A POPULAR influencer hurriedly added fertiliser to her live sale of durian at 100 baht a fruit as supported by Commerce Minister Supajee Suthumpun after farmers heavily criticised her for distorting market mechanism, Naewna newspaper and MNG Online said. The online sale by the influencer who goes by the name “Pimrypie”, due to start
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Thai air force denies reports of suspended sale of Swedish-made Gripen jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE today (Aug.1) categorically dismissed news reports that Sweden has suspended the sale of a dozen Saab JAS 39 Gripen jets to Thailand in the wake of an unprecedented use of the multirole combat aircraft during the Thai air force’s recent missions against Cambodian forces along the
Read moreAlcohol sale to be allowed at certain places on Buddhist holy days
THE government is moving to quickly amend the law and allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at certain places on the five key Buddhist holy days, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 4). Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of Digital Economy and Society Prasert Chantarawongthong, who is head of the National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee,
Read moreFinance Minister backs easing alcohol sale restrictions
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira today (Feb. 13) said he supported lifting the ban on sale alcohol from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on important Buddhist holy days to spur the economy if drinkers abide by the rules after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered a review of these rules last Tuesday, TV
Read morePhumtham threatens to sue critics over 10-year-old rice
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (May 14) threatened to take legal action against any critics who may continue to take him to task over his questionable sales promotion of the 10-year-old rice in government stock. Known as a right-hand man of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole
Read moreForeigner arrested on illegal land trading charges
A FOREIGN MAN on the run after being slapped with charges of illegal land trade in Phuket and Surat Thani has been arrested in Pattaya, Naewna newspaper said last night (Mar. 15). The wanted foreigner, only identified as Mr. David, 58, from the USA, was taken into custody in front of Jomtien Hospital in
Read moreUS puts off sale of F-35A fighters: Air force source
The US has said it is delaying the sale of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters to Thailand with delivery of the first two earlier expected in 2034, an air force source told Naewna newspaper today (May 23). According to the source, US Ambassador Robert F. Godec met Air Force Chief ACM Alongkorn
Read moreWoman fuming at getting an old engine in a new pickup she bought in cash
A YOUNG woman asked the Rayong Photographers and Media Club for help after finding out that a pickup truck she bought in cash two years ago was in fact fitted with an old engine and chassis, Matichon newspaper said today (Feb. 19). Ms Jindarat (surname withheld), 26, asked the media for justice because no
Read moreSale of fake banknotes online rocks social media
AN ANNOUNCEMENT of the sale of counterfeit banknotes on a Facebook page shook up Thai social media with many netizens wondering whether those in their wallet are real or not, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 10). Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor webpage, drew attention to this
Read moreThai netizens blast post on selling kidney to get mobile phone
THAI social media lambasted a Facebook post that emerging from Laos showing three persons with wounds on the their abdomen holding up a mobile phone with the caption saying “Agreed for iPhone14” which they interpreted as meaning selling their kidney to get this newly-released cell phone, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said today
Read moreThai, foreign investors eager to buy hotels in Bangkok, major tourist cities
AS a result of tourism having improved in the first half of this year both Thai and foreign investors are now keen on buying hotels in Bangkok and four key tourist cities, Phuket, Samui, Pattaya and Chiang Mai, with several deals having already been concluded, Matichon newspaper today (July 27). Mr. Phattarachai Thaweewong, research director
Read moreUS approves US$100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Washington – The United States has approved a possible US$100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to “sustain, maintain, and improve” the Patriot missile defence system used by the island, the Pentagon said on Monday (Feb. 7), drawing an angry threat of retaliation from Beijing. China,
Read moreLegendary Korat hotel being sold after coronavirus severely hit business
JOINING the ranks of hotels put up for sale in Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) after the coronavirus pandemic caused business to plunge sharply is one that had been operating for 30 years and had a massage parlour on its top-most 12th floor, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 5). Pegasus Korat Hotel, located on Mitraphab
Read morePhetchaburi people announce ‘sale of their Governor’
A JOURNALIST in Phetchaburi province posted a message on his Facebook page today (June 1) saying, “Urgent! Announcing the sale of the Governor of Phetchaburi province” but then quickly deleted it, Sanook.com said this evening. However his deleted post attracted posts from other residents of this province saying, “Announcing auction of Phetchaburi province (Free Thai
Read moreSQUEEZY LIVING: London’s thinnest house is on sale for £950k
By Kiro Evans, The Sun SPACE is at a premium at London’s thinnest house, on the market for £950,000. Just 1.6m at its narrowest, the five-floor property has a kitchen and dining area, reception area, bathroom and two bedrooms. Estate agent David Myers said the former Victorian hat shop in Shepherd’s Bush would appeal
Read more14 protest guards released on unconditional bail
DUSIT District Court took more than six hours to consider a request to detain 14 We Volunteer (WeVo) guards arrested on New Year’s Eve for arranging a shrimp sale on Ratchadamnoen road and finally released all of them on unconditional bail, Sanook.com and INN News reported this evening (Jan, 2, 2021). Chana Songkhram station officers
Read moreProtest guard leader arrested as police break up New Year’s Eve shrimp sale
A NEW YEAR’S EVE shrimp sale at Sanam Luang ground arranged by the We Volunteer (WeVo) guards was halted by police who also arrested the protest group’s leader Piyarat Jongthep, or Toto, Thai Rath newspaper reported. WeVo had brought in approximately five tonnes of shrimp worth over 800,000 baht for their countdown activity at Sanam
Read moreWarning issued against deadly grilled blue-ringed octopus
THE Department of Marine and Coastal Resources issued a urgent warning to the public to avoid buying and consuming the venomous blue-ringed octopus as even grilling does not destroy its poison with this coming after a vendor was found selling its skewered meat, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 30, 2020). The department posted the
Read moreTHAI fights on! Selling lots of products from toothpicks to planes online
THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) opted for an auspicious moment, 11.11, to launch TG Warehouse Sale in an effort to reduce its stocks with plenty of products from toothpicks to airplanes being sold online, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Nov. 11, 2020). Under its sales promotion, with the tagline being “buy a box at a lower
Read moreDriving across the country to get some ‘vintage’ durian
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME PEOPLE would decidedly brave a heavy rainstorm traveling all the way from Bangkok to a small village in Krabi just to taste durian from 100-year-old trees, literally. Prachak Khayankarn, the owner of 20 organically cultivated durian trees, each aged over 100 years, welcomed all visitors to his plantation in the
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