By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SUM OF 1.3 BILLION baht in initial budget was today (May 12) approved by the Bhumjaithai-led government for Thailand to buy broadcasting rights for World Cup 2026 football games from North America during a five-and-a-half-weeks period. The Bhumjaithai-led cabinet of ministers has approved the 1.3 billion baht initial government
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Cabinet green light for US to buy house in Chiang Mai
THE cabinet has approved the US government purchasing a landed house in Chiang Mai to serve as the residence for the US Consul-General, reinforcing the over 190-year relationship between the two countries, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 12). Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said this house is located
Read moreKhon Kaen MP gets death threats after probing factory polluting farmland
A KHON KAEN MP who had joined several agencies and community leaders in inspecting a large chemical factory on May 1 after years-long complaints of wastewater being discharged into farmland has filed a police report after receiving death threats, Amarin TV said today (May 12). As the villagers had also filed a complaint with
Read moreSihasak unaware of Cambodia registering scrapped MOU44 under Unclos
FOREIGN Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he had no knowledge of Cambodia having secretly registered Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration under Unclos before Thailand cancelled it, Naewna newspaper said today (May 12). With both Thailand and Cambodia having ratified United
Read moreAnutin looks to pay personal visit to Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (May 11) he is looking forward to paying a personal visit to de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra who has been literally put behind bars for eight months and now released on parole. Anutin declined to tell how soon he will personally visit
Read morePlea against 400 billion baht borrowed funding decree lodged to Constitutional Court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S-LED opposition bloc today (May 11) petitioned the Constitutional Court to nullify the Bhumjaithai-led government’s executive decree for a 400 billion baht borrowed funding package which, they contended, may be perpetrated in violation of the constitution and not have been designed on basis of emergency or necessity in regard
Read moreFour tourists collapse at Phuket cafe, one dead
THE death of one of five Indian tourists after four of them collapsed while drinking at a popular cafe in Phuket on Saturday night (May 9) remains a mystery and a detailed autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death, Amarin TV said late last night (May 10). At 2.06 a.m. Pol.
Read moreThaksin greets crowds of Red Shirts upon being released on parole
FORMER prime minister/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra stepped out of Klong Prem Central Prison at 7.50 a.m. this morning (May 11) after being granted parole and was welcomed by his family, this camp’s leaders and big crowds of Red Shirts who had travelled here from various provinces, Naewna newspaper said. At 8
Read moreAnutin urgently flies from Phuket to Ranong to inspect big lot of smuggled goods
PRIME Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 11) cut short his visit to Phuket and urgently flew to Ranong to inspect a warehouse where over 50 million baht worth of smuggled goods were found and seized, pointing out that there is no higher authority to clear this matter, Nawena newspaper said this evening. Anutin
Read moreRed Shirts gather in front of prison to await Thaksin’s parole release
RED Shirts flocked to the front of Klong Prem Central Prison to await de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s release on parole tomorrow (May 11) with police maintaining tight security, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Groups of Red Shirts from various provinces began arriving today and occupied the area along Ngamwongwan road in
Read moreFour illegal hotels on Koh Phangan raided
IN ONGOING crackdown on foreigners using Thai nominees to invest in various businesses Koh Phangan police raided four hotels illegally operating on the popular tourist island and while one has shut down the other three were found to be running the business without a permit, Amarin TV said this evening (May 9). The island’s
Read more400 billion baht loaned funding now in effect: PM
PRIME Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (May 9) that a Royal Decree authorising the Finance Ministry to borrow 400 billion baht to address the energy crisis and facilitate energy transition plus alleviate the suffering of the people has been promulgated and that he is responsible for the outcome, be it good or bad,
Read moreBright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public
By AP – published by WPXI News and Yahoo!News WASHINGTON – Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making “multiple 90-degree turns” at a speedy clip. A blaringly bright object is doing corkscrew twists over the skies in Kazakhstan. Those are some of the details
Read moreCorrections Department not halting Thaksin’s parole as petitioned
THE Department of Corrections clarified today (May 9) that the release of de facto Pheu Thai boss/inmate Thaksin Shinawatra on parole on Monday (May 11) is in keeping with parole laws after the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) had submitted a letter to Justice Minister Rutthaphon Naowarat to halt
Read moreBhumjaithai threatens to sue over Land Bridge scheme hiding casino rumours
BHUMJAITHAI threatened to take legal action against those spreading fake news that the Land Bridge scheme is hiding a casino project with the rumours stemming from an old draft bill which was rejected two years ago, Amarin TV said this evening (May 8). Mr. Natchanon Sikorkuea, Bhumjaithai’s spokesperson, said the claim that a 99-year
Read moreSenate panel pushes for turning Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi into single Asean hub
A SENATE committee proposed that the government develop Phuket, Phang Nga, and Krabi into a single Asean economic, tourism and transportation hub rather than letting them move along separately as has been the case so far, Naewna newspaper said today (May 8). Senator Chavapon Watthanavekin, vice chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said
Read moreAlarmed Asean leaders discuss crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News CEBU, Philippines – Southeast Asian leaders met in an annual summit today (May 8) under intense pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies from the Iran war, which one top minister said, “should not have occurred in the first place.” The alarm by the heads
Read moreIsraeli embassy warns its citizens in Phuket to respect the law
THE Israeli embassy has warned its citizens in Phuket to “strictly respect Thai law” as local government agencies have decided to intensify law enforcement against foreigners, TV Channel 7 said this morning (May 8). The Phuket Info Centre, citing Facebook page “Israel in Thailand”, said the announcement states that Phuket authorities are preparing to
Read moreThai, Khmer ministers to work on confidence-building measures: Anutin
By PPTVHD36 and Thai Newsroom PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (May 7) after a trilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is the Asean chair and initiated the talks in Cebu City, that foreign ministers of the two neighbouring countries will be working together
Read morePM denies 400 billion baht loaned funding for people partly destined for irrelevant projects
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 7) categorically denied that the Bhumjaithai-led government’s 400 billion baht loaned funding scheme for the impoverished people might probably be destined in part for any irrelevant government projects whilst he himself will see to it that the money will be by no means funnelled
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