THE Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today (Oct. 20) froze an additional 44 million baht in digital assets of Klatham MP Chonnapat Naksua, representing Songkhla constituency 4, and his accomplices and gave them 30 days to provide evidence to show that these assets are unrelated to their alleged involvement in online gambling, TV Channel 7
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Zhang’s income from purported sale of online casino share to be examined
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AUTHORITIES were today (Oct.20) prompted to examine a specific income purportedly from the sale of an online casino share held by Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Tansap’s spouse, namely Taiyang Zhang, and find out whether it may have been literally declared as part of their co-owned assets. Deputy People’s leader/former
Read morePattaya flooded after being pounded by torrential rain
TORRENTIAL rainfall lashed Pattaya this afternoon (Oct. 19) leading to a stretch of Sukhumvit road there getting flooded with left-hand lanes closed to traffic, Amarin TV said. Reporters of this TV station surveyed the situation at 3 p.m. after continuous heavy downpour and warned that Sukhumvit road near South Pattaya opposite Lotus’s shopping centre
Read moreNACC bound to look into Zhang’s online casino stake under asset concealment charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission was today (Oct.19) asked to find out whether the embattled Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Tansap and her spouse, namely Taiyang Zhang, may have falsified their declared assets by deliberately concealing potential incomes from an online gambling business registered overseas. Political activist Srisuwan Janya filed the petition
Read moreYouTrip faces ‘major outage’ across most services in Singapore and Thailand
By Channel News Asia (CNA) SINGAPORE: Multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip reported a “major outage” affecting most of its services on Monday (Oct. 19). At about 11 a.m., 19 of its 23 services in Singapore were affected, including wallet top-ups, currency exchange and payment authentication, according to its website. Services in Thailand were also hit by
Read moreThieves ransack farmhouse after floodwaters recede
THE owners of a farmhouse suffered a double whammy as thieves had completely ransacked the property after floodwaters receded with total damage estimated at over 200,000 baht, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 18). Mrs. Usa Mittasawan, 49, said she and her husband, who works in Chonburi, usually stay at this farmhouse, spanning around
Read moreThailand secures $200 million World Bank loan to develop low-carbon cities
THAILAND has obtained a US$200 million loan (approximately 6.68 billion baht) from the World Bank to support investments in clean energy and develop low-carbon cities, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 18). This World Bank loan, being channeled through EXIM Bank and guaranteed by the Finance Ministry, is intended to also help SMEs, farmers, and local
Read moreFurther probe of officials allegedly linked to Khao San road area human trafficking ring
DEPUTY Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit has ordered further investigation of leaked chats linking “government officials” to a human trafficking ring in the Khao San Road area after Department of Provincial Administration’s special task had on Tuesday (Oct. 13) dismantled this network, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 17). This task force launched the “Phithak Kulap Tum”
Read moreOne policeman dead in fierce clash in Narathiwat
A HEAVY clash between police investigators and a group of insurgents in Far South Narathiwat’s Si Sakhon district today (Oct. 17) led to a police officer and an assailant being killed while two civilians also got injured, Naewna newspaper said. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command has issued an urgent
Read moreAssembly of the Poor issues 6 demands before ending anti-IMF protest
THE ASSEMBLY of the Poor ended their peaceful demonstration against the IMF-World Bank meetings yesterday (Oct. 16) by outlining six demands among which are ending state subsidisation of big business and urging the authorities to recognise the needs of ordinary, marginalised people, PPTVHD36 said. During the day-long demonstration participants took turns in delivering speeches
Read more1 dead as insurgents ambush Pattani defence volunteers
SOME INSURGENTS ambushed members of Territorial Defence Corps in Mai Kaen district, Far South Pattani province, killing one of them and injuring another today (Oct. 16), Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. The attack by an unknown number of assailants using firearms of an unidentified type and calibre occurred at around 1.30 p.m.
Read moreContainers placed to maintain tight security for IMF-World Bank meetings
METROPOLITAN police have blocked Rama IV intersection with shipping containers as part of heightened security measures for the 2026 IMF-World Bank meetings, restricting vehicle access to authorised personnel only, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 16). Reporters at the scene, near Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre where the meetings are taking place, said Metropolitan Police Bureau
Read moreRukchanok says no to Bhumjaithai dissolution due to Suchada’s ill-gotten donations
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S MP Rukchanok Srinork today (Oct.16) expressed an ultimate objection to any moves to have the Bhumjaithai, core of the coalition government, dissolved by court only because a certain lawmaker may have made donations in cash to the ruling party whilst her spouse has allegedly owned an online gambling business.
Read moreOver 60 Myanmar workers hurt as truck overturns in Chonburi
A SIX-WHEEL truck taking over 70 Myanmar workers from a pineapple processing plant to their living quarters overturned and plunged down the roadside in Chonburi this evening (Oct. 15) injuring more than 60 of them, Amarin TV said. At 6.40 p.m. Bo Thong police station and Sawang Het Ban Thung Hiang rescue unit were
Read moreIMF: Global food crisis hitting 260 million poor people hard
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said at the 2026 IMF-World Bank annual meetings taking place in Bangkok that a global food crisis is exacerbating the plight of 260 million poor people, with concerns raised over the impact of El Niño and rising fertiliser and energy costs, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 15). This is a
Read moreElection Commission urged to see if Suchada’s cash donated to Bhumjaithai was ill-gotten gains
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION Commission was today (Oct.15) suggested to see whether a specified amount of cash which a notorious lawmaker had earlier donated to the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, was literally ill-gotten gains which could possibly lead to dissolution of the largest ruling party. Former Democrat MP Sirichok
Read moreSevere traffic congestion as protesters disrupt IMF-World Bank meetings
A GROUP of approximately 600 protesters disrupted the IMF-World Bank meetings taking place at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre this morning (Oct. 15) causing severe traffic congestion with motorists advised to avoid this area, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. The demonstrators, who are part of a network opposing IMF and World Bank, marched
Read moreHit by probe Thai PBS says high-fee hosts brought in to attract audience
UPON coming under investigation by the State Audit Office (SAO) Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) explained that high-fee hosts were hired as “magnets” to attract audience, likening the fee disparity to difference between lead actors and supporting cast members, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Oct. 14). Two senior executives of the public television station,
Read moreCensure debate scheduled for four days during final week of this month
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CENSURE debate against 18 members of cabinet with most being attached to the Bhumjaithai, core of the coalition government, but without those of the Pheu Thai, the second largest coalition partner, is tentatively scheduled for four days in a row during the final week of this month. Prime Minister Anutin
Read more20 provinces plus parts of Bangkok still flooded
FLOODING persists in 20 provinces as well as parts of Bangkok with 905,233 households totalling 2,449,019 people affected as of 6 a.m. this morning (Oct. 14), Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Nirat Pongsittithavorn, director-general of Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), said urgent assistance and relief are continuously being channelled to flood victims with
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