A FACEBOOK user issued a warning to Thai influencers to stay away from Ban Nong Chan village at the Thai-Khmer border in Sa Kaeo province and not stir up trouble there as it could lead to a confrontation with Cambodians, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Oct. 8). The writer said in a post on
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Two former tourism department heads face graft charges
THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has gathered sufficient evidence to take legal action against two former directors-general at the Tourism and Sports Ministry for corruption in the procurement of exercise equipment for the development of recreational and health tourism destinations, PPTVHD 36 said late afternoon today (Oct. 8). Mr. Surapong Intarathaworn, the graft agency’s
Read moreThammanat dared to testify before House panel on notorious wheeler-dealer Ben Smith
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME Minister-cum-Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao was dared today (Oct.8) to testify before a House committee tomorrow (Oct.9) pertaining to his alleged association with Benjamin Mauerberger, the South African-born wheeler-dealer suspected of clandestine connections with money-laundering, scam rackets in Cambodia. House Committee on State Security, Thai Border Affairs,
Read morePhuket Airport runway closed after aircraft malfunctioned
PHUKET International Airport’s sole runway has been closed after a military airport malfunctioned there at 11.14 a.m. today (Oct. 8) with passengers urged to check with their airlines to prevent missed flights, FM91 Trafficpro and Phuket Times online media said. For maximum safety Phuket Airport issued a runway closure notice in order to move
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