ARRESTED at Don Mueang Airport today (Oct. 17) were three Taiwanese men who were smuggling 52 wild animals strapped to their legs, Amarin TV said. This followed the arrest of another Taiwanese man, Mr. Chiu, 54, on Oct. 7 with wild animals likewise wrapped around his legs including two slow loris, a squirrel, three
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MP guarantees Thammanat not involved with call centre gang
AN MP of Klatham Party, which is a partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, this evening (Oct. 16) guaranteed that his camp’s de facto boss, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao, was not involved with a call centre gang, PPTVHD 36 said. Mr. Pai Lik, who is both a Klatham MP and
Read moreThailand and South Korea join forces to combat call centre scammers in Cambodia
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed to join forces to combat call centre scammers in Cambodia during a phone call today (Oct. 16), Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Traisulee Traisaranakul, secretary-general to the Prime Minister, said in a Facebook post the South Korean President mentioned during the telephone
Read moreExclusive – Landmines that sparked Thai-Cambodia clash were likely newly laid, experts say
By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal, Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News Bangkok/Phnom Penh – Thai Army Second Lieutenant Baramee Sricha was on a patrol near a disputed stretch of the border between Thailand and Cambodia on July 16, when a member of his team stepped on a landmine that detonated, severing his ankle. The
Read moreIllegal Thai, foreign guides rounded up on Koh Phangan
KOH Phangan police arrested three Thais and two Myanmar nationals for illegally working as tour guides on Koh Phangan with the company they work for specifically targeting Israeli holidaymakers, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Oct. 16). Acting on a complaint to 1155 hotline that illegal tour guides were leading foreign tourists on all terrain
Read moreFlare-up in US-China trade tensions poses a big risk to Thailand’s growth, deputy central bank governor says
By Karin Strohecker, Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News Washington- The fresh flare-up in trade tensions between the United States and China is a big risk to the outlook for Thailand’s economic growth, the country’s deputy central bank governor said, adding there was little room left to lower rates further. US President Donald Trump on
Read morePoliceman killed in clash with insurgents at Pattani
A CLASH that erupted during a raid to arrest a suspect wanted on security-related offences in Pattani resulted in the death of a policeman and one of the insurgents, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Oct. 7). At 3 p.m. today a police team from Sai Buri station surrounded an area in Village No.
Read moreAnutin to keep himself from being ousted by no-confidence votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul could possibly become Thailand’s first head of government to be deposed by way of no-confidence votes as an aftermath of censure debate if he failed to circumvent such unbecoming phenomena via a preemptive House dissolution. Given the fact that the current Bhumjaithai-led government is a minority
Read moreTAT ropes in Lisa Manoban as ‘Amazing Thailand Ambassador’ 2026
IN an effort to attract more tourists the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) today (Oct. 15) announced that Thai superstar Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban has accepted the position of “Amazing Thailand Ambassador” for next year, PPTVHD 36 said. Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT’s governor, said Lisa will showcase Thailand’s attractions as a leading tourist destination. “This
Read moreUS and UK take largest action ever targeting cybercriminal networks in Southeast Asia
Washington – The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in close coordination with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), took complementary actions against criminal networks responsible for targeting citizens of the United States and other allied nations through online scams
Read moreWitnesses reveal brutalities in Cambodia’s criminal camps
By Yonhap News Agency and The Korea Times Seoul – Lawlessness, assaults, torture and deaths are commonplace in Cambodia’s notorious criminal compounds, witnesses and their acquaintances told Yonhap News Agency on today (Oct. 14), amid numerous reports of South Koreans being victimised by online scammers operating in the Southeast Asian country. Testimonies have also
Read morePM might dissolve House in early Dec. to evade censure debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul might probably be pressed to dissolve the House of Representatives to call a general election by early December and might not wait until late January to do so as earlier anticipated. The prime minister may eventually decide to circumvent censure debate which might otherwise be launched
Read more4 Israeli soldiers nabbed with drugs at party celebrating ceasefire
FOUR Israeli soldiers on leave at Koh Phangan were caught possessing and taking some drugs at a noisy party in a villa celebrating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 14). Pol. Lt. Col. Winij Bunchit, inspector of Tourist Police Station 5, Division 2, together with Koh Phangan District Chief Mr. Suriya
Read moreHeroin laced with fentanyl passing through Thailand: ONCB
THE Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) issued a warning today (Oct. 14) that heroin laced with fentanyl is being smuggled through Thailand to third countries in bars of soap, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Suriya Singhakamol, ONCB’s secretary-general, said that fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than morphine
Read moreThais nabbed while crossing over to take up gambling jobs in Cambodia
A TEAM of soldiers patrolling the Thai-Cambodian border at Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, rounded up a group of eight Thais just as they were walking along a forest path to sneak into Khmer border town Poipet where jobs running gambling websites awaited them, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 13). Of the eight
Read moreThammanat launches new war on alien fish
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao launched a new war on havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish imported from Ghana by a private company during a visit to Samut Songkhram province today (Oct. 13), Naewna said. The predator fish is causing severe ecological damage and ruining the livelihood of fishermen and aquatic farmers. Although
Read moreGhostly sounds won’t put Thailand at a disadvantage on world stage: PM
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Oct. 13) that he has yet to listen to the sounds of ghosts and fighter jets flying played in the dead of the night at Ban Nong Chan village by a social media influencer to drive out encroaching Khmer villagers but believes it will not put Thailand
Read moreMadam Pang tipped to be named Democrat secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NUALPAN LAMSAM, better known as Madam Pang, might probably be named Democrat secretary-general in a party caucus to pick a new leadership of the Old School conservative camp scheduled for the upcoming Saturday, a partisan source said today (Oct.13). Madam Pang, the current president of the Football Association of Thailand,
Read more‘War is over’, says Trump as Hamas releases 7 hostages
By AFP – published by CNA and AP – published by CBC Gaze City – Hamas started releasing all surviving hostages on Monday (Oct. 13) in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit, having declared the war “over”. Trump’s lightning visit
Read moreAnutin praises influencer after he played ghostly sounds at border
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said after Cambodia complained to the UN about eerie and ghostly sounds played by a social media influencer at Ban Nong Chan village to drive out encroaching Khmer villagers that he is demonstrating that this is Thai territory and how then could one criticise him although he himself is
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