A VIDEO of a female tourist riding a motorised suitcase down a road in Phuket has gone viral and prompted widespread concern about potential for a car accident, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Aug. 4). A passerby who spotted the unidentified tourist of unknown nationality calmly riding down the road on her motorised
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Allegation of policeman’s link to murder suspect being probed
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kittirat Phanphet has ordered an investigation into an allegation that one of the suspects in the murder of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three in Chonburi had taken a man to get narcotics from a policeman there, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Aug. 3). Pol. Lt.
Read moreAir Force Chief to view Pitch Black exercise Down Under
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AIR FORCE chief ACM Seksan Khantha is visiting Australia tomorrow (Aug.4) to view an international air combat exercise codenamed Pitch Black 2026. Five upgraded, US-made F-16 A/B Fighting Falcon fighter jets, also known as the F-16 MLU Cobra, and 98 fighter pilots and air force men from Thailand’s Wing 4
Read morePheu Thai departure from Bhumjaithai-led govt deemed unlikely
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI, the second largest coalition partner, will be very unlikely to break ranks with the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the coalition government, as far as the de facto bosses of both camps, namely Thaksin Shinawatra and Newin Chidchob respectively, are concerned, albeit in behind-the-scenes fashion, according to partisan
Read moreDetained Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in Myanmar: president office
By AFP and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the nation’s Red Cross representative today (Aug. 3), the president’s office said, the first publicised meeting between her and a foreign official since she was ousted in a 2021 coup. The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021,
Read moreTrump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal
By Reuters and published by CNA CAIRO: United States President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday (Aug. 3) but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Read moreChonburi police deny murder suspects are linked to them
CHONBURI police issued an urgent clarification this evening (Aug. 2) denying that the four suspects arrested for the murder of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three are either sons of police officers or were hired to act on their behalf, Amarin TV said. This followed rumours spreading on social media and
Read more2 policemen shot dead, 3 injured in clash at Narathiwat
A TEAM of six policemen returning from drug investigation in Far South Narathiwat province spotted a suspicious group of men sitting in a hut at a palm plantation and upon moving in to investigate them too were hit by a volley of M16 assault rifle gunfire killing two officers and injuring three others in
Read moreGovt beefs up checking company registration to plug nominee loopholes
A NEW government initiative to prevent the use of Thais as nominees in business kicked off today (Aug. 1) with the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Business Development expanding scrutiny from just the initial company registration to include shareholder and director structures after this is done, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for
Read moreDaughter-in-law decapitates mother-in-law in Phuket
A SHOCKING incident occurred in Phuket when an enraged daughter-in-law fatally attacked and decapitated her mother-in-law during a heated argument at their home today (Aug. 1), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Jaruvit Khunjarern, an investigating officer at Chalong police station, was alerted of a murder at a house in Chalong subdistrict, Mueang district,
Read moreNetizens want death penalty for gang who killed family of 3 and Russian siblings
OUTRAGED netizens are calling for the death penalty for a gang of four men who killed a Thai family of three, parents and a child, with two of them around a month later killing two Russian siblings in Chonburi, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 1). After Mr. Thana Kertthong, or Pong, 43, and Mr.
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