AS THE war in the Middle East continues to rage fiercely altogether 322 Thais have been rescued from high-risk areas with the first group of 29 evacuees from Iran having arrived in Thailand today (Mar. 9) while 23 others are expected to do so tomorrow, Naewna newspaper said this evening. In the daily briefing
Day: March 9, 2026
Bhumjaithai-led govt set up with 291 coalition MPs but without Klatham or Democrats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POTENTIAL Bhumjaithai-led coalition government has been quietly set up by de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob with a combined force of 291 MPs under his command and without the Klatham or the Democrats in the post-election executive branch under re-elected premiership of Anutin Charnvirakul, partisan sources confirmed today (Mar.9).
Read moreRussian DJ held in Koh Phangan drug bust
AFTER months of monitoring and tracking a Russian drug suspect who worked as a DJ at various Koh Phangan entertainment venues, a team of Tourist Police arrested him over the weekend after seizing several types of drugs that were ordered and received via AI, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 9). Pol. Lt. Col. Vinit
Read more12 minor earthquakes shake Surat Thani
AS MANY AS 12 minor earthquakes struck Surat Thani since last evening (Mar. 8) with the strongest being 3.5 on the Richter scale, Amarin TV said today. The Geological Disaster Operations Centre said a succession of 12 earthquakes hit this southern province’s Ban Ta Khun district and while tremors were felt no damage occurred.
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