New York rattled by 4.8-magnitude earthquake
New York – An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area on Friday morning (Apr. 5), the US Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region where people are unaccustomed to feeling the ground move. The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, […]
Read MoreAxe-wielding foreigner arrested for overstaying over 500 days
A FOREIGN man was arrested for overstaying over 500 days after his neighbours in Phuket’s Chalong subdistrict complained that he has often wielded an axe and a knife in rampaging through the area, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 5). Chalong police went to the unidentified German man’s house and found that the complaint held […]
Read MorePita: Ready to walk away like a winner, no regrets about being in the opposition
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said in a Facebook post this morning (Apr. 5) the censure debate over the past two days could be the last he would attend and that he is ready to walk away like a winner, Amarin TV said. Earlier this week the Constitutional Court accepted a case seeking […]
Read MoreNavy might get both submarine and frigate next fiscal year: Suthin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters .THE NAVY MIGHT PROBABLY procure two major warships, a submarine and a frigate, together within the next fiscal year, said Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang today (Apr. 5). Suthin said although negotiations with China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co, manufacturer of a Yuan-class S26T submarine, have not yet concluded following a […]
Read MoreThaksin among top 10 billionaires in Thailand, Dhanin heads list
AGAIN topping Forbes magazine’s 10 Richest in Thailand list for this year is Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont, senior president of Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CP), while de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra is also among them placing 10th together with Mr. Harald Link, president of B.Grimm Power Plc, Thai Rath newspaper said this […]
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