By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News HOUSTON: Democrats’ resounding sweep to a majority in Congress gives them a big microphone and spotlight to scrutinise President Donald Trump’s trade policies, but largely leaves them unable to override his veto on any vote to overturn his tariffs or rescind trade authorities, trade and legal experts said
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Speed up scam probe as US is moving to sanction 28 entities: Korn
DEMOCRAT deputy leader and MP Korn Chatikavanij called on Thai agencies to speed up investigation of scam networks as two US House committee chairs are gearing up to propose sanctions against 28 Thai individuals and organisations allegedly linked to them with this affecting the country’s image, PPTVHD36 said today (Sep.17). This move by the
Read moreRestrictions imposed on US sailors’ visit to Pattaya
US Navy personnel from USS Abraham Lincoln who are now holidaying in Pattaya during Sep. 2-6 have been prohibited from engaging in risky activities including not entering Soi 6 and 7 after dark but Walking Street is not out of bounds, Naewna newspaper, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said today (Sep. 3). Pattaya Mayor
Read more3 US Navy Carrier Strike Group ships heading for Thailand for a short visit
THE Thai Navy confirmed that three ships from a US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to make a short stop in eastern Thailand while an American newspaper reported that USS Abraham Lincoln is heading to visit Thailand early September after an extended mission in the Middle East, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 25). RADM
Read moreAmerican man high on drugs steals, slashes policeman with cutter
A DRAMATIC incident occurred in Sua Pa area of Bangkok today (Aug. 22) when an American man who later tested positive for consumption of methamphetamine was arrested after stealing from a convenience store then slashing a policeman with a cutter as he was trying to apprehend him, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Kris
Read morePolice arrange psychiatric assessment of foreign couple who abandoned baby
POLICE have asked psychiatrists to assess the mental condition of a foreign couple over the death of a baby girl they abandoned under a rain tree in Udon Thani province on Wednesday (June 10) as they refused to cooperate with investigators, denied the charges and were chanting prayers loudly at the police station, TV
Read moreMan charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
By AP and published by Yahoo!News. WASHINGTON – The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged on Monday (April 27) with the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington’s glitziest events
Read moreDC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
By AP and published by ABC 25 Columbia WASHINGTON – The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the attack that authorities increasingly believe was politically motivated,
Read moreTrump safe after shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, suspect in custody
By Agencies and published by CNA WASHINGTON – US Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening (April 25) at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a “would-be assassin”. Armed guards opened fire at the gunman who charged through security
Read moreIndonesian scam boss arrested in Phuket
PHUKET Immigration police arrested an Indonesian man at a luxury resort under a US arrest warrant and an Interpol Red Notice on charges of defrauding victims via transcontinental cryptocurrency investment schemes, Police News Varieties and TV Channel 7 said today (April 25). The suspect, Mr. William, 33, who is based in the United Arab
Read moreKrabi residents urged not to panic over US combat aircraft using provincial airport
THE Thai air force urged Krabi residents to not panic over US combat aircraft landing and taking off at this Andaman coastal province’s airport reassuring that it is unrelated to the Middle East conflict and are in fact troop rotation and medical flights, Naewna newspaper said today (April 8). AVM Chakrit Thamvichai, the Thai
Read moreUpdate: Trump says he has agreed to two-week ceasefire with Iran
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (April 7) that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure. The announcement on social media was the latest example of
Read more‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’ says Trump as Iran defies looming deadline
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday (April 7) that “a whole civilisation will die tonight,” threatening a dramatic escalation of the US-Israeli war, as his deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz neared. With just hours to go before the US president’s 8 p.m. EDT (7 a.m., Wednesday,
Read moreSupajee shrugs off ridicule over US streetside campus
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Supajee Suthumpun today (April 1) shrugged off what she called a “nonsensical” ridicule over her having graduated a master’s degree from a little-known, private university in the United States, saying many other famous Thais did so as well. Supajee told reporters that she graduated with a
Read moreUS pauses issuance of immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries including Thailand
IN A FACEBOOK post the US embassy said today (March 27) that as of Jan. 21, 2026 the United States has paused issuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries including Thailand. Immigrants from these countries have a high rate of collecting public assistance at the expense of US taxpayers, the embassy said, adding
Read moreUS 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge docks at Laem Chabang port
Chon Buri – US 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Laem Chabang port, Chon Buri, for a scheduled port visit today (March 26) with this warship’s last visit to Thailand being in June, 2024, the US embassy said. During this port visit, leadership from the US 7th Fleet flagship and
Read morePheu Thai: US driver’s ‘mental ill’ claim in killing 2 Thai students in Miami just an excuse
PHEU THAI Party today (March 25) debunked a claim by an American citizen who ran the red light and killed two Thai students just as they were crossing the street near Miami Beach, Florida, on March 18 that he was “mentally ill” believing that this is an excuse to get a lenient sentence, Amarin
Read moreThailand has enough oil reserve for short term: Panel
WITH the US-Israel air war against Iran having expanded today (March 2) engulfing Lebanon, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus, Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) reassured that there are sufficient oil reserves for 60 days and contingency plans could be utilised to secure supplies from
Read morePassengers urged to check flights amid cancellations and routes changes
By PPTVHD36 and Hindustan Times PASSENGERS are urged to check with their airline before departure as many have cancelled flights or changed routes after several Middle Eastern countries either closed their airspace or restricted air traffic as US and Israel have launched waves of strikes against targets in Iranian cities while Iran retaliated by
Read moreCobra Gold 2026 unites four nations in amphibious warfare drill
TROOPS from four nations – Thailand, the United States, South Korea and Singapore – today (Feb. 26) engaged in an amphibious warfare drill at Haad Yao beach, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, as part of Cobra Gold military exercise running from Feb. 24 to March 6, Amarin TV said. Overseeing the drill were Adm. Pairoj
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