THAILAND today (Oct. 10) strongly denied Cambodia’s accusation of delaying Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting and obstructing boundary survey and demarcation efforts, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of Joint Information Centre on the Thailand-Cambodia Situation, refuted Cambodian government spokesperson’s accusation pointing out that Thailand is commitment to resolving boundary
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Former election commissioner gearing up to file defamation lawsuit
AFTER former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn was pushed and fell off his bicycle and angrily confronted by Mr. Nattawut Wongniem, chairman of Aurelian Group Co., Ltd., outside Thonglor police station early last month, the former is now gearing up to file a defamation lawsuit against the latter on Monday (Oct. 12), Naewna newspaper said
Read more5 senior Chana Songkram station officers transferred after raid on illegal Khao San pub
FIVE senior officers of Chana Songkhram police station have been transferred after a Department of Provincial Administration’s special operations unit raided an illegal pub on Khao San road last night soon after a police team from this station having done so and found no wrongdoing with this night venue also being just a few
Read moreVillagers hang motorcycles from trees to protect them from floodwaters
GOING viral is a video that a village headman in Chachoengsao province shared online showing how a family had cleverly used ropes to hoist five motorcycles up trees outside their flood home to protect them from floodwaters, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 9). Floods have forced residents to urgently move their belongings to
Read moreDrugs hidden in dolls sent from Europe seized
THE Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 1 together with relevant agencies intercepted four parcels from Europe containing dolls with drugs stashed in them, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 9). Lt. Gen. Phet-ek Intharatat, deputy director of ISOC Bangkok (Military Affairs), assigned Intelligence Gathering and Verification Unit 101 to seize and inspect the drug
Read moreBeachfront hotels in Sriracha worth booking near Bangkok
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun SRIRACHA doesn’t get the attention Pattaya does, and that’s the whole appeal. This coastal town in Chonburi sits about 90 minutes from Bangkok. Close enough for a weekend, far enough to feel like a real break. Seafood joints line the waterfront, the little island of Koh Loi connects to
Read moreHow to pick the best sea view room in Pattaya for work
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun WORKING remotely gives you the freedom to set up a laptop almost anywhere you choose. If you are tired of staring at the same four walls every single day, moving your workspace to a sunny coastal destination is a brilliant way to refresh your routine. Thailand remains a top
Read moreEx-PTTEP executive nabbed in Indonesia, being brought back to face bribery charges
OFFICIALS of National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and some police officers have arrived in Indonesia to take custody of a former executive of state-owned oil and gas company, PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) and bring him back to Thailand tonight (Oct. 8) for prosecution over the Rolls-Royce bribery case, TV Channel 7 said. Mr.
Read more18 cabinet members including PM targeted under censure motion
By Thai Newsroom Reporters, updated at 11.45 p.m. EIGHTEEN members of cabinet, mostly attached to the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, will be grilled on the floor of the House of Representatives as targets of an approaching censure debate to be almost immediately followed by no-confidence votes
Read moreReasons to take an online IGCSE course in Thailand
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun MORE families in Thailand are asking whether their child can study IGCSE outside a conventional classroom — and whether doing it online is a serious option. The short answer is yes, and for many students, it is the more practical one. Here is why an online IGCSE course is worth considering,
Read moreSuchada might face charges of getting ‘unusually rich’, concealing assets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI MP Suchada Zhang Tansap might probably be charged with getting “unusually rich” and concealing a total, factual amount of assets which she may share with her spouse Taiyang Zhang, a serial entrepreneur in crypto industry and online casino business who is currently suspected of involvement in a transnational money-laundering
Read moreTwo bodies float down river as new scam hubs emerge in Myawaddy township
THAI villagers in Tak province today (Oct. 7) found the bodies of a Chinese man and woman that had floated down Moei river and washed up on the Thai bank from the location of a new scam city south of Myawaddy town on the Myanmar side, TV Channel 7 said. These villagers, in Phop
Read moreUnderstanding hair transplant options for women
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun HAIR LOSS is widely seen as a concern that only affects men, but that is far from reality. Many women deal with thinning hair, high foreheads, or visible scarring on the scalp, and these issues can take a real toll on confidence. When topical treatments and medications fall short, a
Read moreMP unlikely to testify on own spouse-turned-scam-suspect
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI MP Suchada Zhang Tansap will be very unlikely to testify before a House committee tomorrow (Oct.7) over yet-unsettled suspicions of her spouse, Taiyang Zhang, having been covertly involved in a transnational money-laundering scam which might probably cost her the status of being an elected lawmaker. Suchada today (Oct.6) declined
Read moreWhat can you do to optimise your ICSI success rate for IVF?
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun THE most useful thing to know first: your ICSI success rate depends on a mix of factors, and several of them respond to choices you make before and during treatment. ICSI, short for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, is a fertilisation method used inside an IVF cycle. An embryologist injects a single
Read moreBhumjaithai MP’s spouse-turned-scam suspect found out as owner of online casinos
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TAIYANG ZHANG, spouse of Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Tansap, was reportedly found to own online casinos overseas, thus fueling suspicions of his having been involved in a transnational money-laundering scam. Taiyang, an Australian national of Chinese descent, was reported to have ownership of the highly lucrative casinos, namely Natural Nine
Read moreGovt, opposition parties mark Oct. 6, 1976 massacre
REPRESENTATIVES of government and opposition parties joined a merit-making ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Oct. 6, 1976 massacre of scores of student activists on the lawn of Thammasat University by state forces, Manager Online said. The campus had been occupied by student demonstrators who opposed the return to Thailand of former dictator Thanom
Read moreYour first day of Muay Thai training in Pattaya
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun STEPPING into a combat sports facility for the first time is an exciting milestone. Travelling to Thailand offers a fantastic opportunity to learn the national sport, and newcomers can easily join in. Anyone can get started right away, regardless of prior martial arts experience or current fitness level. Choosing
Read moreBhumjaithai woman MP charged with illegal possession of pricey luxury watch
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI MP Suchada Zhang Tansap was today (Oct.5) formally accused of breaking the law by possessing an undeclared, pricey watch without officially declaring it to the National Anti-Corruption Commission as part of assets and liabilities in shared possession with her spouse, namely Taiyang Zhang, who is currently suspected of involvement
Read moreLoud blast as 4 utility poles suddenly collapse at Suan Phlu road
RESIDENTS were shaken by the sound of a loud of blast and sparks flying around as four utility poles on Suan Phlu road collapsed in a row this afternoon (Oct. 5), Amarin TV said. Officials from Metropolitan Electricity Authority and Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, along with officers from Thung Mahamek police station
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