By Agencies and published by CNA WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Thursday (April 23) said he had ordered the US Navy “to shoot and kill any boat” that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and that US minesweepers were working “at a tripled-up level” to clear any mines from the
Month: April 2026
500 nominee companies uncovered in Krabi raid
KRABI police raided an accounting company in this southern coastal province where they found that this same address was used to register six nominee companies with there being a large, interconnected network that has set up over 500 such companies in three southern provinces, Naewna newspaper said today (April 23). In exposing this nominee
Read moreVeteran US journalist laments the Lost Horizons of Asia and America
LIFETIME journalists often call it a day with a book to recap their adventures, record their memories and, most importantly, leave a learning-curve legacy for future generations. Veteran newsman Denis Gray, former Bangkok Bureau chief of the Associated Press, has done just that. His autobiography, Lost Horizons, is a captivating history
Read moreMyanmar considering ‘good things’ for detained Aung San Suu Kyi: Thailand
By Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom MYANMAR’S new president is considering “good things” for detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Thailand’s foreign minister said on Wednesday (April 22), as the country seeks to normalise ties with regional bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations after five years on the sidelines. The
Read moreTurkish engineer wanted for building collapse nabbed in Pattaya
ARRESTED in Pattaya today (April 22) is a Turkish construction engineer wanted under an Interpol Red Notice in connection with the collapse of a building following an earthquake that rocked the country 2023, TV Channel 7 said this evening. A Chonburi Immigration police team apprehended Mr. Abdullah, 77, a Turkish national, at a condominium
Read morePolice officer linked to whistleblower’s alleged extortion bid faces dismissal
A POLICE colonel who has been charged with joining the head of Crime Victims Assistance Association and four other accomplices in extorting 2.5 million baht from an Immigration police officer to not broadcast allegations of smuggling out Chinese suspects from a detention centre faces dismissal within five days, Amarin TV said today (April 22).
Read moreLeicester now get back-to-back relegation to third tier
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEICESTER CITY have been now relegated from the Championship, the second tier of the English football echelon, after last night’s scored draw which sent the Foxes following in the footsteps of the already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday down to the third-tiered League One, noticeably with both being Thai-owned clubs. As largely anticipated
Read moreSecurity beefed up after Myanmar bomb lands in Thailand
SECURITY has been stepped up at Mae Hong Son’s Mae Sariang district after a Myanmar junta fighter jet dropped a bomb there while bombarding a Karen National Union (KNU) military hospital in Karen province’s Hpapun district on Monday (April 20), Naewna newspaper said this morning (April 22). Mr. Worasak Panthong, Mae Sariang’s district chief,
Read moreTrump extends ceasefire to give Iran more time to negotiate
By Agencies and published by CNA ISLAMABAD – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday (April 21) the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic. The announcement came as last-minute ceasefire talks between the US and Iran looked uncertain and
Read moreWhistleblower nabbed on charges of demanding payoff from former Immigration officer
A WELL-KNOWN whistleblower was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police on charges of extorting 2.5 million baht from a former Immigration police officer to not broadcast allegations of smuggling out Chinese suspects from a detention centre, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (April 21). The CIB police team arrested Mr. Achariya Ruangratanapong, president
Read morePM calls 3 private sector bodies to economic cabinet meeting
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (April 21) said representatives from three key private sector institutions will be invited to join the economic cabinet meeting held on Mondays with the one they will first participate in scheduled for next Monday (April 27) with various issues to be discussed including economic stimulus measures and policies to
Read moreBerserk Irish man sets fire to condo in Pattaya
IN A fit of jealous rage an Irish man torched his own condominium in Pattaya in the dead of the night locking his girlfriend and child within with the building’s fire alarm also not sounding but fortunately all three were safely rescued and no one else got injured, Amarin TV said this morning (April
Read morePeople’s MP warns borrowing additional 500 billion baht increases fiscal risks
SHOULD the government issue an emergency decree to borrow an additional 500 billion baht Thailand’s debt-to-GDP ratio would rise to 75 percent and thereby increasing fiscal risks, People’s MP for Bangkok Dr. Anusorn Tamajai said today (April 20). The government also has to guarantee an additional 150 billion baht for the Oil Fuel Fund
Read moreMajor 7.5-magnitude quake hits off northern Japan, tsunami warning issued
By Agencies and published by CNA TOKYO – A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday (April 20), Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to 3m in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures. The quake which hit at 4.53 p.m. local time (2.53pm Thailand time) in Pacific waters off
Read morePanic as Myanmar junta bomb hits Thai territory
AS MYANMAR military mounted airstrikes at Karen National Union (KNU) positions in Karen province’s Hpapun district, opposite Mae Hong Son province, hitting a military hospital, one bomb landed on the Thai side triggering panic among border villagers, PPTVHD36 said today (April 20). At 11 a.m. today Myanmar Air Force scrambled Yak-130 and Mig-29 fighter
Read moreGovt working on ensuring sufficient palm oil supply for domestic use
WITH an increase in the use of palm oil for production of B7 and B20 biodiesel the Commerce Ministry this morning (April 20) said the entire system is being balanced to ensure sufficient supply for domestic use while simultaneously maintaining price stability for the benefit of farmers, PPTVHD36 and Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr.
Read moreResidents worried as Cambodia reinforces troops at Sa Kaeo border
RESIDENTS of Sa Kaeo province abutting Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province are apprehensive as Phnom Penh has sent additional troops and equipment to K5 road, directly opposite Ban Nong Chan village on the Thai side, Amarin TV said this evening (April 19). This reinforcement is less than 150 metres from an area previously recaptured by
Read moreTourist Police launch mobile AI face recognition camera, nab Indian man for overstaying
A TOURIST Police team cruised around Pattaya in a mobile operational vehicle equipped with an AI face recognition camera and arrested an Indian man for overstaying on Pattaya Beach Road, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (April 19). Pol. Lt. Col. Prabda Suksuntree, chief of Tourist Police Division 4, sub-division 2, bureau 1, sent
Read moreIndia flags ‘deep concerns’ over attack on two Indian ships in Strait of Hormuz
By Agencies and published by CNA MUMBAI – India said it had called in the Iranian envoy to New Delhi and flagged its “deep concern” over the attack on two Indian-flagged ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday (Apr 18). One of the vessels attacked was identified as the Sanmar Herald,
Read morePortsmouth 1-0 Leicester City: Relegation fears deepen for Foxes
By Dan Georg BBC Sport England at Fratton Park PORTSMOUTH beat second-from-bottom Leicester City to leave the Foxes in real danger of being relegated from the Championship. Ibane Bowat scored the game’s only goal, bundling the ball into the net at the back post from an Adrian Segecic corner. This result leaves Gary Rowett’s
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