A SONGKRAN foam party at Suphanburi led to 65 children being hospitalised for nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and high fever after getting infected with Rotavirus with the organisers admitting canal water too was used because tap water was not enough for the event, Sanook.com said today (Apr. 21). The children were admitted to Chao Phraya
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Ex-village head, 15 policemen get jail for colleague’s murder at party
THE MURDER of a highway policeman at a party given by a former village headman in Mueang district of Nakhon Pathom province last September led to 15 policemen and seven civilians including the ex-village headman being jailed for 1.4-2 years for dereliction of duty and helping officers in wrongful conduct today (Apr. 9), Naewna
Read moreChalermchai named Democrat leader, Det-it named Democrat secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEMOCRAT secretary-general Chalermchai Sri-on was today (Dec.9) named Democrat leader whilst former Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva opted out by resigning as member of the second largest opposition party. In today’s extraordinary caucus of 260 Democrat members, Chalermchai won an overwhelming vote for Democrat leader whilst Det-it Khaothong was named
Read more20-MPs faction backs Chalermchai for Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY OUT OF a total of 25 Democrat MPs have jointly resolved to endorse acting Democrat leader Chalermchai Sri-on as a new leader of the second largest opposition party, a veteran MP said today (Dec.7). In an extraordinary caucus scheduled for the approaching Saturday, Chalermchai will likely be named one
Read moreAbhisit urged to contest for return as Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEMOCRAT LEADER/FORMER prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been encouraged to contest for a phenomenal return as leader of today’s second largest opposition party. Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong posted on his Facebook page today (Dec.5) to recommend Abhisit vie for Democrat leader in an extraordinary partisan caucus scheduled for
Read moreMadam Deer to contest for Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER MP WATANYA BUNNAG has finally made up her mind to contest for Democrat leader early next month. Watanya, aka Madam Deer, spouse of Nation Group chair Chai Bunnag, is scheduled for tomorrow (Nov.29) to publicly announce her decision to contest for leader of the country’s oldest party. An extraordinary
Read morePadipat finally accepted as MP of Fair Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada, previously attached to the Move Forward, has been officially accepted as MP of the Fair Party following last month’s “technical” ouster of him from the largest opposition party. Fair Party leader Pitipong Temcharoen confirmed today (Oct.31) that the first deputy House speaker has been recently
Read morePaetongtarn named Pheu Thai leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss/”sickly” inmate Thaksin Shinawatra was today (Oct. 27) named leader of the core coalition party. In today’s extraordinary caucus, Paetongtarn was unrivalled to assume the top Pheu Thai leadership practically under influence of her father who has been invariably regarded by the
Read morePadipat’s choice: Leave House seat or be ‘technically ousted’ from Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada of the Move Forward will likely have to choose either to leave the second highest post in the legislative branch or be “technically ousted” from his current party to give way for the naming of an opposition leader from the same camp, partisan sources said
Read moreSrettha pays respect to spirit shrine, fully ready for policy showdown
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin entered Parliament compound at the auspicious moment of 7.59 a.m. this morning (Sep. 11) and after paying respect to a spirit shine there told reporters he is fully ready for the policy statement debate scheduled to continue over the next two days, Matichon newspaper said. Srettha said he is not
Read moreFormer village headman ‘ordered policeman shot dead in the middle of the party’: Police
CRIME SUPPRESSION Division (CSD) police today (Sep. 9) told the Criminal Court during a bail hearing for former village headman Mr. Praween Chanklai, or Kamnan Nok, that the suspect had ordered his subordinate to kill a policeman in the middle of a party at his house attended by several other policemen, Naewna newspaper said.
Read morePatcharawat shrugs off hearsay over Palang Pracharath leadership
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-CUM-NATURAL Resources & Environment Minister Patcharawat Wongsuwan today (Sep.5) shrugged off sustained speculation that he might probably replace his elder brother Prawit Wongsuwan as Palang Pracharath leader anytime soon. Patcharawat, a former police chief and Palang Pracharath partisan counsel, categorically dismissed hearsay that he might probably replace the
Read moreChonlanan’s wife says he’s ready to resign after govt is set up
IN RESPONSE to social media clamour questioning when Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew is going to resign as he said he would if the “uncles’ camps” join his party, his wife Nuansakul Bamrungpong said today (Aug. 19) he is ready to do after a coalition government has been set up, Matichon newspaper said.
Read moreThaksin, Yingluck show up at Hun Sen’s birthday party in Phnom Penh
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTERS Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra have shown up in Phnom Penh to join in the celebrations of Cambodia’s outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen’s birthday over the weekend. According to Cambodia’s Fresh News report, Thaksin and Yingluck arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday to attend Hun Sen’s 71st birthday
Read moreKorn, Worawut quit after party gets less than 10 seats in election
BOTH the leader and deputy leader of Chart Pattana Kla Party today (June 25) stepped down from their posts after their party got two seats in the May 14 general election, lower than the target of minimum 10 seats, Matichon newspaper said. Party leader Mr. Korn Chatikavanij, who is a former finance minister, announced
Read moreChadchart: Kissing woman on the cheek not linked to official position
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt this morning (June 22) clarified that photos of him kissing a woman on the cheek during a surprise birthday party that have now gone viral online are not linked to his official position, Matichon newspaper said. Chadchart said actually he did not want to comment on the photos but had
Read moreElection Commission told to halt online smearing campaign against Pheu Thai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (May 8) told to quickly investigate and suppress an online smearing campaign against the Pheu Thai contesting the May 14 general election. Somsak Thepsuthin, a leading figure among the Pheu Thai rank and file running for MP in party-listed mode, called on the polling agency
Read moreMove Forward’s Bangkok contestants simultaneously occupy intersection corners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD candidates running for MP in all 33 Bangkok constituencies literally occupied a sidewalk corner of an intersection simultaneously this morning (May 5). Armed with a portable loudspeaker, the Move Forward contestants began to take on the sidewalk corner of the intersection at about 7 a.m. today, drawing
Read moreCommoners Party – the country’s only camp with lone constituency-based candidate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COMMONERS PARTY has become the country’s only camp to send a lone candidate running for MP in constituency-based mode for the May 14 general election. The lone Commoners contender vying in constituency-based mode, namely Suradej Kaewkalaya, applied today (Apr.4) only to enable six other candidates of the same camp
Read moreBhumjaithai dissolution sought for allegedly accepting tainted donations
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT CRITIC Chuwit Kamolvisit today (Mar.17) filed a petition to the Election Commission in pursuit of dissolution of the Bhumjaithai Party for allegedly accepting donations of laundered money. Chuwit called on the polling agency to forward his petition over to the Constitutional Court for prompt consideration and a subsequent
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