By Chloe Aslett & Oli Constable BBC News, Yorkshire SHEFFIELD Wednesday fans staged a demonstration outside the Thai embassy in London in protest at owner Dejpon Chansiri yesterday (Sep. 4). Supporters are calling for the Thai businessman to sell the club amid a host of ongoing financial issues at the Championship side. Alan Burgess
Month: September 2025
Is Thaksin heading for Dubai?
AFTER being cleared to fly to Singapore for a two-day health checkup this evening (Sep. 4) de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private jet was tracked and seen deviating from its course and flying from Andaman Sea to Bay of Bengal amid speculation that he could be heading for Dubai, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreThaksin allowed to fly to Singapore after being held up at airport
OFFICIALS at Don Mueang Airport this evening (Sep. 4) allowed de facto Pheu Thai boss to fly to Singapore for a two-day health checkup after holding him back to rigorously check whether he is allowed to travel overseas, Amarin TV said. It was initially rumoured that Thaksin wanted to fly to Hua Hin on
Read morePhumtham admits House dissolution decree has been denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Sep.4) that a decree which he has recently filed in pursuit of royal endorsement for dissolution of the House of Representatives to call a general election has been denied by the Office of Privy Councillors due to legal ambiguities and discrepancy. Phumtham, viewed
Read moreMonitor lizards show up at Govt House
A QUIET morning at the Government House amid ongoing moves to vote for a new prime minister and also possibly dissolving the House of Representatives and holding an election turned exciting when two large monitor lizards crawled into the compound, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Sep. 4). One of these creatures soon disappeared into
Read moreCambodians rise up at Sa Kaeo after some families told to leave
TENSION escalated at the Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo with Khmer villagers armed with sticks and other material marching to the frontline to pressure Thai troops after the provincial governor ordered 170 Cambodian families encroaching on Thai territory to leave, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 4). At 9.50 a.m. the Thai armed forces
Read moreTokyo most popular destination among Thai tourists: Thai Airways
THAI Airways International (THAI) said its flight data from January to July 2025 shows Tokyo is the most popular destination for Thai tourists in Asia while Colombo, Sri Lanka, has seen 100 percent increase in the number of Thai visitors, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Sep. 3). Mr. Kittipong Sarasomboon, THAI’s chief commercial officer,
Read moreMPs tipped to vote for new PM on upcoming Friday or Saturday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will likely vote Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul for prime minister to replace the court-deposed Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the upcoming Friday or Saturday, according to Deputy House Speaker Chalard Khamchuang. He told reporters at parliament today (Sep.3) that MPs will convene either on Friday or Saturday to
Read moreUrgent: Phumtham has requested for Royal approval to dissolve House
ACTING Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said he submitted a request to His Majesty the King to dissolve the House of Representatives and call an election since yesterday (Sep. 2), Thai Rath newspaper said this morning. Speaking to reporters at Parliament building he pointed out that this step was taken because the democratic system has
Read morePeople’s to back Anutin for prime minister under 5 conditions
PEOPLE’S Party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut and his team announced this morning (Sep. 3) that his camp has decided to vote for Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as the next prime minister under five conditions, Naewna newspaper said. The decision was made after thorough discussions among party members on whether to support Anutin or Pheu Thai
Read moreSheff Wednesday appeal for help after nightmare summer followed by arrival of starlet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AFTER arguably the toughest summer in the history of Sheffield Wednesday, Owl fans saw the arrival of an exciting new face with the signing of Manchester United defender Harry Amass at the last moment. Of course, the 18-year-old full-back on loan from Manchester United until January lacks experience. However, having
Read moreAncient temple closed, Cambodians need a visa to visit: Second Army Region Chief
THE FENCE along the border under the control of the Second Army Region is permanent and the ancient temple Prasat Ta Muen Thom is closed with Cambodians requiring a visa to visit the monument, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 2). Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, commander of Second Army Region, said: “The entire Chong-arnma
Read moreThaksin scrambles to get Prayut return as PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was covertly scrambling to have former coup leader-turned-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha named for prime minister again in a last-ditch effort to prolong his Pheu Thai-led coalition government, a partisan source said today (Sep.2). The mega-billionaire, power playing Thaksin has conjured another secret deal
Read moreThailand’s foreign visitors drop 7.16% y/y in first eight months of 2025
By Reuters and published by Business Times THAILAND’S foreign tourist arrivals this year up to the end of August fell 7.16 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday (Sep. 2) There were 21.9 million foreign visitors during the period, it said in a statement, with China the
Read moreOpen zoo holding a grand event to celebrate hippo’s 60th birthday
A THREE-DAY celebration starting this weekend (Sep. 6-8) is taking place at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi to mark the 60th birthday of Mae Mali, the beloved hippopotamus, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Narongwit Chodchoi, the open zoo’s director, said the event at the hippopotamus exhibit features a booth showcasing the Hippo Village
Read moreBritish woman stabbed to death in Cambodia
By BBC and Khmer Times A 34-YEAR-OLD British woman was stabbed to death in Cambodia in what police describe as a “love triangle” killing. Jessica Cariad Hopkins, believed to be from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, was found in a park in the Chamkar Mon district of Phnom Penh on Friday, the police general commissariat said. Kidikila
Read morePeople’s dare Pheu Thai-attached caretaker PM to dissolve House now
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S TODAY (Sep. 1) dared the Pheu Thai-attached caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to dissolve the House of Representatives now in order to call a general election without unnecessarily waiting for a decision of the largest opposition party to pick any partisan candidate for prime minister. People’s spokesperson/MP Parit
Read moreLom Sak city paralysed by flooding, disaster likely to worsen
TORRENTIAL rain led to swollen Pa Sak river overflowing its banks and severely flooding Lom Sak city in Phetchabun, with the disaster likely to worsen, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said today (Sep. 1). Aside from nine subdistricts of Lom Sak being being flooded, Nam Nao and Lom Kao districts are also inundated.
Read moreSeveral bomb blasts in Far South to mark anniversary
THE THREE Far South provinces were hit by nine bombing incidents overnight injuring two people with this violence suspected to have been unleashed to mark the anniversary of Bersatu Movement, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Sep. 1). Most of the blasts were in Narathiwat province occurring at approximately the same time. Details are
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