Day: September 13, 2022

Business

Flood-hit Koh Chang focusing on reviving tourism at yearend 

  HIT by heavy rain, floods and landslides the tourist island Koh Chang is now focusing on reviving tourism at yearend by launching sports and entertainment activities as a draw-card, Naewna newspaper said today (Sept. 13). Mr. Saksit Mungkarn, an executive of Siam Royal View Hotel, Koh Chang and chairman of the Tourism Council of […]

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Local News

Prawit, Thammanat face ban from politics over ‘banana-feeding’ scandal

By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME Minister-cum-Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan and Thai Economic Party leader Thammanat Prompao might possibly be kept out of politics for a number of years and the biggest coalition party might possibly as well be dissolved if found guilty of alleged involvement in last year’s handing out of kickbacks […]

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Life

Champion charged after wakeskating on flooded road

BANGKOK-BORN World Wakeskate 2022 Champion Daniel Grant was summoned and charged with endangering vehicles and people for wakeskating on flooded Phaholyothin road, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Sept. 13). Grant, 24, posted a video clip of himself wakeskating on floodwater in front of Bangkok University in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani on Facebook Accompanying caption […]

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World News

Queen Elizabeth said to have left her jewels to only Kate, Camilla and Megan get nothing

RUMOUR circulating widely has it that Queen Elizabeth II changed her will before she died and gave 300 pieces of jewellery worth around 4 billion baht to Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, with newly appointed Camilla, Queen Consort, and Megan, Duchess of Sussex, getting nothing. RadarOnline.com said the wife of William, Prince of Wales, is […]

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Local News

Mechai earned 11 million baht working for Prayut-led coup junta

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGAL GURU Mechai Ruchupan was found to have earned over 11 million baht in monthly salary and tax-free allowance over a five-year time working for the 2014 coup junta under leadership of army chief-turned-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Mechai has been viewed as staunchly loyal to Prayut who orchestrated the bloodless […]

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