By BBC and Thai Newsroom THE CAPTAIN of the “Wild Boars” youth football team trapped in a cave for several days in 2018 took his own life while at school in the UK, a coroner has ruled. The deceased 17-year-old youth. Duangphet Phromthep, or Dom, headed a team of 12 young footballers who together
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Airlines count cost of UK traffic control failure
By AFP and published by CNA London – The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a technical fault risks costing carriers around £100 million (around 4.45 billion baht), the head of global airline body IATA estimated today (Aug. 30). Passengers continued to be affected by cancelled flights owing
Read moreBoris Johnson quits Parliament after learning he will be sanctioned over ‘partygate’
By AP and published by Fox28Savannah London – Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday (June 9) by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. He quit with a ferocious tirade at his political opponents — and at his successor, Rishi Sunak — that
Read moreKing Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic ceremony
By Reuters and published by CNA London – King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday (May 6) in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop
Read moreCoach praises ‘Wild Boars’ football team captain who died in UK
By Sanook.com, Daily Mail and BBC THE COACH of the “Wild Boars” youth football team whose captain, Duangphet Phromthep, or Nong Dom, died in UK after winning a scholarship to study and play football there praised him as a fighter who did not give up the football path, Sanook.com said this evening (Feb. 15).
Read moreChadchart arranging street dancing space after Thai troupe shines at competition
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Nov. 4) congratulated the Thai youth troupe that won 13 world champion titles at an international street dance competition held in the UK last August and said he is preparing space in the capital for people to show their talent, Sanook.com said. Teams from 24 countries participated in the
Read moreRishi Sunak: Young, ultra-rich, and UK’s first PM of colour
By Agencies and published by France 24 London – Elected for the first time to parliament in 2015, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s youngest prime minister in more than 200 years today (Oct. 24), tasked with steering the country through an economic crisis and mounting anger among some voters. It is a remarkable return for
Read moreBoris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader
By AP and published by Toronto.citynews.ca London –Several British lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were trying to scoop up support today (Oct. 21) ahead of a short, intense contest to replace Liz Truss as the nation’s leader. Truss quit on Thursday after a turbulent 45-day term, conceding that she could not deliver
Read moreUK tells Chinese envoy: peaceful protest must be respected
By Reuters and published by Euronews.com and CNA London – Britain told China’s Charges d’Affaires in London that the right to peaceful protest must be respected, after he was summoned to explain an incident in which a protester was seen being pulled into the grounds of the Chinese consulate and beaten. “Today we have
Read more26 luxury cars stolen in UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand seized
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s
Read moreCharles III proclaimed king at tradition-steeped ceremony
London – Two days after his mother’s death thrust him onto the throne, King Charles III was officially announced as monarch today (Sept. 10), in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live. Charles, who spent seven decades as heir apparent, automatically became king
Read moreBig crowds take to London streets to protest soaring costs
By AP, published by CTVnews.ca, plus BBC London – Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain. Huge crowds flooded into the British capital for the rally to demand that the government do more to help people faced with bills and other expenses
Read moreUkraine gets possible path to EU, aid pledges from Britain
By AP and published by US News & World Report Kyiv, Ukraine – The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership on Friday, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and threatening its very survival. In another show of
Read morePrawit denies meeting Thaksin in UK
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan strongly denied meeting former prime minister Thaksin Shinawater in the UK over a telephone interview this afternoon (Apr. 21), Matichon said. Gen. Prawit quashed rumours that he had travelled aboard to meet Thaksin, saying they did not meet because they were in different countries. He added
Read moreGerman troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Kaunas Airport – A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania today (Feb. 14), the first of several planned Nato deployments amid fears in the region about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The A400M airplane carried around 70 soldiers of what is expected to
Read moreBetting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops Covid rules in England
By Alistair Smout, Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch London -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of Covid-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cases. Johnson’s light touch approach to dealing with the highly transmissible
Read moreSadiq Khan: ‘Ship has sailed’ for under-fire Boris Johnson over partygate apology
By Evening Standard LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for Boris Johnson to resign over the “partygate” scandal and has insisted “the ship has sailed” for the under-fire Prime Minister. Speaking on LBC radio this morning (Jan. 13), the Mayor of London called on Boris Johnson to “do the right thing”, though he said
Read moreUK’s PM Johnson sorry for ‘partygate’ scandal amid calls to quit
By AFP, published by The Straits Times London – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (Jan. 12) offered “heartfelt apologies” for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden, but deflected calls to resign as the opposition leader called him a “man without shame”. Breaking his silence over the latest of a slew
Read moreUK PM Johnson under fire over ‘bring your own booze’ lockdown party
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire today (Jan. 11) after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party in the garden of Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown. Johnson, who won a landslide
Read moreOmicron has spread to 98 countries while 205 are infected in Thailand
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said this afternoon (Dec. 24) that the Omicron variant of coronavirus has now spread to 98 countries with there being 973,256 cases and 6,562 deaths worldwide while Thailand has logged 205 cases, TV Channel 7 said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Omicron infection is soaring in
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