Again! Yellow Line’s wheel falls on taxi below
JUST a few days after a 3km stretch of MRT Pink Line’s conductor rail fell on the road, this evening (Jan. 2) a wheel of the MRT Yellow Line fell on the bonnet of a taxi on the road below, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Sorrayut Suthatsanajinda, a newsman, posted a report about this accident […]
Read More5 dead in fiery plane collision at Tokyo airport
By AP and published by CTV News Tokyo – A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport today (Jan. 2) and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was […]
Read MoreMPs warned against mentioning ‘untouchable’ Thaksin during budget debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra appears to be “untouchable” as opposition MPs were today (Jan.2) warned against mentioning him during a three-day budget debate from tomorrow until Friday. Pheu Thai whip Wisut Chaiyanarun called on Move Forward and Democrat MPs among other opposition lawmakers to never […]
Read MoreToo soon to say whether Paetongtarn will join the Cabinet: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI WHEELER-DEALER Phumtham Wechayachai commented today (Jan.2) it is too soon to say for the time being whether Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra might probably be named a new member of cabinet. Phumtham said whether Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, could possibly […]
Read MoreThailand, China to permanently waive visas for each other’s citizens from March: PM
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News THAILAND and China will permanently waive visa requirements for each other’s citizens from March, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today (Jan. 2). Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, which relies heavily on tourism, in September waived entry requirements for Chinese tourists until February this year. “This will upgrade the relationship […]
Read More190 killed in New Year holiday road accidents so far
WITH FOUR days of New Year holidays having now passed, as many as 190 people have been killed in 1,570 accidents nationwide while 1,574 got injured and it was Kanchanaburi where the highest number of accidents occurred while Bangkok recorded the most fatalities, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 2). The Department of Disaster Prevention […]
Read MoreSouth Korea opposition chief stabbed in neck during visit to Busan
By Agencies and published by CNA Seoul – South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck today (Jan. 2) during a visit to the southern port city of Busan, the Yonhap news agency reported. Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, is conscious and has been transported to […]
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