Si Racha badly flooded with some cars floating away in floodwaters
THREE HOURS of heavy rain this morning (Apr. 30) led to many areas of Chonburi’s Si Racha district being damaged with cars seen floating away in floodwaters, Thai Rath newspaper said. At around noon reporters in this district said the torrential rain had also toppled trees with some falling heavily on cars damaging them. […]
Read MoreLast day of advance voting at embassy in Washington DC
THE THREE-DAY advance voting at the Thai embassy in Washington DC kicked off on Friday (Apr. 28) and will end today (Apr. 30) with 3,929 Thais having registered to either cast their ballot at the embassy or do so by mail, TV Channel 7 said. Of this total 403 Thai are voting on-site while […]
Read More14 cyanide deaths so far, more being investigated
CRIME Suppression Division (CSD) police said this afternoon (Apr. 30) that cyanide killings by suspect Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, or Am, now total 14 with there being one survivor and investigation is continuing for possible additional victims, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Col. Anek Taosupap, CSD’s deputy chief, said so far police have asked the […]
Read MorePita top pick for next PM: Matichon/Daily News poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Pita Limjaroenrat has been found the favourite among all partisan candidates for prime minister after the May 14 general election, according to the latest Matichon/Daily News poll released today (Apr.29). The second round of the Matichon/Daily News poll, conducted between Apr.22 and Apr.28 with a total of […]
Read MoreAir force trainer crashlands killing one pilot, injuring another
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AIR FORCE trainer plane crashlanded in a Bangkok outlying province today (Apr.29), killing one pilot and seriously injuring another. Air force spokesman AM Prapat Sonjaidee said the CT-4E piston-engined, two-seat trainer crashlanded as it was making a landing on an airfield at the air force’s Kampaengsaen Flying Training School […]
Read MorePolice say cyanide serial killings could rise to 20
POLICE have made a lot of progress in investigating the suspected cyanide killings by Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, or Am, and they now think the total number of victims could rise to 20 from 13 mysterious deaths already linked to her to go by her bank accounts, INN News said this afternoon (Apr. 29). Pol. […]
Read MoreTwo dead at Surat Thani wedding shootout
TWO men attending a wedding at a Surat Thani hotel came out to the parking lot and after a fierce argument pulled out their pistols and shot each other dead with two women in the vicinity also getting injured, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Apr. 29). At 8.25 p.m. Mueang Surat Thani police station […]
Read MoreSeacon Square unveils Thailand’s first solar air-conditioned bus stop
WITH cheers from Bangkok commuters, Seacon Square shopping centre today (Apr. 28) unveiled Thailand’s first solar air-conditioned bus stop right in front of the complex in an effort to conserve energy and protect the environment, Matichon newspaper said. In a collaboration with Cool Cool Co., Ltd. and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, 3 million baht […]
Read MoreFatal cyanide dose found in bodies of two victims
THE POLICE TEAM investigating the likely cyanide killing of 13 victims confirmed that a fatal amount of the lethal poison had been found in the bodies of two of them, MNG Online said late afternoon today (Apr. 28). Pol. Maj. Gen. Namkiat Theerarojanaphong and Pol. Col. Anek Taosupap said after a five-hour video conference […]
Read MorePheu Thai landslide win depends on 7 ‘strategic’ provinces: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WHETHER THE PHEU THAI will eventually score a landslide victory and become core of a government after the May 14 general election could probably depend on the results of constituency-based contests in seven “strategic” provinces, said Thammasat University political scientist Prajak Kongkirati last night (Apr.27). The contests between the Pheu […]
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