Two parties vying to recruit comic monk upon disrobement
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO MAJOR PARTIES ARE currently vying to recruit famed comic monk Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto into their camp if he should disrobes himself from Buddhism anytime soon. Palang Pracharath and Pheu Thai parties have been openly wooing the monk who is largely reputed for his hilarious preaching of Buddhist values […]
Read MoreFake doctor nabbed while hiding at a Pattaya hotel
A WOMAN who assumed the identity of a real doctor who is currently overseas to get a job at a cosmetic clinic in Bangkok owned by a popular YouTuber was arrested today (Dec.19) while hiding at a hotel in Pattaya, Siam Rath newspaper said. Central Investigation Bureau Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapob Phuridet together with […]
Read More5 travellers test positive for Omicron in Phuket
PHUKET’S Public Health Office revealed today (Dec. 19) that five people arriving from abroad have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus and all have been admitted to hospital for treatment, Siam Rath said. The five Omicron cases that emerged on the island are an American man, 31, a Swedish man, 36, a […]
Read MoreLack of House quorum triggered by Prayut’s absence: Opposition MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE REPEATED LACK OF A QUORUM in the House of Representatives has obviously followed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s absence in the first place, commented an opposition lawmaker today (Dec. 19). Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian charged that Prayut has rarely attended House meetings and instead assigned cabinet members to respond […]
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