MARINE police arrested the captain of a tour boat off Phuket today (June 25) for violating maritime and tourism laws in taking two Chinese tourists fishing without a tour guide amid suspicion that a nominee company could be running this vessel, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Wisanu Jinawong, head of Marine Police Station
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Pawoot not calling it quits as People’s MP over suspected forex scam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLINE TRADER-TURNED-MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu said today (June 25) he will definitely not resign as the People’s lawmaker whilst being suspected among others by the Department of Special Investigation of involvement in a foreign exchange scam. Pawoot who had been earlier absent from at parliament since he was publicly named one
Read moreBrent falls below US$75 as Nasdaq drops for third straight day
By AFP and published by CNA NEW YORK: Oil prices retreated on Wednesday (June 24) to their lowest levels since the start of the United States-Iran war while tech shares continued to show weakness on a mixed day for global stocks. Brent crude dropped below US$75 a barrel for the first time since the
Read moreLemon Law draft bill easily sails through first reading
THE HOUSE of Representatives this evening (June 24) voted 410 to 1 to pass the first reading of Liability for Defective Products draft bill tabled by Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Ms. Supamas Isarabhakdi while also resolving to accept the principles of six other draft bills on this key issue but use
Read morePeople’s MPs not afraid of Chaichanok’s father: Rukchanok
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN PEOPLE’S MP Rukchanok Srinork today (June 24) reassured that she and fellow lawmakers of the largest opposition party will certainly remain undaunted by unlawful influence of de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob in regard to the contentious THAI-AI Passport project pushed by his son/Digital Economy & Society Minister Chaichanok
Read moreThai central bank raises economic outlook, holds rates as expected
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S central bank upgraded its economic growth forecasts on Wednesday (June 24), signalling a modest improvement in the outlook after it held interest rates steady for a second straight meeting. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) said it expected economic growth to come in at 2.3 percent this year,
Read moreFamous singer gets 2 years in jail for drunk-driving death of 2 siblings
MINBURI Criminal Court this morning (June 24) sentenced famous Thai singer Mr. Manasawin Nanthasen, whose stage name is Tik Shiro, to four years’ imprisonment which was reduced to two years, without suspension, after he confessed to drunk driving that led to the deaths of two siblings, PPTVHD36 and Amarin TV said. Tik Shiro, 64,
Read moreDemocrats, senators receive petition from anti-land bridge protesters
SOUTHERN Economic Corridor Watch (SEC Watch) protesters rallying outside the Government House submitted their petition to a Democrat Party team and some senators urging that the land bridge project be cancelled, Naewna newspaper said last evening (June 23). The protest, led by Mr. Prasitchai Noonual, leader of SEC Watch, drew a large group of
Read moreJustice Minister sceptical over Pawoot’s cash profit without decimal points from trading gold online
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JUSTICE MINISTER Rutthapol Naowarat today (June 23) expressed his personal scepticism that a sum of 28 million baht in cash earlier supposedly earned by People’s MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu from trading gold online may have carried no decimal points at all. The Bhumjaithai-attached justice minister was responding to Pawoot’s statement earlier
Read morePawoot urged to publicly clear himself of suspected forex scam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu was today (June 23) encouraged to clear himself to the public of alleged involvement in a foreign exchange trading scam after he has recently remained tightlipped in the face of allegations launched by the Department of Special Investigation. Deputy People’s leader Sirikanya Tansakun suggested Pawoot who
Read moreNo injuries as another concrete awning collapses
SOON after a concrete awning at a row of four shophouses collapsed over the weekend this morning (June 23) another one crashed down on Dinso road in Bangkok’s old town zone but fortunately there were no injuries, Amarin TV said this afternoon. The Facebook page of FM91 Trafficpro said their radio station had received
Read moreNetizens pile in after clip of deserted Koh Phi Phi goes viral
A VIDEO clip of deserted Koh Phi Phi off Krabi went viral online and attracted lots of comments with netizens pointing to high prices as a major issue dissuading tourists from visiting the well-known destination, Naewna newspaper said today (June 23). A TikToker by the name of Warinthonexworrac posted the video footage on the
Read moreBMA orders citywide inspection of old buildings after concrete awning collapsed
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (June 22) ordered citywide inspection of old buildings after the concrete awning of four shophouses near Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan on Rama IV Road collapsed over the weekend seriously injuring one man who later died at the hospital, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Mr. Narong Ruangsri, BMA’s
Read moreWho is Andy Burnham, the frontrunner to become the next UK prime minister?
By Agencies and published by CNA LONDON: After spending decades in British politics, Andy Burnham now appears closer than ever to the top job. The former Greater Manchester mayor has emerged as the frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister after Keir Starmer announced his resignation today (June 22), triggering a leadership contest that
Read moreClip featuring People’s MP in forex firm’s ad gone viral
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A VIDEO CLIP has now gone viral online featuring People’s MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu as promoter of a foreign exchange brokerage firm after the lawmaker has categorically dismissed allegations that he had been by any means involved in illegal trading businesses. The clip features Pawoot in a video advertisement of QRS
Read moreCommerce Ministry crackdown leads to big drop in nominee-prone businesses
A NATIONWIDE crackdown by the Commerce Ministry over the past eight months has led to over 65% drop in businesses at risk of using nominees with more tough measures being launched on Aug. 1, TV Channel 7 said today (June 22). Investigation of accounting firms in eight tourist provinces, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong
Read moreThailand at risk of plunging to the state Indonesia is in: Economist
A NOTED economist and People’s MP warned today (June 21) that while Thailand’s current fiscal situation will not yet lead to a confidence crisis like Indonesia is facing, there is increasing risk this will be triggered if a concrete plan for fiscal rebalancing is not undertaken over the next one to two years. Dr.
Read moreCracked concrete led to awning at row of shophouses collapsing
THE Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) said the awning at three to four shophouses near Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan temple on Rama IV road had collapsed yesterday (June 20) because the concrete had cracked and the steel deteriorated leaving the structure unable to withstand the pressure, PPTVHD36 said this evening (June 21). Mr. Itthipol
Read moreUpdate: Skytrain vibrations link to building collapse being probed
ALL five old shophouses on Charoen Krung road where the second-floor concrete awning of one of them collapsed have been declared off-limits with a detailed inspection underway as it is still unclear whether vibrations from the Skytrain led to part of the structure crashing down, PPTVHD36 said this evening (June 20). Mr. Thanadech Chankaew,
Read moreTwo-storey building on Charoen Krung road collapses
ONE person died when a two-storey building near Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan on Charoen Krung road, Talat Noi subdistrict, Samphanthawong district, collapsed at around 4.52 p.m. this afternoon (June 20), Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. Debris from the collapsed building fell on the road and damaged several vehicles. When Suan Mali fire and rescue station
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