AMID the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, a warning was issued in Thailand about unsecured CCTV systems as the Israeli intelligence had access to almost all of Tehran’s traffic camera networks for years and thus were able to create a “pattern of life” of both the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his
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Public urged to not hoard fuel with diesel price fixed for 15 days
By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by CNA THAI Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (March 4) urged the public to not stockpile fuel with the price of diesel fixed at 29.94 baht per litre for 15 days, effective immediately, while internationally oil prices rose 1 percent as the US-Israeli war on Iran
Read moreWar jitters lead to rush to fill up and stockpile fuel in Chiang Rai, Nakhon Sawan
THE intensifying US-Israel war on Iran led to residents of Mai Sai district in Chiang Rai province and Myanmar citizens rushing to fill up their vehicles and stockpile fuel with there being long queues at petrol pumps, Amarin TV said today (March 3). Vehicles with both Thai and Myanmar licence plates were seen in
Read moreAs Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
By AP and published by Yahoo!News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Israeli and US airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that US President Donald Trump said Monday (March 2) would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies retaliated across the region, striking Israel and a variety of targets inside Gulf states, including
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 moreThailand remaining neutral in Middle East war: PM
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (March 1) that Thailand is staying neutral in the US-Israel war on Iran with the conflict also affecting Phuket as 24 flights were either cancelled or delayed today, Amarin TV said. All relevant agencies, including Foreign Affairs, Defence, Labour, Interior, Public Health and Finance ministries, have made
Read moreThais warned not to travel to Pakistan, Afghanistan as ‘open war’ breaks out
By Reuters – published by Yahoo!News and Naewna newspaper THE Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry said today (Feb.27) it is closely monitoring the fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan after the former bombed several cities including the capital Kabul then declared an “open war” against the latter with Thais urged to not travel to either country.
Read moreMyanmar expels East Timor’s representative over war crimes case
By AFP and published by CNA YANGON – Myanmar’s junta on Sunday (Feb. 15) announced the ejection of East Timor’s top representative in the country, after a rights group said Dili had opened a legal case against the military for war crimes. Myanmar’s military – which snatched power in a 2021 coup – has
Read moreThailand releases 18 Cambodian PoWs
THAILAND released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (PoWs) at 10 a.m. today (Dec. 31) as the 72-hour ceasefire signed last Saturday passed without major mishap, Naewna newspaper said. They have been held since the first round of fighting last July and were set free at Ban Phak Krad permanent border checkpoint, Pong Nam Ron
Read more‘War is over’, says Trump as Hamas releases 7 hostages
By AFP – published by CNA and AP – published by CBC Gaze City – Hamas started releasing all surviving hostages on Monday (Oct. 13) in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit, having declared the war “over”. Trump’s lightning visit
Read more18 Cambodian prisoners of war being repatriated tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EIGHTEEN CAMBODIAN prisoners of war who recently surrendered to the Thai army in northeastern Thailand are being returned to their home country via a border pass tomorrow (Aug.1), according to an army source. The 18 Cambodian army troops for whom food and lodging have been provided on humanitarian basis during
Read moreKhmers continue on war crimes against Thai civilians
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CAMBODIA HAS EVIDENTLY committed war crimes by launching rockets and artillery shells at civilian targets in Thai territory across from the shared border and landed on deserted houses of Thai villagers for a second day this morning (July 25). Cambodia’s BM-21 Grad rockets reportedly hit the abandoned houses of the
Read morePaetongtarn: Talks held with Cambodian PM to resolve border problem
FOLLOWING a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, early this morning (May 28) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening that she held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on resolving the border problem quickly but she kept mum on her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss
Read moreIndia says it ‘repulsed’ multiple drone strikes by Pakistan along entire western border
By Reuters and published by CNA Jammu/Srinaga, India – Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple attacks” using drones and other munitions along India’s entire western border on Thursday night and early Friday (May 9), the Indian army said, as conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours intensified. The old enemies have been clashing since India on Wednesday
Read moreChina warns countries against striking trade deals with US
By AFP and Reuters – published by Dw.com CHINA on Monday (Apr. 21) threatened countermeasures against countries that “appease” the United States by striking trade deals with Washington at Beijing’s expense. The warning follows a Bloomberg report that the US plans to pressure nations to curb trade with China if they want to avoid
Read moreThai SMEs being hit by Chinese products flooding the market
THE US-CHINA trade war that has led to tariffs skyrocketing might soon turn into an economic storm for Thai people if Chinese products flood the market which could then lead to Thai SMEs being squeezed to the point of shutting down, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Apr. 17). China raised its duties on imports
Read moreChina hits back at Trump tariff hike, raises duties on US goods to 125%
By Reuters and published by USA Today Beijing/Warsaw/Washington- Beijing on Friday (Apr.11) increased its tariffs on US imports to 125%, hitting back against US President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145% and raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains. Meanwhile, the turmoil
Read moreChina denounces as ‘blackmail’ Trump’s threat to ratchet tariffs by a further 50%
By Agencies and published by CNA Beijing – China decried as “blackmail” on Tuesday (Apr. 8) US President Donald Trump’s threat to add a further tariff of 50 percent on its goods, after he demanded that Beijing withdraw its plans for counter-tariffs. If neither side blinks and Trump sticks to his plans, total new
Read moreFour arrested for transporting war weapons to Phuket
FOUR MEN from Far-South provinces were arrested in Phang Nga while taking four AK-47 assault rifles and some ammunition to Phuket today (March 23), Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Somchai Suetortrakul, commander of Phang Nga provincial police, said the four suspects, Mr. Zulaffal, 28, from Narathiwat, Mr. Saowarus, 27, from Pattani, Mr. Abdul
Read moreTrump, Putin agree halt to Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday (March 18) on a halt in Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy targets – but fell far short of securing a full ceasefire in a highly anticipated phone call. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an
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