Iraqi man faints upon being caught overstaying more than 8 years
AN IRAQI man who overstayed in Thailand for more than eight years fainted when Chonburi Immigration and Pattaya police showed up at his house to arrest him today (Mar. 28), Naewna newspaper said. Pol.Col. Prinya Klinkasorn, head of Chonburi Immigration police, said the Iraqi man, identified as Mr. Khalid Majeed Ali, 52, had hidden […]
Read MoreSuchart has now jumped onto Pheu Thai bandwagon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER FIRST DEPUTY House speaker Suchart Tancharoen has finally jumped onto the Pheu Thai bandwagon to contest the May 14 general election, a partisan source confirmed today (Mar.28). Suchart is running for MP in Pheu Thai party-listed mode whilst his son, namely Sakchai Tancharoen, had earlier joined the same party. […]
Read MoreKaren fighters seize Myanmar military’s base opposite Mae Hong Son
KAREN National Union (KNU) fighters seized a Myanmar junta base opposite Tha Ta Fang village in Mae Sariang district, Mae Hong Son province, after an approximately 40-minute fierce clash with this following five earlier attempts to capture it, Naewna newspaper today (Mar. 28). At 6 a.m. this morning news reached this Thai border province […]
Read MorePrayut, Paetongtarn, Settha skipping party-listed mode
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha will be nowhere on the Ruam Thai Sang Chart party list of electoral candidates running for MP whilst seeking to retain power under the ultra-conservative party’s banners in the May 14 general election, partisan sources confirmed today (Mar.28). Neither will Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Settha Taweesin […]
Read MoreScientists find water inside glass beads on the moon
By AFP and published by CNA Paris – Scientists said Monday (Mar. 27) they have discovered water inside tiny beads of glass scattered across the moon, suggesting that one day it could be extracted and used by the “explorers of tomorrow”. The moon was long believed to be dry, but over the last few […]
Read MoreThaksin might be detained in hospital or nursing home instead of prison: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra might probably be detained in a hospital or nursing home instead of being imprisoned in jail after he has returned home from self-exile abroad, according to a noted academic. Thanaporn Sriyakul, head of Kasetsart University’s Political Science Association, remarked that Thaksin who has earlier offered […]
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