By Jack Baer, staff writer, Yahoo!Sports FIFA is following an American tradition as it prepares for the 2026 World Cup final. The winner of the final between Spain and Argentina on Sunday (July 19) will receive the first ever championship rings granted by FIFA, the organisation announced yesterday (July 19). And because this is
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Moderate quake in Myanmar near Mae Hong Son border
By Amarin TV and Thai Newsroom AN earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 14km, jolted Myanmar at 8.26 a.m. this morning (July 17), 321 kilometres from the Mae Hong Son border. The Earthquake Monitoring Division of the Meteorological Department confirmed there was no impact on Thailand. A powerful earthquake
Read moreAnutin holds talks with visiting Princess Anne
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul held talks with Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence at Government House today (July 16) focusing on strengthening Thai-UK relations, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said both sides exchanged views on Thai-UK relations and their perspectives
Read more3 nightspots temporarily shut as BMA mounts sweep
IN the aftermath of the big blaze at a beer hall in Soi Ladprao 1, Chatuchak district, close to midnight last Sunday (July 12) Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (July 16) temporarily closed three nightspots that did not meet safety standards with rigorous inspections being mounted across the city’s 50 districts, PPTVHD36 and Amarin
Read moreOver 3,600 local officials’ employment deals scrapped over exam scam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE THAN 3,600 officials at local government administrations have had their employment deals immediately rescinded in the face of allegations that they had been evidently involved in an organised fraud over recruitment exams on which they may have cheated, Interior Undersecretary Arsit Sampantharat confirmed today (July 16). Among a total
Read moreMessi’s Argentina stun England in comeback to reach World Cup final
By AFP and published by CNA ATLANTA: Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday (July 15) and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been on course to reach their first World Cup
Read moreUN proclaims 2027-2036 as ‘Decade of Peace for Future Generations’, US casts sole vote against
THE United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the period 2027-2036 as the International Decade of Strengthening of Peace for Future Generations. In a move that should shock and shame every American citizen, the United States was the ONLY country to vote against the resolution which was passed on June 25 with
Read moreAnutin has no courage to fight vices at Ministry of Interior: Nattapong
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (July 15) straightforwardly took Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to task, saying he has not seemed to have courage to combat wrongdoings allegedly perpetrated by high-ranking government officials at the Ministry of Interior where he himself is taking charge in concurrent fashion. The People’s leader charged
Read moreWong Wian Yai road stops subsiding while subway tunnel repairs continue
CAREFUL repairs of the under-construction Southern Purple Line subway tunnel at Wong Wian Yai roundabout that got flooded last Thursday (July 9) has helped stop subsidence of Prachathipok road, TV Channel 7 said today (July 15). As this road has been closed during the repairs and traffic rerouted to Lad Ya road there is
Read moreMajestic Spain stun France to reach World Cup final
By AFP and published by CNA ARLINGTON, Texas: Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday (July 14), producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus’ dreams of winning the title for the third time. A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a 58th-minute Pedro Porro goal sealed
Read moreAnutin invites Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul invited Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to visit the country during a meeting with visiting Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe this afternoon (July 14), Amarin TV said this evening. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said Anutin reiterated to the Myanmar minister during his courtesy
Read moreOnly 8 among 229 senatorial rigging suspects might be charged: Justice Minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLY EIGHT persons might probably be charged for involvement in a criminal conspiracy and money-laundering activity behind 2024’s senatorial election allegedly riddled with vote-buying, rigging shenanigans, according to Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat. Out of a total of 229 persons initially suspected of having been more or less involved in the
Read moreVisa-free entry reduced from 60 to 30 or 15 days depending on country
THE cabinet has approved slashing visa-free entry from 60 to 30 or 15 days depending on a country’s eligibility with this aimed at closing a loophole that allows foreign scammers and other gangs to slip into the country, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 15). Ms. Ploytalay Laksmisangchan, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s
Read moreTourists evacuate in panic as fire breaks out at Chiang Mai hotel
A PREDAWN fire on the fourth floor of a hotel in Chiang Mai caused chaos as tourists were woken up and evacuated from the building with one person being injured, Amarin TV said this morning (July 14). At 4.16 a.m. the rescue command centre was alerted of a fire breaking out at this hotel
Read moreArrest warrant for People’s MP suspected in forex scam denied by court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CRIMINAL COURT today (July 13) denied the Department of Special Investigation’s request for an arrest warrant for online trader-turned-MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu who is currently among a total of 24 suspects of alleged involvement in a foreign exchange racket and advised that a subpoena be issued instead in the case
Read moreAir force rebuts Cambodia’s claim of a Thai F-16 fighter jet crashing
THE Thai air force strongly denied one of its F-16 fighter jets had crashed with the video shared on Cambodian social media actually being an old incident of an emergency landing in Greece, Naewna newspaper said today (July 13). ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of the Thai-Cambodian Situation Information Centre, said the release of a
Read moreNegligence suspected in beer hall fire that killed 27
POLICE said initial assessment of the cause of the big blaze at a beer hall close to midnight last night (July 12) that killed 27 people and injured 63 others could be negligence with evidence still being gathered to pinpoint what sparked the deadly fire, MNG Online and Naewna newspaper said today. Pol. Gen.
Read moreBangkok pub fire kills at least 27 people, officials say
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News AN EXPLOSIVE fire at a popular pub in Bangkok has killed 27 people, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and other officials said this morning (July 13), in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourism hub in recent years. “We have recovered 27 bodies, others are being sent
Read moreWong Wian Yai subway tunnel repairs due to be completed in 12 days’ time
REPAIRS of the under-construction Southern Purple Line subway tunnel at Wong Wian Yai roundabout which got flooded on Thursday (July 9), and also led to some sections of Prachathipok road subsiding, are expected to be completed in 12 days’ time with this road remaining closed for the duration, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said
Read moreSwiss fans salute team after World Cup run ends in defeat by Argentina
By Reuters and published by CNA NYON, Switzerland: Swiss soccer fans saluted their team in the early hours of Sunday (July 12) after their World Cup run came to an end with a 3-1 defeat by Argentina in the quarter-finals. The Swiss had reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954, but fell
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