Surakiart now tipped as Pheu Thai’s top contender for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER Surakiart Sathirathai will likely be proclaimed at the last minute as the top person among a trio of Pheu Thai partisan candidates for prime minister, said a partisan source today (Feb.4). Surakiart who currently chairs the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council Foundation, used to perform as foreign […]
Read MoreChadchart: Air pollution will improve in the long run
By Matichon and Thai Newsroom Reporters WITH AIR quality having deteriorated in Bangkok and many others parts of the country over the past few days amid a forecast of the impact continuing over the next three days, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (Feb. 4) the situation will improve if everyone cooperates. At 5 […]
Read MoreAmerican tourists spend more money than Europeans in Thailand: survey
AMERICANS spend an average of 96,269 baht (US$2,887) per person while travelling in Thailand, higher than European visitors, who spend 89.484 ($2,684), a survey shows, said VN Express International newspaper today (Feb. 4). US tourists spend an average of 2,000-3,000 baht on accommodation a night and they always stay in the country up to […]
Read MoreAssistant bank manager nabbed for stealing client’s money
AN assistant manager of an unidentified bank was arrested today (Feb. 4) for stealing 2 million baht from a client’s account last November, INN News said this morning, An Economic Crime Suppression (ECS) police team arrested Mr. Pornchai (surname withheld), 52, from his house on Phutthamonthon Sai 3 Road, Thawi Watthana district, under […]
Read MoreBlinken postpones China trip over ‘spy balloon’ incident
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday (Feb. 3) after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. The Pentagon […]
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