By Reuters and published by US News & World Report THE Thai central bank raised its key interest rate modestly for a second straight meeting today (Sept. 28) to tame 14-year high inflation and said it was willing to adjust the size and timing of rate moves as necessary. The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) monetary
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No coup taking place, says Defence Ministry spokesman
THE DEFENCE Ministry’s spokesman Gen. Kongcheep Tantravanich this afternoon (Sept. 28) dismissed rumours of a coup d’etat being mounted while also confirming that this issue was not raised at the Defence Council meeting, Thai Rath newspaper said. Regarding what is being talked about one would have to ask the speakers for the motive for
Read more95 illegal Myanmar migrants caught sneaking into Thailand
KANCHANABURI police supported by soldiers rounded up 95 illegal migrants from last night to early this morning (Sept. 28) after they had sneaked in from Myanmar and were being taken for jobs in Bangkok, Rayong, Samut Sakhon and within Kanchanaburi itself with each of them having paid 15,000-30,000 baht to the smugglers, Naewna newspaper said
Read moreThaksin wonders if Prawit would be happy with Prayut’s possible comeback
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra yesterday (Sept 27) said he wondered if Caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan would be truly satisfied with a possible comeback of a court-suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shortly. During a Care Clubhouse live podcast, Thaksin said it would be unlikely for Prawit who concurrently heads the
Read moreTyphoon Noru barrels towards Vietnam, hitting Thailand on Thursday
By Reuters, published by CNA, and Thai Newsroom VIETNAM closed airports, announced curfews and urged thousands more people to evacuate today (Sept. 27) as intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the country, while the Thai Meteorological Department said it will weaken into a tropical storm when it slams Thailand on Thursday (Sept. 29). Hundreds of flights
Read morePrawit downplays ‘Pheu Thai landslide’ win in Roi Et local contest
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan today (Sept. 27) categorically refuted what was called a “Pheu Thai landslide” victory in Sunday’s election for head of Roi Et provincial administration. The Pheu Thai candidate, namely five-time former MP Seksit Wainiyompong, won the race for president of Roi Et provincial administrative organisation, also known
Read moreCovid jab service shifting from Bang Sue station to Dermatology Institute
ALTHOUGH the Covid vaccination service at Bang Sue Grand Station is ending on Friday Sept. 30 it will be continuing at the Institute of Dermatology near the Victory Monument from Saturday Oct. 1 onwards, Amarin TV said today (Sept. 27). The Central Vaccination Centre (CVC) said on its Facebook page that this service will
Read moreForeign gang extorts cryptocurrencies from Russian couple
A RUSSIAN couple filed a complaint at Koh Samui police station that a gang of six foreign men threatened them at a coffee shop on the island and forced them to transfer cryptocurrencies totalling US$50,000 (1.878 million baht) in the middle of this month, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Sept. 27). The couple, Mr.
Read morePetchaboon provincial head faces election ban over latest Prawit billboard
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HEAD OF A PROVINCIAL administration endorsed by caretaker Prime Minister-cum-Palang Pracharath party leader Prawit Wongsuwan in his planned contest for MP might probably be banned from running due to the way in which he has advertised himself. Former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn posted on his Facebook page to allege that
Read moreKanchana quits as top leader of Chart Thai Pattana Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters KANCHANA SILPA-ARCHA has resigned as top leader of the Chart Thai Pattana Party, prompting an across-the-board change of executive members of the fourth-largest coalition partner. Kanchana, daughter of the late former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa and sister of Natural Resources & Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, has called it quits as
Read moreChadchart: Rain has doubled over 30 years with super typhoon moving in
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at a meeting today (Sept. 26) that the amount of rain Bangkok received so far this month without Super Typhoon Noru having arrived is very high, being double the amount that fell in the same period 30 years ago, Matichon newspaper said. This is clearly illustrated by Din Daeng
Read more3 Laotian women die as van slams into truck in Rayong
A VAN carrying 14 Laotians rammed into a 10-wheel truck that had stopped at a red light in Klaeng district of Rayong province at 3 a.m. this morning (Jan. 26) killing three women from the neighbouring country, Sanook.com said. A police team from Klaeng station together with Buddhist volunteers and Sawang Phon Charity Foundation
Read moreJupiter is coming its closest to Earth in 59 years
By Amarin TV and Georgia Public Broadcasting LOOK UP at the sky on Tuesday Sept. 27 night to see the gas giant Jupiter at its closest to Earth in 59 years and it will be particularly visible because this coincides with another event called opposition. When in opposition, a planet is on the opposite side
Read moreSanti denies party-hopping rumours
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party secretary-general Santi Prompat today (Sept. 25) categorically denied he has quietly planned to defect from the largest coalition partner to Bhumjaithai Party. Santi who concurrently performs as deputy finance minister dismissed as “groundless” the allegations that he would sooner or later join the Bhumjaithai Party, headed by
Read moreSuper Typhoon Noru bringing torrential rain with Bangkok not spared
By Matichon and Reuters published by CNA WITH Typhoon Noru (Karding) having turned into a super typhoon since last evening as it heads for the Philippines, the Thai Meteorological Department warned it will bring heavy to very heavy rain with strong winds during Sept. 28-30, 2022. The category 3 typhoon will be making a landfall
Read moreLarge majority of Gen-Zers don’t want unelected senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of Gen-Z adolescents have been found to prefer there be no more unelected senators who would only stand in the way of democratic rule, according to a recent poll. The opinion poll conducted earlier this month among a total of 707 university students by Rangsit University political scientist
Read moreIran: President Raisi calls for ‘decisive’ action against protesters
By Reuters, AFP and EFE, published by Dw.com Dubai – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that authorities must “deal decisively” with the protests that broke out across the country following the death of a young Kurdish woman in police detention. The country has seen some of its biggest protests in years. They
Read moreGigantic roadside signs featuring Prawit, his party’s logo yet to be removed: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN whether colossal vote-wooing signs spotted along the road in some provinces ostensibly featuring caretaker Prime Minister-cum-Palang Pracharath party leader Prawit Wongsuwan will ever be removed at any time from now, commented Pheu Thai party leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (Sept. 24). Under the laws pertaining to a
Read moreMinister warns activists not to move on Prayut verdict day
WITH THE Constitutional Court due to give its verdict on suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s eight years in power maximumly provided by law next Friday September 30, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn today (Sept. 30) urged activists to not make any moves on that day, Matichon newspaper said. The charter’s clauses
Read moreMyanmar beauty queen says she’s safe in hands of UN officials
By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN A BEAUTY queen from Myanmar, who took refuge in Thailand after criticising her home country’s ruling military junta, has told CNN she is now “safe” in the hands of United Nations’ officials after facing threats of deportation. Han Lay had faced being sent back to Myanmar after
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