Deputy minister’s dad surrenders in land grab case, bailed out
THE FATHER of Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Wilawan Mr. Suntorn Wilawan was bailed out in the Khao Yai reserved forest land encroachment case after surrendering to police in Rayong province this morning (June 21), Naewna newspaper and INN News said. The prosecutor from the National Anti-Corruption Commission Region 2 office filed the lawsuit against […]
Read MoreTax waived for foreign actors filming in Thailand
IN AN effort to attract international filmmakers the Cabinet today (June 21) approved tax exemption for foreign actors shooting on location here for five years, Thansettakij newspaper said. Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, a deputy spokesperson at the Prime Minister’s Office, said this measure was approved by the Cabinet to attract investment in filmmaking in Thailand, […]
Read MoreFiremen take an hour to control big blaze at Rama IV road community
FIREMEN battled hard for an hour before succeeding in controlling a big fire that broke out at Bonkai community on Rama 4 road at 1.12 p.m. today (June 21) and quickly spread across a wide area, Matichon newspaper said. As reported by Jor Sor 100 radio the blaze started at one of several two-storey wooden […]
Read MoreBTS Skytrain request for long-haired passengers to be careful goes viral
ATTRACTING lots of comments yesterday (June 20) was BTS Skytrain’s request for passengers with long hair to be careful of their ends flicking onto the face and mouth of co-passengers, Sanook.com said. In its message posted on Facebook the Skytrain operator said, “To build a good society be considerate when travelling … be careful […]
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