained more than 247 votes from 492 currently performing MPs thus winning the race
Read moreThaksin’s bodyguard among four others flying to Dubai with him
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra flew to Dubai last night (Sep. 4) after immigration delay at Don Mueang Airport prevented him from landing in Singapore as planned with his bodyguard being among four other passengers flying with him on the private jet, Naewna newspaper and Isra News Agency said. The passenger list
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