Watana sentenced to 99 years jail in payoff scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN Security minister Watana Muangsook was today (Mar.4) sentenced to 99 years in prison on kickback-taking charges involving government housing projects run over a decade ago. The Supreme Court’s judges handling criminal lawsuits against politicians finally ruled Watana guilty of manipulating demands for payoffs in relation to […]
Read MoreSocial media uproar over big payout to drowned actress’ mum
AFTER the mother of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last week revealed a big compensation offer in TV Channel 3 programme Hone Krasea today (Mar. 4) critical comments by Thai netizens and celebrities flooded the social media , Amarin TV said. Ms. Panida […]
Read MoreMinistry: Lax control will lead to Covid count soaring to 100,000 a day after Songkran
AMID a Covid tally of 23,834 cases and 54 deaths today (Mar. 4) the Public Health Ministry warned that the daily count could soar to 100,000 after Songkran festival if preventive measures are not strictly maintained, Thai Rath newspaper. Aside from the 23,834 confirmed Covid cases there were an additional 31,571 who tested positive via […]
Read MoreUkrainian nuclear power plant fire extinguished
By BBC and Reuters via MSN News UKRAINIAN emergency services have confirmed they have managed to put out the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – a huge relief to everyone in the area and beyond. To recap, Ukraine said in the early hours of Friday that a Russian attack on the nuclear plant […]
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