266 Thais returning home from Myanmar via China amid heavy fighting
By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA A TOTAL OF 266 Thais who were trapped by the surge in fighting in northern Myanmar between junta soldiers and armed ethnic-minority groups have been evacuated to China and are flying back to Thailand tonight (Nov. 19), Naewna newspaper said. Police chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon […]
Read MoreKalasin villagers forced to buy fresh water for sparing use
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS in a parched district of Kalasin are literally buying fresh water to sparingly drink and use in everyday life. An estimated 350 villagers including the elderly and children in Samran subdistrict of Sam Chai district of the northeastern province are literally buying fresh water from passing vendors […]
Read MoreMost disagree with borrowing 500 billion baht to fund digital wallet: Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND to disagree to the Pheu Thai-led government’s plan to borrow as much as 500 billion baht in loan to fund the much-heralded, yet contentious digital wallet project, says a NIDA poll released today (Nov.19). According to the poll recently conducted among a total of 1,310 […]
Read MorePhuket aims to become autonomous administration
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHUKET PLANS TO BECOME the country’s third autonomous administration, according to the island’s City Mayor Sarot Angkhanapilat. The tourist island province has been well-prepared to upgrade itself as an autonomous administration following suit of Bangkok and Pattaya, the mayor confirmed over the weekend. Phuket has become the largest tourist destination […]
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