2m meth pills being smuggled to Bangkok for New Year seized
FIVE men were arrested on the charges of attempting to smuggle over 2 million methamphetamine pills from Nong Khai province to Bangkok for sale during the New Year festivities, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 30). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thammasak Pinthong, deputy chief of Provincial Police Region 4, together with other senior officers briefed the press […]
Read MoreLaotian woman unexpectedly approaches Thai King at Wongwian Yai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN AS A RARE occurrence, a Laotion woman unexpectedly approached His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn at Wongwian Yai on Tuesday, police said. The Laotian woman, namely Saichai Thayalap, 44, was quickly brought out of the scene after she ran from a crowd on the street to a few […]
Read MoreCovid-19 cases at record high around world
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Sydney – Global Covid-19 infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period, Reuters data showed on Wednesday (Dec. 29), as the new Omicron variant raced out of control, keeping workers at home and overwhelming testing centres. Almost 900,000 cases were detected on average each day around […]
Read MoreBad traffic jams as exodus from Bangkok starts
PEOPLE are continuously departing Bangkok to celebrate New Year in their Northeastern home province with parts of the route now heavily congested and this despite factories and some companies yet to shut down for the holidays, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Dec. 29) Vehicles are moving very slowly at two stretches with one being […]
Read MoreNo privileges for tycoon-turned-inmate behind bars: Justice minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JUSTICE MINISTER Somsak Thepsuthin confirmed today (Dec. 29) construction tycoon-turned-inmate Premchai Karnasuta will be given no privileges behind bars. Somsak made his comments in response to a leniency petition lodged by Kanita Karnasuta, the spouse of Premchai, the former president of Italian-Thai Development Plc who was earlier this month sentenced […]
Read MoreSuspect in murder of young woman taken to court for detention
THE SUSPECT in the murder of a young woman at her condominium in Samut Prakan last Saturday was today (Dec. 29) taken for Samut Prakan Provincial Court for the first of seven investigative detention periods, Thai Rath newspaper said. Arrested shortly after the death of Ms. Intu-on, 23, from a stab wound on her […]
Read MoreOmicron tally climbs to 739 amid over 2,000 daily Covid cases
THE Public Health Ministry said this morning (Dec. 29) that the number of Omicron variant cases has now risen to 739 in Thailand with 488 patients coming from overseas and 251 local residents, Matichon newspaper said. The ministry also announced that there were 2,575 Covid cases and 17 deaths over the past 24 hours […]
Read MoreNew K-pop supergroup Girls On Top debuts on Jan. 1
By Channel NewsAsia REMEMBER the K-pop supergroup boyband Super M a couple of years ago? Well, SM Entertainment has done it again: It’s announced the creation of another one, this time with top female idols on its roster. The company announced on Sunday (Dec. 26) its sixth project group called Girls On Top, which comprises […]
Read MoreAfghan women protest against Taliban killings of ex-soldiers
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Kabul – A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital today (Dec. 28), accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former United States-backed regime. Around 30 women gathered near a mosque in the centre of Kabul and marched a few hundred metres chanting […]
Read MoreAnalysis: 2 opposition candidates bound to steal each other’s votes in Bangkok’s by-election
By Out-Crowd CANDIDATES OF THREE MAJOR parties are vying in a by-election for MP in Laksi/Chatuchak constituency of Bangkok which might probably lead to sweeping victories in many other constituencies for a certain party in the next general election. Though Palang Pracharath Party appears as yet undecided as to whether Saranrat Techajirasin, the spouse […]
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