Privy Council head urged to defuse life-and-death crisis over 2 hunger strikers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIVY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Surayud Chulanont was today (Jan.31) petitioned to immediately help put an end to a life-and-death crisis involving a couple of young women on a severe hunger strike. Thammasat University’s Sociology & Anthropology lecturer Anusorn Unno who submitted the letter of petition endorsed by 91 university lecturers, university […]
Read MoreHouse dissolution expected no later than March 9
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is largely speculated to dissolve the House of Representatives no later than March 9 to call a general election in 60 days, said a partisan source today (Jan.31). Prayut, who is seeking to retain power for two more years, will likely dissolve the House by March […]
Read MoreCapsized pirate-themed pleasure boat will soon be refloated
OFFICIALS are working on refloating a pirate-themed pleasure boat that capsized in Pattaya Bay last evening (Jan. 30) and expect to soon succeed in doing so as it has not sunk, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. The pleasure boat, Krakenian, has been fitted out like a pirate ship in the movie “Pirates of the […]
Read MoreMichael Jackson’s nephew to star in ‘King of Pop’ biopic
By AP and published by CTV News New York – Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson’s casting on Monday (Jan. 30) for the film being produced by Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King. Jackson […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath earns 510 million baht at fundraising event
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH PARTY has earned 510 million baht in cash from last night’s (Jan.30) fundraising event at a Bangkok hotel. The largest coalition partner sold a total of 170 dining tables of selected foods for three million baht each to raise the 510 million baht fund for their nationwide […]
Read MoreAnutin-hyping roadside billboards may break election law: Rural Doctor Society
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RURAL DOCTOR SOCIETY today (Jan.30) questioned whether 11,000-plus roadside billboards may illicitly solicit popularity for Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul during a current run-up to a general election. Rural Doctor Society posted on its Facebook page to call on the Election Commission to determine whether the 11,000-plus large […]
Read MoreHuai Kwang police station chief transferred over extortion claims
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat today (Jan. 30) ordered the transfer of Huai Kwang police station superintendent to assist with civil service duties after evidence emerged that policemen manning a checkpoint on Jan. 4 had extorted money from a Taiwanese actress and her friends to set them free, Thai Rath newspaper said. […]
Read MoreDutchman petitions ministry over alleged swindle by female civil servant
A DUTCHMAN who claimed a female civil servant based in Sakon Nakon swindled him out of almost 4 million baht went to the Interior Ministry to file a petition asking for an ethical investigation of this official today (Jan. 30), TV Channel 7 said. Accompanied by Thai businessman Mr. Kanthas Phongphaiboonvej, or Gun Chom […]
Read MoreOdds ‘very high’ of US military conflict with China, top Republican says
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Washington – A top Republican in the US Congress on Sunday (Jan. 29) said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan “are very high,” after a US general caused consternation with a memo that warned that the United States would fight China in the next two years. […]
Read MorePrayut dared to join debate between contestants for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Jan.29) was dared to take part in an open debate between partisan contestants for prime minister. Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew challenged Prayut to join the proposed debate between varied partisan contenders for prime minister somewhere in near future where they could openly manifest their […]
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