By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME Minister-cum-Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn today (Oct.7) rested assured of an upcoming phenomenon in which a number of Democrat MPs representing southern constituencies will depart for the Bhumjaithai to seek re-election under the tickets of the core of the current coalition government despite the likelihood of Abhisit Vejjajiva coming
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Israelis being recruited to work illegally on Koh Phangnan?
A KOH PHAGNAN journalist shared a Facebook post today (Oct. 7) alleging that Israeli nominee companies are recruiting only their country folk or those who speak Hebrew to work for them and they could be coming here on tourist visas to illegally take up these jobs, Naewna newspaper said. Calling himself Suer Thuen (Illegal
Read moreOver 50 mini PCs, illicit SIM routers seized in raid on Chinese-rented condo
A RAID on a condominium unit in Bangkok’s Prawet district rented by a Chinese man led to the seizure of over 50 mini PCs hooked on to unauthorised SIM routers which were likely used by a call centre scam gang to intercept online data, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 6). Following a tip-off
Read moreGovt advised to decide on Thai-Khmer MoUs in lieu of people
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI-LED government was today (Oct.6) advised against conducting a public referendum on Thai-Cambodian MoUs due to their being considered a very delicate international issue which may be too complicated for most people to understand. People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut suggested that the government reconsider the plan to conduct a public
Read moreMark your calendar for the mystical Vegetarian Festival
THE ANNUAL Vegetarian Festival which is rooted in Chinese-Thai heritage is taking place during Oct. 20-29 this year with this observed as a period of spiritual purification, merit-making and blessings for prosperity, good fortune and longevity. During the nine- to ten-day period, travellers can witness grand processions of Chinese deities, striking rituals of spiritual
Read moreHunt for southern insurgents who robbed gold shop
A BIG group of southern insurgents mounted a well-organised robbery of a gold shop at a shopping mall in Su-ngai Kolok district, Narathiwat province, last evening (Oct. 5) and made off with at least 500 baht weight of gold ornaments, Amarin TV said this morning. There was an exchange of gunfire with police before
Read moreHouse panel concerned about Cambodia phasing in arms purchased from China
MEMBERS of a House security committee chaired the People’s MP Rangsiman Rome said during a visit to Phu Makhuea peak at Sisaket border today (Oct. 5) that Thai troops must be well-armed as Cambodia is phasing in weapons purchased from China, PPTVHD 36 said this evening. The House Committee on Security, Border Affairs, National
Read moreCambodia rejects Thai army demand to evacuate citizens
CAMBODIA sent a letter rejecting the demand of Thailand’s First Army Region Commander to evacuate their citizens from three areas of Sa Kaeo province or else the Thai side would not attend the next Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting, PPTVHD 36 said today (Oct. 5). Cambodian leader Hun Sen posted the reply Lt. Gen.
Read moreSheff Wed v Coventry delayed after fans protest on pitch
By BBC and ESPN THE Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City at Hillsborough today (Oct. 4) was briefly delayed after a small group of home fans ran on to the pitch to protest against the club’s Thai owner Dejpon Chansiri. In the 10th minute Owls supporters joined together to chant against the
Read moreCambodia told to submit evacuation plan first then only could meeting be held
THAILAND’S 1st Army Region Commander Lt. Gen. Worayot Leungsuwan today (Oct. 4) issued an ultimatum for Cambodia to submit a plan to evacuate their citizens from three Thai border areas by next Tuesday (Oct. 7) as only then could a Regional Border Committee (RBC) be held, PPTVHD 36 said this evening. A letter stating
Read moreSinkhole forces demolition of Samsen police station: Chadchart
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (Oct. 4) that Samsen police station which is on the edge of a massive sinkhole that opened up on Sep. 24 would have to be demolished as it has been sinking with Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the contractor to shoulder the over 40 million
Read moreAbhisit won’t be able to stop Democrat MPs from departing
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA will likely be named Democrat leader again later this month but he could not do much to help restore the exponentially-ebbing popularity of the country’s oldest party or stop Democrat MPs from leaving for other camps during a run-up to a general election, speculated in the upcoming March,
Read moreMany Cambodian drones flying at several locations along the border: Army
THE Second Army Region has detected 20 Cambodian drones flying in the area of the ancient Prasat Ta Kwai temple and 14 at Phu Makhuea in Sisaket province as well as several other locations along the Thai-Cambodian border today (Oct. 3), Amarin TV said. The Operations Centre said 12 Cambodian drones were also detected
Read moreHundreds of fake luxury watches seized in Chinatown raid
A RAID on three shops in Bangkok’s Chinatown netted over 800 high-priced knock-off luxury watches that caused more than 50 million baht damages, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Oct. 3). A police team from the Central Investigation Bureau’s Economic Crime Suppression Division, accompanied by representatives from intellectual property rights defenders and trademark owners, arrested
Read moreSanti’s clique tipped to leave Palang Pracharath for Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CERTAIN FACTION inside the Palang Pracharath with half a dozen MPs remarkably representing the same upper central province will likely skip over to the Bhumjaithai and seek re-election under the banners of the core of the current coalition government, according to partisan sources. Palang Pracharath secretary-general Santi Prompat’s clique
Read moreHeavy traffic snarl-ups after torrential rain lashes Bangkok
HEAVY all night rain that turned into a torrential downpour accompanied with strong winds this morning (Oct. 3) led to numerous trees being toppled across Bangkok and roofs blown away triggering bad traffic congestion on several roads, Amarin TV said. Many areas are also flooded with uprooted trees and roofs that were peeled off
Read moreSearch for British youth missing in Kanchanaburi
A SEARCH for a British youth who disappeared from Pattaya on Sep. 26 and was later stopped from crossing over to Myanmar from Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchaburi is underway as it is feared he has been lured to work for call centre criminals, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Oct. 2). Kanchanaburi Governor Athisan
Read moreRoad in Chonburi caves in, repairs underway
A SINKHOLE opened up on a road next to a bridge over a canal in Chonburi after two appeared in Bangkok over the last few days with repairs underway, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Oct. 2). At 1 p.m. reporters from this TV station inspected this sinkhole, approximately 10 metres long, six metres
Read moreChina did not supply arms to Cambodia few weeks before clash: Minister
DEFENCE Minister Nattapol Nakphanit today (Oct. 2) denied that China supplied weapons to Cambodia just a few weeks before the border clash with Thailand erupted towards the end of July as reported by The New York Times, Amarin TV said. He dismissed this report claiming that China sent rockets and artillery shells to Cambodia
Read moreMyanmar’s war-torn Rakhine faces a hunger catastrophe, aid groups say
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – After Ajib Bahar’s six-month-old son fell sick last year in Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine state, the 38-year-old Rohingya mother said she had no medicine or food to give him. The boy died in her arms. “My children cried all night from hunger. I boiled grass
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