Indian financier Rakesh Saxena’s 335 years imprisonment upheld
THE Supreme Court today (Sept. 12) upheld a sentence of a 335 years imprisonment and 33.5 million baht fine plus refund of 2.5 billion baht against Indian financier Rakesh Saxena for massive embezzlement that led to the collapse of Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) in the mid-1990s, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath opts to not compete against Thai Economic Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH Party will not contest against the Thai Economic Party for any constituencies in the next general election, especially those in the northern region, said caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan today (Sept. 12). Prawit who concurrently heads the largest coalition Palang Pracharath Party made his comments during an official […]
Read MorePenguin, three others get one year suspended sentence
PROTEST leader Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, and three other activists were today (Sept. 12) sentenced to two months in jail and fined a total of 11,300 baht each for holding a rally in front of Bang Khen police station in 2020 but this was suspended for one year while three others were only fined, Matichon […]
Read MoreSudarat now top leader of Thai Sang Thai Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PHEU THAI Party strategist Sudarat Keyurapan has become top leader of Thai Sang Thai Party which she herself has founded. In today’s (Sept 9) extraordinary partisan caucus, Sudarat was given overwhelming votes as top leader of Thai Sang Thai Party whilst Sita Tivari, a former member of a Pheu Thai […]
Read MorePotjaman in surprise appearance at Pheu Thai Campaign
By Thai Vista News Reporters POTJAMAN NA POMBEJRA, former spouse of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, today (Sept. 10) paid a surprise visit to Chiang Mai to join the Pheu Thai Party’s electoral campaign. This was the first time in over 16 years since Potjaman was last seen jumping onto the political bandwagon until Thaksin […]
Read More3 Cars damaged at flooded Bang Khen condo car park
A FACEBOOK page showed photos of a badly flooded underground car park at a condominium in Bang Khen area of Bangkok where floodwater almost reached the sedan’s roof with three vehicles heavily damaged, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 11). The Facebook page, Sai Mai Must Survive, said the flooded vehicles were parked in the second […]
Read MoreThai netizens blast post on selling kidney to get mobile phone
THAI social media lambasted a Facebook post that emerging from Laos showing three persons with wounds on the their abdomen holding up a mobile phone with the caption saying “Agreed for iPhone14” which they interpreted as meaning selling their kidney to get this newly-released cell phone, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said today (Sept. […]
Read MoreKing Charles III proclaimed monarch of Australia, New Zealand
Sydney – King Charles III was officially proclaimed head of state of both Australia and New Zealand at ceremonies in the nations’ capitals. In New Zealand, the proclamation of Charles as monarch today, taking over from Queen Elizabeth who died on Thursday aged 96, took place in the parliament in Wellington. Speaking from parliament’s steps, Prime […]
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