Paetongtarn’s puzzling statement on Thaksin’s lese majeste questioning
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Feb.9) made a puzzling statement about her father/de facto party boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, saying he has already been questioned by public prosecutors over lese majeste charges and is anticipated to literally return home. Paetongtarn told reporters that public prosecutors have already questioned […]
Read MoreLabour network petitions prosecutors to drop 774 protest-linked cases
REPRESENTATIVES of a labour network accompanied by other social activists today (Feb. 9) rallied in front of the building housing the Office of the Attorney-General to demand that charges in 774 protest-linked political cases that arose from July 18, 2020 to January 31, 2024 be dropped, Matichon newspaper said. Participants in this gathering, led […]
Read MoreRussian man wanted on drug charge nabbed after hiding in Thailand for 10 years
IMMIGRATION Bureau police today (Feb. 9) arrested a Russian man wanted in his home country on a drug charge after hiding in Thailand by overstaying his visa for more than 10 years, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart, deputy chief of the Immigration Bureau, said the Chonburi office team was tipped […]
Read MoreWorld’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
By AFP and published by CNA Clark – NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the […]
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