THERE was chaos in Phuket at around noon today (Jan. 10) when an intoxicated man driving a luxury sedan slammed into nine vehicles as well as two tourists walking by a roadside leading to one of them, a Frenchman, later dying at the hospital, Amarin TV said this evening. Upon being alerted of the
Day: January 10, 2026
Chinese citizens at Bavet City in Cambodia terrified after Chen Zhi’s arrest
FEAR has gripped Chinese citizens residing at Cambodia’s Bavet City, which borders Vietnam, after Chen Zyi, a Chinese-born tycoon accused of running internet scam centres that use trafficked workers to defraud victims worldwide, was extradited to China, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 10). While there is no information yet on whether the disgruntled
Read morePheu Thai pledges to up the ante to 70% in govt’s copay share
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI today (Jan.10) offered to up the ante under the Bhumjaithai-led caretaker government’s resumable copay project if they eventually return to run the country after the Feb.8 general election by raising the government’s copay share to 70% so that the people would only pay 30% of the price
Read moreUS announces aid to bolster Thailand, Cambodia truce
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – The United States on Friday (Jan. 9) announced some US$45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the
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