110,000-plus debtors point finger at over 81,000 loan sharks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TOTAL OF 110,000-PLUS people have so far claimed to owe a combined seven billion baht in illicit debt to 81,000-plus loan sharks in all provinces of the country, a senior government official said today (Dec.26). Sutthipong Chulcharoen, undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, confirmed that 110,531 people have informed […]
Read MorePower-abusing lawsuit against Yingluck lifted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT today (Dec.26) lifted a power-abusing lawsuit filed against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra pertaining to a contentious transfer of the head of the National Security Council over a decade earlier. The Supreme Court judges in charge of lawsuits against politicians ruled in favour of the deposed prime […]
Read MoreUSS Carl Vinson returns to South China Sea after Singapore visit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES Carrier Strike Group One led by USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier has left Singapore for the South China Sea where tensions and standoffs have been reported between the Chinese and Philippine navies around Spratly Islands, according to a navy source. The Group flagship USS Carl Vinson […]
Read More4 dead as rescue boat capsizes in Narathiwat floods
A FAMILY OF four, two adults and two children, drowned as they travelled through raging floods in southern Narathiwat province on a rescue boat but rescue operation to help people stranded in their homes is still continuing, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 26). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is due to fly […]
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