FOLLOWING the arrest of a Brazilian man on drug trafficking charges on Koh Phangan, further investigation led to an Israeli man being arrested on similar charges while an Australian couple also landed in hot water with the man for drug use and the woman for resisting arrest, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said
Month: March 2026
215 Thais evacuated in Middle East so far
OF THE 215 Thais evacuated from Middle-Eastern countries so far, 62 left Iranian capital Tehran early this morning (Mar. 7) and are expected in Turkey later today, PPTVHD36 and Amarin TV said. Mr. Panidol Patchimsawat, acting director-general of the Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Jirarooj Sukulrat, director of the Office
Read moreBA confident of Thai tourism industry despite Middle East turmoil
BANGKOK Airways Plc (BA) is confident that the Thai tourism industry will continue thriving amidst the war in the Middle East with foreign tourists likely coming here for extended stays as happened when the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 7). Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, BA’s president and CEO, said Thailand’s charm, beauty
Read moreFertilizer retailers fear prolonged war will drive up prices
WITH most urea fertilizer being produced and shipped from Middle Eastern countries, should the US-Israel war on Iran drag on there will be a ripple effect with retailers seeing sales plunge while farmers would have to cope with increased costs, TV Channel 7 said today (Mar. 7). A survey of fertilizer shops in Buriram
Read moreThai embassy in Iran temporarily moves to Turkey
THE escalating US-Israel war against Iran led to the Thai embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran temporarily relocating to Turkey where a shelter for Thai citizens will also be opened, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Mar. 6). As the war has significantly endangered the life and property of Thais residing in Iran, the Thai
Read moreYodchanan tipped to be named Pheu Thai leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters YODCHANAN Wongsawat, nephew of de facto Pheu Thai boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra, would probably be named leader of the neo-conservative party sooner or later in place of the current, powerless one, Julapun Amornvivat, according to a partisan source. Yodchanan, son of Thaksin’s sister Yaowapa Wongsawat and former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat,
Read moreNo nude sunbathing signs being put up at a Phuket beach
TOURIST Police are gearing up to install multilingual signs prohibiting nude sunbathing at a secluded beach in Phuket’s Rawai subdistrict after netizens drew attention to tourists doing so at this spot, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 6). Pol. Lt. Col. Ekachai Siri, chief of Tourist Police Station 1, Division 2, ordered patrol officers to
Read moreUnderground internet cables linked to scam gangs in Myawaddy found
A RAID on a company located at Mae Sot’s cargo port found underground internet cables feeding signals to scam gangs across the Moei river in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 6). Armed with a search warrant issued by Mae Sot provincial court, Pol. Lt. Col. Trin Leelanuch, head of Cyber Crime
Read moreTrump wants say on Iran’s next leader as war intensifies
By Agencies and published by CNA BEIRUT – United States President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader as the war escalated on Thursday (Mar. 5), with US and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country and Gulf cities coming under renewed bombardment. “We want to be involved
Read moreUS hasn’t asked to use U-Tapao Airport: Minister
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow today (Mar. 5) denied that US Ambassador Sean K. O’Neill asked to use U-Tapao Airport as a base to fight Iran during a meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday, Naewna newspaper said. The discussion focused on the relations between the two countries with updates on import tariff
Read moreChinese men held for smuggling drugs in perfume bottles
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
Read moreNewin 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
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