By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLY EIGHT persons might probably be charged for involvement in a criminal conspiracy and money-laundering activity behind 2024’s senatorial election allegedly riddled with vote-buying, rigging shenanigans, according to Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat. Out of a total of 229 persons initially suspected of having been more or less involved in the
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Visa-free entry reduced from 60 to 30 or 15 days depending on country
THE cabinet has approved slashing visa-free entry from 60 to 30 or 15 days depending on a country’s eligibility with this aimed at closing a loophole that allows foreign scammers and other gangs to slip into the country, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 15). Ms. Ploytalay Laksmisangchan, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s
Read moreTourists evacuate in panic as fire breaks out at Chiang Mai hotel
A PREDAWN fire on the fourth floor of a hotel in Chiang Mai caused chaos as tourists were woken up and evacuated from the building with one person being injured, Amarin TV said this morning (July 14). At 4.16 a.m. the rescue command centre was alerted of a fire breaking out at this hotel
Read moreArrest warrant for People’s MP suspected in forex scam denied by court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CRIMINAL COURT today (July 13) denied the Department of Special Investigation’s request for an arrest warrant for online trader-turned-MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu who is currently among a total of 24 suspects of alleged involvement in a foreign exchange racket and advised that a subpoena be issued instead in the case
Read moreAir force rebuts Cambodia’s claim of a Thai F-16 fighter jet crashing
THE Thai air force strongly denied one of its F-16 fighter jets had crashed with the video shared on Cambodian social media actually being an old incident of an emergency landing in Greece, Naewna newspaper said today (July 13). ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of the Thai-Cambodian Situation Information Centre, said the release of a
Read moreNegligence suspected in beer hall fire that killed 27
POLICE said initial assessment of the cause of the big blaze at a beer hall close to midnight last night (July 12) that killed 27 people and injured 63 others could be negligence with evidence still being gathered to pinpoint what sparked the deadly fire, MNG Online and Naewna newspaper said today. Pol. Gen.
Read moreBangkok pub fire kills at least 27 people, officials say
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News AN EXPLOSIVE fire at a popular pub in Bangkok has killed 27 people, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and other officials said this morning (July 13), in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourism hub in recent years. “We have recovered 27 bodies, others are being sent
Read moreWong Wian Yai subway tunnel repairs due to be completed in 12 days’ time
REPAIRS of the under-construction Southern Purple Line subway tunnel at Wong Wian Yai roundabout which got flooded on Thursday (July 9), and also led to some sections of Prachathipok road subsiding, are expected to be completed in 12 days’ time with this road remaining closed for the duration, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said
Read morePanicked passengers rush out as northern train breaks down
A TRAIN heading for Chiang Mai came to a sudden halt in Lampang this afternoon (July 11) after an engine malfunctioned with the hundred fearful passengers chaotically evacuating with their luggage, Amarin TV said this evening. At approximately 4.40 p.m. passersby saw passengers of this train hastily unloading their luggage under the Kasetmek overpass
Read morePeople’s leader lauds former Shinawatra family PMs meeting Asean leaders while slamming Anutin
PEOPLE’S leader and party-listed MP Nattapong Ruangpanyawut said talks between three former prime ministers of the Shinawatra family, Thaksin, Yingluck and Paetongtarn, with Asean leaders is a positive development if people’s problems are solved while criticising Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for not moving fast enough to resolve the temporary ban on export of five
Read moreForeign film shoots bring in over 4 billion baht in first half
By Thai Newsroom THE influx of foreign filmmakers to Thailand led to the country generating 4.025 billion baht in revenue during the first half of this year thus reinforcing Thailand’s position as a key destination for the global film industry. Ms. Ploytalay Laksmisangchan, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said 302 foreign film
Read moreMinister joins raids on 5 nominee companies on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan
IN A major crackdown on illegal nominee land ownership and related businesses Justice Minister Pol. Maj. Gen. Rutthapon Naowarat joined a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) team in searching five suspected locations on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan today (July 10) with over a hundred companies found to have been registered at a single
Read moreThaksin holds talks on economy with Indonesian leader
FORMER prime minister-cum-de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, accompanied by his sister/former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and his daughter/former premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra, held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the economy yesterday (July 9), Naewna newspaper said. Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya posted a photo and message on his Instagram account @sekretariat.kabinet
Read moreAnutin, Anwar Ibrahim open key road across the border
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim presided over a ceremony opening a road linking Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla province on the Thai side with the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Malaysia’s Kedah state late this morning (July 10) heralding the Thai-Malaysian Economic Gateway with the aim of racking in
Read moreResidents at Wong Wian Yai evacuated after road subsides
SEVERAL residents living along Prachathipok road leading to Wong Wian Yai roundabout were evacuated today (July 9) after some sections developed cracks and subsided following last night’s flooding of the under-construction Southern Purple Line subway tunnel, PPTVHD36 and TV Channel 7 said this evening. Mr. Theerapat Khachamat, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention
Read moreThai, Malaysian leaders agree to boost cooperation in all dimensions
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed during the former’s two-day visit to the neighbouring country to upgrade cooperation in all dimensions and create “areas of opportunity” in economics, trade, investment, tourism, and security to lift the quality of life and income of the people of both countries, Naewna
Read moreExecutive decree for 400 billion baht borrowed funding judged constitutional
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI-LED government’s executive decree to streamline a maximum of 400 billion baht in borrowed funding was today (July 9) judged by the Constitutional Court as constitutional, thus warranting the already implemented economic and energy salvage schemes under the controversial law for which legislators have yet to pass approval in
Read moreThai parliament approves amnesty for hundreds of activists
By AFP and published by CNA THAILAND’S parliament passed an amnesty bill on Wednesday (July 8) benefitting hundreds of activists found guilty over the last 20 years, but not those sentenced for corruption or violating the royal insult law. The bill covers members of both the conservative, royalist “Yellow Shirts” and the “Red Shirts”
Read moreLand bridge project delayed by a year to gauge public opinion
THE Transport Ministry has put off submission of a 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge project and draft Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill for its implementation to the cabinet for a year in order to gather and evaluate feedback from all sectors, PPTVHD36 said today (July 8). The Land Bridge project is designed to connect two seas
Read moreRussian man held for smuggling cannabis at Phuket Airport
JUST a day after a Belgian woman was arrested at Phuket Airport for attempting to smuggling over 31 kilogrammes of cannabis out of the country a Russian man too was apprehended on similar charges after over 17kg of cannabis flowers and resin were found in his baggage, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 8).
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