SOLDIERS and police today (Mar. 5) arrested two Chinese men and their Thai driver at a petrol pump in Kanchanburi province just as they were getting ready to smuggle drugs hidden in luxury perfume bottles to Myanmar, Amarin TV said. Acting on a tipoff that the two Chinese men at a petrol pump in
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Newin to have final say over Bhumjaithai ministerial seats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEWIN CHIDCHOB, the de facto Bhumjaithai boss, will almost certainly have the final say as to who among the party’s rank and file will be given ministerial seats in a Bhumjaithai-led government under re-elected premiership of Anutin Charnvirakul, according to partisan sources. With an army of 192 designate-MPs under the
Read moreUS sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, Nato destroys Iranian missile heading for Turkey
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times DUBAI/JERUSALEM/ANKARA – The US–Iran war widened sharply on March 4 after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people, and Nato air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey. The escalation came as the powerful son of
Read moreLesson from Tehran: Unsecured surveillance cameras are a tool for opponents
AMID the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, a warning was issued in Thailand about unsecured CCTV systems as the Israeli intelligence had access to almost all of Tehran’s traffic camera networks for years and thus were able to create a “pattern of life” of both the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his
Read more100 party-listed, designate-MPs initially verified
By Thai Newsroom Reporters Updated at 6.55 p.m. Mar. 4, 2026 A FULL LIST of 100 designate-MPs who were elected in party-listed mode of last month’s general election was today (Mar.4) initially verified by the Election Commission in addition to 399 others out of a total 400 who successfully contested in constituency-based mode, nearly
Read morePublic urged to not hoard fuel with diesel price fixed for 15 days
By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by CNA THAI Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (March 4) urged the public to not stockpile fuel with the price of diesel fixed at 29.94 baht per litre for 15 days, effective immediately, while internationally oil prices rose 1 percent as the US-Israeli war on Iran
Read moreBen Smith not willing to fight the case: Lawyer
FOLLOWING the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) issuing arrest warrants for Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver on charges of transnational investment fraud, his lawyer said today (March 3) that his client is not prepared to fight the case because of lack of trust in the judicial system with
Read moreWar jitters lead to rush to fill up and stockpile fuel in Chiang Rai, Nakhon Sawan
THE intensifying US-Israel war on Iran led to residents of Mai Sai district in Chiang Rai province and Myanmar citizens rushing to fill up their vehicles and stockpile fuel with there being long queues at petrol pumps, Amarin TV said today (March 3). Vehicles with both Thai and Myanmar licence plates were seen in
Read moreAs Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
By AP and published by Yahoo!News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Israeli and US airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that US President Donald Trump said Monday (March 2) would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies retaliated across the region, striking Israel and a variety of targets inside Gulf states, including
Read moreThailand has enough oil reserve for short term: Panel
WITH the US-Israel air war against Iran having expanded today (March 2) engulfing Lebanon, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus, Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) reassured that there are sufficient oil reserves for 60 days and contingency plans could be utilised to secure supplies from
Read moreArrest warrants out for Ben Smith and wife on fraud charges
THE Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today (March 2) issued arrest warrants for Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver on charges of transnational investment fraud with losses amounting to over 1 billion baht, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. Ben Smith is a foreign businessman classified by the United
Read moreCrude soars, stocks drop after US strikes on Iran
By AFP – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom OIL PRICES soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday (March 2) after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East. Brent briefly spiked almost 14 percent and West Texas Intermediate nearly 12 percent at
Read moreFour Brits arrested for stealing 2m baht deny charges
FOUR British nationals who were arrested on charges of stealing a safe containing over 2 million from the townhouse of a compatriot in Chonburi last Thursday (Feb. 26) are being interrogated but remain uncooperative as they deny the charges, Amarin TV said last night (March 1). After masked robbers broke into the townhouse British
Read moreThailand remaining neutral in Middle East war: PM
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (March 1) that Thailand is staying neutral in the US-Israel war on Iran with the conflict also affecting Phuket as 24 flights were either cancelled or delayed today, Amarin TV said. All relevant agencies, including Foreign Affairs, Defence, Labour, Interior, Public Health and Finance ministries, have made
Read moreIran hit with more strikes after Khamenei’s death, Trump issues new warning
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Jerusalem – Israel said on Sunday (Mar. 1) it had launched another wave of attacks on Iran, as Iranians grappled with uncertainty after the killing of their veteran supreme leader in US and Israeli strikes a day earlier, while President Donald Trump warned Tehran of consequences for retaliation.
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