By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is departing for Dubai on the upcoming Friday with the parolee-turned-free man’s schedule to return home yet being undisclosed. It remains to be seen how long the de facto boss of the Pheu Thai, currently partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, may stay
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2 drug traffickers killed in fierce Chiang Mai clash
SOLDIERS from Pha Muang Task Force clashed with drug traffickers in Chiang Mai yesterday (June 8) killing two of them and seized a big quality of drugs while another team fought a different drug gang in Chiang Rai over the weekend and were able to seize 110 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreNACC, EC asked to probe ‘Do help the Blue’ scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF “independent” agencies are being petitioned tomorrow (June 9) to look into allegations that Provincial Administration Department Director-General Narucha Kosacivilize had unlawfully, evidently instructed his subordinate officials such as one in Phuket to “Do help the Blue” pertaining to the ruling Bhumjaithai’s electoral campaign earlier this year. People’s
Read moreAdministrative Court asked to rule over govt’s 18.8 billion baht add-on budget for the poor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF the Ombudsman was today (June 8) asked to forward a petition to the Administrative Court to judge whether the Bhumjaithai-led government could legitimately finance the state welfare card project for the poor with any portion of the yet-contentious 400 billion baht borrowed funding currently provided under an
Read moreAcademic warns Bangkok to not be complacent after strong Philippines earthquake
AFTER a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Philippines island of Mindanao early this morning (June 8) killing 15 people and injuring over 100 a noted Thai academic warned that while short waves in the Philippines quake caused damage to low-rise buildings, Bangkok’s soft soil poses a risk of the metropolis being rocked by long
Read moreFire erupts at Rama VI road community, some houses gutted
A FIRE broke out at a community in Soi 15 off Rama VI road early this morning (June 8) with four to five houses gutted and one injured person sent to Central Hospital for treatment, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. At 7.51 a.m. a report was received via 199 emergency hotline of the blaze
Read moreGovt rushes to absorb 400 tons of shrimp a month after Malaysia’s temporary ban
TWO ministries are urgently implementing 13 measures to absorb 400 tons of shrimp a month after Malaysia imposed a temporary import ban on five Thai shrimp species as part of tighter controls on Thai fishery products, PPTVHD36 said today (June 7). Thailand is prepared to raise this issue with the World Trade Organisation and
Read moreGovt reassures no talks on joint development in joining UN maritime arbitration
By TV Channel 7 and Reuters – published by AOL AMID concern over Thailand joining a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve maritime boundary dispute, the government today (June 7) reassured the public that this does not involve negotiations for joint development or sharing of resources. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, a spokesperson for
Read moreKorat villagers complain of investors building a road through a mountain
VILLAGERS in Nong Nam Daeng subdistrict, Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, aka Korat, asked the media to draw attention to investors felling trees and building a road through a lush mountain as local authorities have not taken any action, PPTVHD36 said today (June 6). While uncertain whether the land is privately owned, the
Read more3 foreign suspects held in Pai nominee crackdown
THREE foreign nationals were arrested in a crackdown on illegal use of Thai nominees to operate business and working without a permit in Pai district, Mae Hong Son province, today (June 6), Naewna newspaper said. The raid was mounted after Pol. Maj. Gen. Sarawut Khonyai, commander of Immigration Bureau Region 5, ordered all units
Read moreSaleswoman held for swapping QR codes to siphon cash to her account
A SALESWOMAN was arrested today (June 6) on charges of swapping QR codes and siphoning money from the sale of around 200 pairs of shoes to her own account resulting in the company suffering a loss of over half a million baht, TV Channel 7 said. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), through the Crime
Read moreMajority want independent candidate for Bangkok governor with Chadchart ahead: KPI Poll
MOST PEOPLE in Bangkok intend to elect an independent candidate for Bangkok governor with former governor Chadchart Sittipunt still in the lead but those who remain undecided could change the result of the gubernatorial and city council election taking place on June 28, according to the latest KPI Poll, PPTVHD36 said this evening (June
Read moreFIFA yet denies World Cup broadcasting price cut for Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FEDERATION Internationale de Football Association has so far declined to meet Thailand’s persistent call for a substantial cut in price of the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026 whereas Vietnam, a fellow ASEAN member country, has been reportedly offered a relatively low price. Jasmine International Pcl. has
Read moreAd hoc panel sought to probe NACC’s failure over Saksayam’s asset concealment case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PARLIAMENT President Sopon Zaram was today (June 5) asked by the People’s-led opposition to relay a formal request for the Supreme Court to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s failure to press asset concealment charges against former transport minister/former Bhumjaithai secretary-general Saksayam Chidchob. The
Read moreCrane operator breaks leg as 100-kg hook comes crashing down
A CRANE OPERATOR was rushed to hospital late last night (June 4) after a large hook smashed through the cab and landed on his leg trapping him within with another crane brought to lift it just as he was installing electricity poles on Bang Na Trat road with his team, TV Channel 7 said.
Read moreShrimp farmers appeal for help after Malaysia banned imports
REPRESENTATIVES of a network of 20 shrimp farming organisations submitted a petition to Deputy Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Watcharaphol Khaokham appealing for help as prices are plummeting after Malaysia imposed a temporary import ban on five Thai shrimp species as part of tighter controls on Thai fishery products, TV Channel 7 said this evening
Read moreMulti-partisan panel proposed to look into ‘Do Help the Blue’ scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MULTI-PARTISAN, ad hoc committee was today (June 4) proposed set up in unprecedented fashion to look into allegations that a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Interior had surreptitiously ordered any of his subordinates to illicitly support Bhumjaithai contestants vying for MP in the Feb.8 general election, specifically those
Read moreRandom drug test shows nearly 30 of 100 students addicted
A SENATOR visiting Surin was told by a school there that a random drug test of 100 at-risk students from middle to high school who are frequently absent showed that nearly 30 of them are addicted, mainly to methamphetamine, with more than half being girls, Amarin TV said today (June 4). Mr. Rujiphas Meekusol,
Read morePaying Chinese yuan instead of Thai baht for meals in Huai Khwang being probed: PM
AFTER A Chinese influencer who speaks Thai shared a video clip revealing that he was asked to pay for a meal at a restaurant in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district in Chinese yuan not Thai baht went viral online Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said officials are already monitoring this situation, Workpoint TV and Amarin TV
Read moreChadchart unveils artistic election signs while Democrats canvass in Phaya Thai
FORMER Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (June 3) kicked off a new dimension in campaigning for gubernatorial and city council election set to take place on June 28 by introducing novel artistic campaign signs while Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva rallied support for his party’s candidate Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri in Phaya Thai area, Amarin TV said.
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