THE Campaign for People’s Constitution together with student groups and the June 24 Democracy group held at activity at Sappaya-Sapasathan where the National Assembly is located to show their stance that the Constitution not be amended and a new one be written this morning (August 10), Naewna and INN News newspaper reported. The activity started
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Pulled from the brink: Policeman saves suicidal woman
A POLICE officer who acted fast managed to save a young woman who was attempting to jump off Rama 8 bridge this afternoon (August 9), Sanook.com reported. At around 12.14 p.m. Pol. Col. Piyarat Supharat, head of Patrol and Special Operation Division (191), together Pol. Sgt. Maj. Charoen Aodphan rushed to the spot on the
Read moreFree People followers again gather at court to support arrested activists
MEMBERS of the Free People group, which grew out of the Free Youth group, showed up in large numbers at the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court this morning (August 8) to give their two arrested leaders support when they were brought in again for the court to consider holding them in pre-trial detention after the refusal to
Read morePolice arrest 2 Democracy Monument rally leaders
TWO leaders of the July 18 rally at the Democracy Monument were arrested by Samranrat Metropolitan Police under warrants issued by the Criminal Court today (August 7), INN News reported. One of the charges filed against the two men, Mr. Panupong Chadnok and Mr. Anon Nampha, is the appearing in public to create confusion and
Read morePanel to consider letting pubs stay open till 2 a.m
THE ad hoc committee in charge of relaxing measures against Covid-19 will be considering five issues this afternoon (August 7) with one being allowing pubs and other entertainment places to remain open till 2 a.m., Naewna newspaper reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), mentioned this during the daily
Read moreArrest warrant out for gambling den killer
AN ARREST warrant is out for the man who shot dead the killer of a policeman gambling at a Rama 3 den after he failed to surrender while a witness said he believes another man with connections to those in uniform was the real gunman, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com reported this morning (August 7, 2020).
Read moreGunman in Rama 3 gambling den shootout ‘ready to surrender’
THE MAN who shot dead the killer of a policeman gambling at a Rama 3 road den earlier this week has contacted police and is willing to surrender and hand over the pistol used in the killing, sources told Sanook.com reporters today (August 6, 2020). Identified as Mr. Boy Ban Krua, which is his nickname
Read moreMystery fire at Govt House guts two motorcycles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOTORBIKES PARKED in the premises of Government House caught a mystery fire in the middle of last night. Two of the four motorcycles, owned by some employees attached to Government House and parked alongside one another, were damaged beyond repair and the two others were slightly damaged by the blaze, which
Read morePM to hear out students at an arranged arena
AMID a string of demonstrations since the middle of last month Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Aug 5) that he is arranging an arena for students to air their views and will find the time to personally go listen to them, INN News reported this afternoon. Speaking after laying a wreath at HM King
Read moreForeign divers searching for Koh Samui ferry disaster victims
FOREIGN DIVING instructors based on Koh Tao are today (August 5) helping search for three missing persons in the sinking of a ferry off Koh Samui last Saturday night, Amarin TV reported. Racha 4 garbage ferry, which had been leased to carry three 10-wheel trucks and a pickup truck, was crossing over from the island
Read morePanel wants Red Bull heir case reexamined for speeding plus cocaine use
By Bhuva Chira, Sanook.com THE PUBLIC prosecutors working group has cleared the Deputy Attorney-General of any wrongdoing for ordering the withdrawal of charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya but also opined that the case be reexamined on grounds cocaine use and new evidence on speeding, Sanook.com reported today (August 4, 2020). Wichian Klanprasert, a police officer
Read moreCables left on road ensnare motorbike injuring 2 persons
AN ELDERLY man and his granddaughter got badly injured in Chonburi province last evening after their motorcycle got tangled in a large pile of communication cables haphazardly left on the road, Sanook.com reported this morning (August 3). The accident was captured by a car camera of the vehicle coming in the opposite direction of
Read moreTwo more survivors found in Koh Samui ferry sinking
MARINE Police found two more survivors of a ferry that sank in rough weather off Koh Samui at 9.50 p.m. last night but also found two dead bodies with the search continue for three more missing victims, INN News and Sanook.com reported this afternoon (August 2). Nine other victims of this accident had been rescued
Read morePrayut orders withholding of star witness’s dead body
AS FUROR continues to escalate over the withdrawal of charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the hit-and-run case that led to a policeman’s death in September 2012, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (August 2) ordered that the body of the star witness be withheld for autopsy, Naewna newspaper reported. Ms. Traisulee Traisoranakul, deputy spokesman of
Read moreInfluential municipal councillor’s son held on drug charge
ARRESTED together with an accomplice at 2 p.m. today (August 1) was the son of a well-known Ubon Ratchathani municipal councillor on drug trafficking charges after a total of 72,000 tablets of methamphetamine (Speed) was found in their possession, Naewna newspaper reported. The Border Patrol Police Unit 227 together with police and soldiers from various
Read moreAnalysis: PM feared to manipulate sort of self-coup to prolong own regime
By Out-crowd BESIEGED BY sporadic mass protests in all regions of the country and a sustained economic downturn due in large part to the global pandemic and in no small part to his alleged failures to fix it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have three way-outs – dissolve parliament or resign or manipulate sort
Read morePrayut halts talk of Prawit overseeing police force
UPON being questioned twice by reporters about news spreading that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan would now be either helping oversee or fully taking charge of the Royal Thai Police Force, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha clearly said there are no changes, Naewna newspaper reported this afternoon (July 31, 2020). Gen. Prayut was first asked whether
Read moreDrug runner hunted after shooting undercover policeman
Nakhon Ratchasima – Police are hunting for a drug trafficker who shot and critically injured an undercover police officer who had set a trap and met him to buy a quantity of methamphetamine (Speed) at noon today (July 29), Sanook.com reported Pol. Sub. Lt. Song Duaykrathok, who was hit by two shots, one in the
Read moreConcert organizers to be hit with charges for flouting Covid-19 rules
ALARMED at reports that Thailand’s tik tok star Rachnok ‘Janey’ Suwannaket held two concerts over the long weekend with no social distancing in place nor the majority of the people wearing face masks Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered that the fact be checked while police are moving to file charges against the organizers, Naewna newspaper
Read moreYoung man miraculously survives truck smash
EMERGING with only minor injuries was a young man who was asleep in his parked pickup truck in Phisanulok province early this morning (July 28) when a 22-wheel trailer truck rear-ended and crushed his vehicle against the bridge railing, Sanook.com reported. Police and rescuers rushed to the foot of Khodkod bridge on Highway 117, the
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