OFFICIALS of Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi province together with soldiers and Border Patrol Police moved in on a gang of 15 to 20 illegal gold miners as they were digging and panning on top of a mountain but managed to arrest only one suspect after chasing them through the thick forest,
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8 migrant workers set free after being cleared of involvement in rally
EIGHT workers from a neighbouring country who were detained near Victory Monument where a big national unity rally took place today (June 28) have been released after being found to have entered Thailand legally and were not involved in the demonstration, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy chief
Read moreDemand for Paetongtarn to step down at the national unity rally
THE national unity rally at Victory Monument grew larger this evening (June 28) as more people flocked in and those there staying put despite the heavy rain with the organisers after 6 p.m. issuing a statement calling for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resign, Amarin TV said. The atmosphere was lively with the leaders
Read moreNational unity rally kicks off at Victory Monument
THE Thai Sovereignty Defence Group’s national unity rally started at Victory Monument late this morning (June 28) with the first speaker being “Mor Khiew Chai Petch Kla Chon” while the organisers underscored that this is not a colour-coded demonstration, Amarin TV said. Key leaders of this rally include Mr. Jatuporn Prompan, former core leader
Read morePhu Kradueng National Park reopening on Oct. 1
AFTER four-month closure Phu Kradueng National Park in Si Than subdistrict, Phu Kradueng district, Loei province, is reopening to tourists on Oct. 1, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 21). This is one of Thailand’s best known national parks and covers an area of 348 square km with a high point of 1,316 m
Read moreMyanmar rebel group says it withdraws from key town on Thai border
By Reuters and published by CNA A MYANMAR rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said today (Apr. 24). The Karen National Union (KNU) made
Read moreRush to help S.Korean tourist who fainted after diving at Similan islands
OFFICIALS in southern coastal Phang Nga province rushed to help a South Korean tourist who lost consciousness and stopped breathing after diving at Similan Islands National Park last night, Amarin TV said this morning (Mar. 25). Phang Nga Port Security Control Centre was alerted at 7 p.m. last night that the South Korean tourist,
Read moreEnormous damage in Chiang Mai national park fire: Anutin
INTERIOR Minister Anutin Charnivarikul said today (Feb. 27) that he is closely following the forest fire at Ob Luang National Park in Chiang Mai’s Hot district with this causing enormous damage both in the forested areas and triggering dust and smoke problems that has spread to many provinces, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon.
Read morePM urged to dissolve National Strategies Committee as living legacy of junta
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Dec.28) encouraged to disband the National Strategies Committee which could be otherwise virtually viewed as a living legacy of a former coup junta. Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome expressed his consent to the prime minister’s latest views of the 20-Year National Strategies as being
Read more3.48 trillion baht budget for 2024 due for cabinet nod
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A 3.48 TRILLION BAHT budget for fiscal 2024 will be submitted for cabinet approval next week, a government official said today (Nov.15). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to chair next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting to pass the 2024 budget bill prepared by the Budget Bureau and then forward it to
Read moreRoyalist complaining to Pita about National Day idea quickly chased away
AT A meeting of all eight partners of the Move Forward-led coalition government today (July 2) a royalist showed up and submitted a letter of complaint about the idea to change the National Day to party leader and prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat but was quickly chased away by the party’s followers, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreJune 24 to be declared National Day once and for all: Rangsiman
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP RANGSIMAN ROME today (June 24) pledged to have June 24 officially declared as National Day once and for all. Speaking during a panel discussion marking the 1932 Change of Rule at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus today, Rangsiman insisted June 24 be officially declared National Day in
Read morePita rejects senator’s call for a national unity govt
MOVE Forward leader and candidate for prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat today (June 1) rejected Senator Chadej Insawang’s call for a national unity government to be set up pointing out that the eight-partner coalition led by his party had together obtained more than half of the votes cast in the election and the people’s voice
Read moreBlack panther shows off cub at Kaeng Krachan National Park
A KAENG Krachan National Park official posted photos of a black panther showing off her cub two to three months after first spotting the big cat and this time accompanied by a cute little one, Naewna newspaper said today (May 23). A large number of black panthers and leopards are living in this national
Read moreKanokwan might be deposed, banned from politics in land grab case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY EDUCATION Minister Kanokwan Wilawan who is currently suspended from performing her ministerial duties might possibly be deprived of her cabinet seat and banned from politics due to a national park encroachment case filed against her. The National Anti-Corruption Commission today (Dec.9) petitioned the Supreme Court to consider deposing Kanokwan
Read moreEx-park chief, accomplices face premeditated murder charge in Billy’s death
ATTORNEY General Singchai Thaninsorn issued an order based on a dissenting opinion to charge the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park and three other accomplices with the premeditated murder of Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, or Billy, the Karen leader of Pong Luk Bang Kloy village, Matichon newspaper this afternoon (August 15). Mr. Prayut Petchkun, a deputy
Read moreNetaji and my grandfather: The untold story
By Aneesha Madan and published by The Times of India DARSHAN Singh Bajaj was sent to Bangkok at the young age of 14 years to avoid the bubonic plague in Punjab. After the day’s work, he took to staging plays which were pieces from the great Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. After the
Read moreHouse of Representatives discussing budget for fiscal year 2022
THE government has presented its expenditure budget for fiscal year 2022 to the House of Representatives. The spending will focus on national development in accordance with the National Strategy, and efforts to revive the country after the Covid-19 crisis, NNT said today (May 31). Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, today explained the
Read morePM denies setting up national government, nor quitting
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 28) quashed speculations that a national government is being set up with Pheu Thai Party joining in after it votes in a new executive committee, Thai Rath newspaper report. Gen. Prayut also denied giving up and getting ready to step down from premiership. Upon being questioned by reporters at
Read moreHK police fire pepper ball rounds, arrest 300 people
Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong (CNA): Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre today (May 27) and arrested 300 people as new national security laws proposed by Beijing revived anti-government demonstrations. Police also surrounded the Legislative Council where a bill was due to be debated
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