IN A SHARP about-turn Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed an order today (Oct. 22) completely banning international and Chinese poker in the country after a move to legalise it just a few months ago, TV Channel 7 said. This is in keeping with his coalition government’s policy agenda which he delivered to Parliament
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Paetongtarn resigns as Pheu Thai leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a significant twist in Thailand’s volatile political climate, former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has today (Oct. 22) called it quits as Pheu Thai leader, leaving the neo-conservative party in limbo ahead of a general election which may be held in the next four or five
Read moreScammers have moved their base from Cambodia to Thailand: Magazine
SCAM gangsters have allegedly moved their base from Cambodia to Thailand following joint crackdown by South Korean and Cambodian police in the neighbouring country, Amarin TV quoted an article published by South Korean magazine Sisa Journal as saying this evening (Oct. 21). This magazine’s reporter contacted the middle manager of a scam centre in
Read moreThai troops start dismantling former Khmer refugee camp
THE Thai army today (Oct. 21) started dismantling a former Cambodian refugee camp located within Thai territory at Sa Kaeo province to handover the land to local villagers, Amarin TV said. Burapha Task Force sent Task Force 21 along with heavy machinery to this former refugee camp at Ban Nong Chan village, Non Mak
Read moreAnutin might dissolve House to avoid responding to Cambodia-based scammer issue
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul might probably dissolve the House of Representatives to call a general election only to avoid an otherwise-anticipated response to the Cambodia-based scammer issue which could possibly involve certain members of his cabinet, among others. The prime minister-cum-interior minister has so far failed to take efficient steps
Read moreBelarusian model kidnapped from Bangkok, killed for organs by scammers in Myanmar
A YOUNG Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for a job interview on Sep. 20 was abducted and taken to a scam centre in Myanmar where she was murdered and her organs sold, Naewna and Thai Rath quoted The Standard in Hong Kong and Daily Mail in UK as saying this morning (Oct. 21).
Read moreAmazon’s cloud services hit by hours-long global outage
By Agencies and published by CNA A GLOBAL outage hit Amazon’s cloud services for several hours on Monday (Oct. 20), the subsidiary of the US tech giant said, disrupting many websites and services, including Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat and Duolingo. The maintenance site for Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it took some
Read moreHouse might be dissolved sooner than expected due to ‘factors’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul today (Oct.20) said there are “factors” which could probably prompt him to dissolve the House of Representatives to call a general election sooner than otherwise unanticipated to occur until the end of the upcoming January. The prime minister-cum-interior minister who concurrently acts as leader of the
Read moreNaked foreigner causes trouble at Pattaya intersection
PATTAYA police quickly arrested a naked foreign man who hit vehicles passing through an intersection at South Pattaya Two road and at times stood still as if praying as he looked at the sun, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 20). At 9 a.m. Pol. Lt. Panupong Nimsuvarn, a traffic inspector at Pattaya City
Read moreRemains of Thai man killed during Hamas attack being repatriated
THE FOREIGN Ministry is preparing to repatriate the body of a Thai man who was killed during the multipronged attack on Israel by Hamas-led fighters on Oct. 7, 2023 and held at Gaza Strip since then while expediting the search for one remaining Thai person’s body, Amarin TV said this morning (Oct. 20). The
Read moreLandslide victory for Bhumjaithai in Kanchanaburi by-election
AS HAD been predicted Bhumjaithai Party scored a resounding victory in the by-election for MP at Kanchanaburi constituency four today (Oct. 19) with the only other contestant in the race from Pheu Thai Party trailing behind, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 8.40 p.m. the Provincial Election Commission Office said complete unofficial results from all
Read moreChainsaw-wielding robbers flee Louvre with jewellery
By Agencies – published by CNA and AFP – published by Yahoo!News Paris – Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday (Oct. 19) and made away with priceless jewellery, leading the world’s most visited museum to close for the day. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called it a “major robbery”. He said
Read more7 Thai politicians not linked to a Cambodian scam case: South Korea
AFTER word spread in local media that the South Korean government is about to name seven Thai politicians as being involved with a Cambodian scam case, the South Korean embassy immediately issued a denial and branded it as fake news, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (Oct. 19). In a statement published on
Read moreForeigners nabbed in raids on illegal hotels on Koh Phangan
RAIDS on two unlicensed hotels at popular Koh Phangan island today (Oct. 18) led to the arrest of three Israelis, four Myanmar workers and two Thais involved in the illegal business, Naewna newspaper said. Acting in line with the order of Pol. Lt. Gen. Panumas Boonyalak, commander of the Immigration Bureau, a team of
Read moreAngkhana, Sunai ask for protection after harassment and death threats
SENATOR Angkhana Neelapaijit and human rights defender Sunai Phasuk today (Oct. 18) asked for police protection after severe online harassment and death threats over their critical comments on a social media influencer blaring ghostly sounds plus persistent aircraft engine noises at two border villagers in the middle of the night to drive out Cambodian
Read moreAbhisit comes back as Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has today (Oct. 18) returned as an unrivalled Democrat leader – the top position in the Old School conservative party which he had left behind over the last six years. In an extraordinary party caucus, Abhisit was unrivalled in the naming of him as leader
Read moreKoreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia arrive home to face inquiries
By AP published by The Canadian Press and Yahoo!Finance Seoul, South Korea – Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia arrived in South Korea on a chartered flight today (Oct. 18) to face criminal investigations. The repatriation follows the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to
Read moreCambodian soldiers being paid extra to cut border barbed wire: Facebook page
THAT Cambodian soldiers are cutting barbed wire rolled out along the border is because they are getting extra income to provoke Thai troops, PPTVHD 36 quoted Facebook page “Thai Burma Railway, Death Railway” as saying today (Oct. 17). This followed the release of a video clip showing a group of Khmer soldiers illegally cutting
Read moreBangkok company denies link to Cambodian scammer group
PRINCE International Co., Ltd., located at Sino-Thai Tower office building in Sukhumvit 21 road (Asoke), today (Oct. 17) denied it is part of the Prince Group, a Cambodian company run by Cambodian and UK national Chen Zhi, aka Vincent, and sanctioned by US and UK for its alleged involvement in large-scale online scams and
Read moreBhumjaithai tipped to trounce Pheu Thai in Kanchanaburi’s by-election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI, core of the current coalition government, are anticipated to overwhelmingly defeat the Pheu Thai, now part of the opposition bloc, in a by-election for MP of Kanchanaburi on the upcoming Sunday. Bhumjaithai candidate Wisuda Wichiansilp is largely expected to score an easy victory over Pheu Thai contender Chinwat
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