PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sep. 5) signed an order deporting an Israeli man from Thailand after Koh Samui Provincial Court found him guilty of threatening another person, Amarin TV said. The order states that Mr. Yaacov Ohayon had sent threatening messages to the victim, implying this person’s life and safety was at
Month: September 2026
25 years later, WoT has the “War on Terror” achieved?
IN A few days, the world will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The “War on Terror” which followed had a profound impact on Travel & Tourism — increased security measures, visa restrictions, racial profiling, travel disruptions, warfare, draconian immigration policies, mass surveillance, terrorism prosecutions, and detention and torture. Arguably the worst
Read moreThailand ready to host IMF–World Bank Group annual meetings in October
THAILAND is fully ready to host the 2026 annual meetings of International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group in October with this being the second time the country is hosting this event which is termed as the Olympics of finance and economics and expected to attract over 15,000 participants, PPTVHD36 said today (Sep. 4). Back in
Read moreFormer election commissioner Somchai takes action after being assaulted by Nattawut
FOLLOWING an assault in front of Thonglor police station this afternoon (Sep. 4) former election commissioner Mr. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn has filed a police report on three counts against Mr. Nattawut Wongniem, a former lawyer and adviser to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin, with the whole incident witnessed by police officers and
Read moreFive-year-old boy depressed after teacher’s assistant strips him as punishment
PARENTS of a five-year-old boy appealed to Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women for assistance as he is now depressed, refusing to eat or sleep and fears going to school, after a teacher’s assistant removed his uniform and underwear, leaving only his socks, then made him stand in front of the classroom as
Read moreLatest school shooting in Thailand may spur calls in Asia for more active safety drills
By AP and published by Yahoo!News SAN RAFAEL, Philippines: A school shooting this week in Thailand may spark greater interest in holding more active shooter drills at educational institutions, as Southeast Asian nations consider measures to curb gun violence. Students in San Rafael, in the Philippines, took part in the Nationwide Simultaneous School Safety
Read moreRewat sets up party of his own to combat graft in govt, drug dealers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RETIRED POLICE general Rewat Klinkesorn has finally set up a political party of his own named the Rak Muang Thai with ultimate intent to combat corruption in government and declare war against drug dealers, among other crime-busting schemes. The maverick Rewat, literally known for his extra-judicial killings of gunmen, drug
Read morePheu Thai MPs tipped to abstain from voting for PM after censure debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL MPs of the Pheu Thai, the second largest partner in the current Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, could probably abstain from casting a yea vote in support of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to put an end to the “Blue” regime following censure debate in foreseeable future, a partisan source said today
Read moreRangsiman moving to help lese majeste detainee on hunger strike
PEOPLE’S MP Rangsiman Rome who chairs a House committee yesterday (Sep. 2) agreed to coordinate assistance for Mr. Phromsorn Veerathamjari, or “Fahlikit,” who is being detained at Thanyaburi District Prison on charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, after being on a hunger strike since July 1
Read moreRestrictions imposed on US sailors’ visit to Pattaya
US Navy personnel from USS Abraham Lincoln who are now holidaying in Pattaya during Sep. 2-6 have been prohibited from engaging in risky activities including not entering Soi 6 and 7 after dark but Walking Street is not out of bounds, Naewna newspaper, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said today (Sep. 3). Pattaya Mayor
Read moreRogue politicians involved in senatorial rigging, exam fraud plots mutually linked under same party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLITICIANS accused of involvement in 2024’s senatorial rigging conspiracy and fraud plots over last year’s exams for personnel at local government units and those for chief district officers were finally found to be the ones mutually connected and attached to the same party, according to a prominent opposition lawmaker. House
Read moreShifting Korat horticultural expo raises questions about sharing opportunities
THE cabinet decision to relocate Nakhon Ratchasima World Horticultural Expo 2029, now renamed Expo 2029 Korat Thailand, from Khong district to Pak Chong district of this northeastern province is a significant turning point for a project that has been prepared for many years while raises key questions about development and distribution of opportunities, Amarin
Read moreDSI summons Phuket MP in real estate nominee case
JUSTICE MINISTER Lt. Gen. Ruttapol Naowarat said today (Sept. 2) at Government House that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has summoned Mr. Somchart Techathaworncharoen, a People’s Party Phuket MP, for questioning in a Phuket real estate nominee case next Monday (Sept. 7), Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. DSI’s investigation indicates that Somchart
Read moreElection subcommittee called for Bhumjaithai Party dissolution over senatorial rigging conspiracy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FORMER investigative subcommittee responsive to the Election Commission had originally advised that the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, be subject to partisan dissolution at an order of the Supreme Court due to their alleged involvement in the 2024 senatorial vote-buying, electoral-rigging conspiracy, a prominent political activist said
Read moreNominee crackdown continues with additional 14,000 companies being probed
THE intensive crackdown on nominee companies nationwide is now targeting 14,000 more firms suspected to have used Thai nationals to circumvent restrictions under Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (Sept. 1). Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said at Songkhla University’s Hat Yai campus during today’s roving cabinet
Read moreGovt exam fraud conspiracy far from over yet: Pukkamon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ALLEGED FRAUD conspiracy over last year’s government exams has not yet been resolved as long as politicians suspected to have stood behind the despicable conspiracy remain in mystery and far from being brought to justice, a prominent opposition lawmaker said today (Sept.1). House Committee on Political Development, Mass Media
Read moreFire guts 15 houses at Makkasan community in Sukhumvit Soi 3
A FIRE that broke out in the middle of the night at Makkasan community in Sukhumvit Soi 3 destroyed 15 houses with one person having died in the blaze, PPTVHD36 and Naewna newspaper said this morning (Sept. 1). At 2.35 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Wallop Isariyasakunwong, an investigating officer at Phaya Thai police station,
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