Israeli girl dies in fall from songthaew at Patong beach
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Israeli girl died after falling from a songthaew passenger vehicle at Phuket’s Patong beach last night (May 16) with her parents seen enjoying the ride there, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Pol. Maj. Rungruang Sakhon, an inspector at Patong police station, quickly went to Patong Hospital to check on Miss Nbaa Bahnasi, […]
Read MoreActing senators call on Constitutional Court to consider impeaching Srettha
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTION COURT has been petitioned by a group of acting senators to consider impeaching Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and putting an end to his elected premiership as well as the newly-given ministerial status of one of his cabinet members. The group of 40 acting senators have lodged the surprise […]
Read MoreClimate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
By AFP and published by CNA THAILAND may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office told AFP on Wednesday (May 15). Projections consistently show that low-lying Bangkok risks being inundated by the ocean before the end of the century. Much […]
Read MoreTwo more Thai hostages dead in Gaza
THE FOREIGN Ministry said this morning (May 17) that two more Thai hostages have died in Gaza with six more remaining in captivity, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Nikorndej Phlangkur, the ministry’s spokesperson, said the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv had been informed by the Israeli government that its hostage situation assessment committee had considered […]
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