Pita makes phone calls to non-coalition MPs in renewed bid for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat made phone calls over the weekend to a number of Bhumjaithai, Palang Pracharath and other non-coalition MPs in search of their backing for his refreshed attempt to rise to power. Helping Pita woo solid support from among the MPs not attached to the Move […]
Read MoreLawyer not afraid of senators suing him for defamation
A LAWYER who is facing a defamation lawsuit from some senators over criticism of their performance during the joint House/senate meeting last Thursday (July 13) where only 13 of them voted for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister said he is not afraid and is waiting for them to do so, TV […]
Read MoreSchools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday (July 17) as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city. As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people sought refuge at temporary shelters. Some […]
Read MoreYet again – shopper’s slipper gets stuck in store escalator
JUST days after a woman’s leg was severed till the knee by a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport a man shopping at Nonthaburi’s biggest mall on Saturday (July 15) narrowly escaped injury after his slipper got stuck in an escalator, Sanook.com said this morning (July 17). Last Tuesday (July 11), an escalator at […]
Read MoreDangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage
By AFP and published by CNA Rome – Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday (July 16), whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung over swathes of Asia, Europe and the United States. In the Vatican, 15,000 people […]
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