Military ordered to boost border security to keep illegal aliens out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER/DEFENSE Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (July 31) ordered tighter security measures in Thailand’s border areas to effectively keep out illegal border-crossing aliens. During a meeting of military commanders at the Defense Ministry headquarters, Prayut called for the reinforcement of the security measures in Thai territory along the border, especially natural […]
Read MoreTrump rows back on delaying election but not on mail-in ballots
By USA Today Washington – US President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to row back on the idea of delaying the 2020 election, even as he continued to raise doubts about efforts to expand mail-in voting in some states to respond to the coronavirus. “Do I want to see a date change? No,” Trump said […]
Read More12 nabbed for posting fake news on Covid-19
THE ANTI-FAKE News Centre has rounded up 12 suspects on the charges of posting fake news and misinformation about quack treatments for Covid-19, INN News this afternoon (July 31, 2020). Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nucharod, head of this centre at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, said the 12 suspects were arrested under Computer […]
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 MoreRed Bull heir police panel to quiz dentists about cocaine use
A POLICE scrutiny committee investigating the withdrawal of the charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the hit-and-run case that led to a policeman’s death on September 3, 2012 will be questioning dentists about the usage of cocaine in dental treatment on August 3, INN News reported late this morning (July 31, 2020). Pol. Gen. Satawat […]
Read MoreThais stranded in Uzbekistan plea for help getting home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONE HUNDRED AND ONE Thai workers currently stranded in Uzbekistan have desperately urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to send a special flight from Bangkok to Tashkent to bring them back home sooner than scheduled. Saravut Seethong, a native of Udorn Thani, called his wife in the northeastern province, to help him […]
Read MoreDomino’s New Zealand drops ‘free pizza for Karen’ offer after backlash
By BBC DOMINO’S Pizza has dropped a promotion offering free pizza to women named Karen after it was met with a backlash. In recent years, the name “Karen” has been used as an insult to describe white middle-aged women who are perceived to be obnoxious or racist. The pizza franchise’s New Zealand arm initially said […]
Read MoreStar witness in Red Bull heir case dies in road accident
THE KEY witness in the hit-and-run incident involving Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya that led to a policeman’s death in Bangkok on September 3, 2012 also died in a motorcycle crash in Chiang Mai during the wee hours of this morning, Naewna newspaper reported this afternoon (July 30, 2020). Pol. Col. Ronnachai Rodloy, head of Phuping Rajanivej […]
Read MorePrayut worried as opposing youth groups get ready to rally today
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said late this morning (July 30) that he is concerned about various rallies taking place today and has ordered police to use the law appropriately, Naewna newspaper and INN News reported. Earlier Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said that he has ordered officials to make sure the two groups of youths […]
Read MoreTeen tourists use kidnapped dog to pay restaurant bill
AFTER two days of heartache the owner of a Siberian Husky dog named Kluay Cherm that had been kidnapped by a group of Bangkok teenagers while driving back from a holiday at Khao Koh in Petchabun province and given to a restaurateur to settle a food bill was happily reunited with her beloved pet, Sanook.com […]
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