THE CRIMINAL Court on Ratchadapisek road granted bail to Ms. Tantawan Tuatulanon, or Tawan, former leader of Thalu Wang activist group, after sentencing her to two years in jail, without suspension, for violating the lese majeste law, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, Section 14 of the Computer Crimes Act, resisting arrest, and
Month: August 2026
Supreme Court orders police to pay torture victim 4.3 million baht
AFTER a 17-year legal battle the Supreme Court today (Aug. 31) ruled that the Thai police must pay over 4.3 million baht in damages to Mr. Rittirong Chuenjit who was tortured to confess to a robbery in 2009 and also ordered the removal of his criminal record and fingerprints from the criminal registry, TV
Read moreKorat’s Khong district residents threaten to protest over shifting expo location
RESIDENTS of Nakhon Ratchasima’s (Korat’s) Khong district are fuming at National Economic and Social Development Council’s (NESDC’s) proposal to move the location of Nakhon Ratchasima World Horticultural Expo 2029 to Pak Chong district and threatened to block Mittraphab highway if cabinet approves the move, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 31). Mr. Thawil Rattanaporn, deputy
Read moreOil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran’s Larak Island
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News SINGAPORE/BEIJING – Oil prices were trading more than 2% higher on Monday (Aug. 31) after the US attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as their conflict extended into its sixth month. Brent crude futures climbed $2.21, or 2.51%, to $90.31
Read moreLate MP’s son-in-law wins Udon Thani by-election
UNOFFICIAL result of a by-election held in Udon Thani Constituency 3 today (Aug. 30) with 95 percent of the votes counted shows Mr. Athikarn Kaewkruesri, son-in-law of late MP Rang Thuraphol from the Bhumjaithai Party, is the clear winner having got 36,097 of the votes, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said. There were 125,309 eligible
Read moreSports competitions held to pressure polling agency over senatorial rigging conspiracy
AN ACTIVIST group and a lawyers association held three sports competitions in front of the Election Commission office to demand that the agency take legal action against 229 suspects in the 2024 senatorial rigging conspiracy, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon today (Aug. 30). The polling agency last Friday postponed to Sept. 14 announcing its
Read moreAnother blast in Pattani but no injuries
SOME insurgents set off an explosion at Global House in Pattani’s Mueang district at 7 p.m. this evening (Aug. 29) and the authorities said initially there were no injuries, according to PPTVHD36. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command said the insurgents rode up on a motorcycle fitted with a sidecar
Read moreCabinet to consider scheme to upgrade Satun to ‘Riviera of Southeast Asia’
DEPUTY Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit visited Satun today (Aug. 29) to check on the progress of various projects under a scheme to upgrade tourism at this Far South province and turn it into “The Riviera of Southeast Asia” with this to be considered by a roving cabinet meeting being held here on Sept. 1,
Read moreFire-hit Klong Thom Centre to be demolished while PM2.5 level soars
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said this afternoon (Aug. 29) that Klong Thom Centre in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district would have to be demolished as it has suffered a hundred percent damage in the huge blaze that started at 8.45 p.m. last night and only extinguished at 5 a.m. this morning, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreArson unlikely in big blaze that gutted Khlong Thom Centre: PM
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said while inspecting Khlong Thom Centre which was gutted in a fierce blaze that started at approximately 8.45 p.m. last night and only brought under control at around 5 a.m. this morning (Aug. 29) that it is unlikely to have been arson, Naewna newspaper said. This blaze does not appear
Read morePhuket residents urge govt to cut Israeli tourists’ visit to maximum 15 days
AROUND 200 to 300 Phuket residents today (Aug. 28) aired their bad experiences at the hands of foreign tourists at Loma Park, Patong Beach, and demanded that the government restrict Israeli tourists to a maximum 15-day stay to prevent them from engaging in illegal businesses, Amarin TV said. The forum, entitled “Save Phuket, Save
Read moreThaksin, Thanathorn, Thammanat urged to set up new coalition govt without Newin’s camp
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, de facto People’s boss Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and Klatham boss-cum-leader Thammanat Prompao may hold a tete-a-tete talk between themselves to contemplate setting up a future coalition government of their own without the Bhumjaithai as core of the current one, according to a noted academic.
Read moreCovid cases rising in Thailand with 2026 total exceeding 94,000
COVID-19 cases are increasing Thailand with the total number of patients from Jan. 1 up to today, Aug. 28, reaching 94,402 with 14 deaths but it is the NB.1.8.1 variant which does not cause severe illness that is dominant, accounting for over 50.95% of cases, PPTVHD36 said. The Department of Disease Control said this
Read morePolice quiz ‘Indian boss’ behind ice cream-cum-loansharking business
AN INDIAN businessman charged with being the big boss running an ice cream business as a cover for loansharking to residents in Bang Phi district, Samut Prakan province, is being questioned after seven Indian motorcycle-riding vendors were rounded up for threatening and intimidating their clients, TV Channel 7 said today (Aug. 28). Bang Phli
Read morePheu Thai could possibly be replaced by Klatham after censure debate: Anutin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Aug.27) implied that the Pheu Thai, the second largest coalition partner of the Bhumjaithai-led government, could possibly be replaced by the patiently-awaiting Klatham following a future censure motion against himself and his cabinet. Without elaborating, the prime minister hinted that the Pheu Thai surreptitiously steered
Read moreHousing market recovers in H1 with transfers soaring 17.6%
THE HOUSING MARKET shook off a downturn in the first half of this year with transfers reaching 167,000 units, a 17.6% increase, driven by government measures, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 27). Sales of second-hand homes soared accounting for 63% of the total, reflecting a focus on value for money. At the same time
Read moreAnutin, 20 other Bhumjaithai suspects in senatorial rigging conspiracy very likely off the hook
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul will most certainly be spared legal prosecution in the Supreme Court by the Election Commission for alleged involvement in the 2024 senatorial rigging conspiracy alongside 20 Bhumjaithai ministers, MPs and members of the executive board of the largest ruling party, partisan sources said today (Aug.27). The
Read moreNepal-Tibet floods: More than 1,300 missing as search for survivors continues
By AFP and published by CNA NUWAKOT: Rescue teams rushed on Thursday (Aug. 27) to find more than 1,300 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages. A terrifying clip of surveillance video from the Chinese side of the frontier shows
Read moreThai held over parrot eggs haul in South Africa
By AFP and published by CNA JOHANNESBURG: South African customs officials arrested a Thai national trying to smuggle 50 suspected endangered parrot eggs through Johannesburg’s main airport, the environment ministry said on Wednesday (Aug. 26). The 50-year-old was arrested last week at OR Tambo International Airport after officials found the eggs concealed inside a
Read moreUSS Abraham Lincoln visiting Thailand not related to Iran conflict: Defence Ministry
THE Defence Ministry and Thai navy today (Aug. 26) clarified that USS Abraham Lincoln’s stopover in Thailand during Sept. 2-6 is not related to the Iran conflict with ammunition or other supplies not being loaded and the country is ready to receive ships from all nations equally, TV Channel 7 said. RADM Surasan Kongsiri,
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