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
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Crane 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.
Read morePhuket Airport launching automated passport control system soon
FOLLOWING social media buzz on congestion at Phuket Airport and allegations of fees being charged to jump queues, the government today (June 3) said an automated passport control system will be unveiled there on June 13, according to Naewna newspaper. Ms. Ploytalay Laksmisangchan, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the government has
Read moreThaksin granted today’s royal pardon to become a free man
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss/parolee Thaksin Shinawatra has now become a free man, given today’s (June 3) royal pardon on occasion of Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s 48th birthday anniversary. A royal decree has been issued for a number of inmates and parolees to be royally pardoned and practically freed from
Read moreWaterspout rages across Trat district causing extensive damage
A WATERSPOUT packing strong winds roared across Trat’s Laem Ngob district today (June 2) damaging several houses and a school with this being the worst storm to hit the area in 40 years, Amarin TV said. Laem Ngob School suffered extensive damage with roofs of some buildings and restrooms blown away while a multipurpose
Read moreAnutin shrugs off Cambodia’s move over maritime dispute
By PPTVHD36 and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 2) dismissed Cambodia launching a compulsory conciliation process under international law over Thailand’s unilateral cancellation of Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration stating that there is no
Read moreWarning issued after glass marbles hit vehicles in two provinces
A FACEBOOK user warned road users to beware of glass marbles being fired at vehicles as a delivery truck passing through Prachuab Kriri Khan before dawn today (June 2) was hit after several vehicles were similarly struck in Phetchaburi, TV Channel 7 said. In issuing this warning, Facebook user “Korked Jiamsakul” also shared a
Read moreNewin’s protege tipped to be named Interior undersecretary despite ‘Do Help the Blue’ scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A HIGH-RANKING, yet scandalous official of the Ministry of Interior has been surreptitiously destined to get promoted as undersecretary of the ministry now under command of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul later this year, despite an online text which he had allegedly sent to a certain government official to “Do Help
Read moreTHAI’s first female pilot breaks 66-year barrier
IN A major milestone for Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) a woman pilot will this evening (June 1) fly a commercial flight to Hanoi, Vietnam, thus breaking the stereotype of only hiring male pilots for 66 years in the aviation industry, Naewna newspaper said. The inaugural flight of the national airline’s first female pilot,
Read moreUnlicensed Indian club on Pattaya’s Walking Street raided
IN A LIGHTNING-FAST operation police raided a popular but unlicensed Indian club on Pattaya’s Walking Street which was packed with mostly Indian tourists with some foreign women dancing on a stage just as policemen moved in, Amarin TV said today (June 1). At 3 a.m. this morning Pol. Maj. Gen. Thitawat Suriyachai, deputy commander
Read morePhuket Airport denies extorting money to speed up Immigration clearance
PHUKET Airport quashed rumours of money being extorted from passengers to quickly get them through Immigration when the arrival terminal is packed with tourists waiting to enter the popular resort island, Amarin TV said this evening (May 31). A thorough investigation has been launched into instances of outsiders impersonating officials who went around demanding
Read moreSeveral areas flooded as heavy rain lashes Bangkok
TORRENTIAL rain pounded Bangkok this Sunday afternoon (May 31) leading to localised flooding and damage to road surface during peak traffic hours, Naewna newspaper said. Relevant agencies said floodwaters streamed onto Phaya Thai road from the floodgates beneath the BTS station causing significant traffic snarl-ups. Pathum Wan District Office quickly mobilised personnel from Public
Read moreForeigner dies after being hit by train in Chonburi
A FOREIGN man was hit and killed by an express train passing through Chonburi this afternoon (May 30) with the driver saying he blared the horn to warn him but was not able to stop in time while the passengers were shocked by this accident, Amarin TV said this evening (May 30). At 5
Read moreRescuers free 4 more men trapped in flooded cave, search for 2 still missing
By Amarin TV and AP – published by CBC A THAI and Laotian team today (May 30) successfully rescued four more villagers from a deep, flooded cave where they had been trapped for 10 days after safely evacuating the first one yesterday and are continuing braving freezing currents and high-water levels to search for
Read more4 Chinese loan shark gangsters arrested in Chonburi
FOUR Chinese members of a ruthless Mafia gang who are wanted on charges lending money at an exorbitant interest rate and torturing their victims if they were unable to clear their debts were arrested in Chonburi for overstaying and all will now be deported to their home country, Naewna newspaper said today (May 30).
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