Almost 24 million baht seized in gambling website raids
CYBER Crime police raided five places used to run an online gambling website with a billion baht monthly turnover and seized nearly 24 million baht in cash, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (May 18). Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Watnakhonbuncha, head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, said operation “Hang Up” had targeted […]
Read MoreNo beauty, health services allowed under digital wallet project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO BEAUTY OR HEALTH services will be allowed anywhere for use by those eligible to the Pheu Thai-led government’s 10,000-baht, digital wallet project, according to Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rajanasakul. None of the eligible recipients of the populist handout campaign will be legally allowed to spend the money via their […]
Read MoreCourt decision on PM impeachment bid expected on Thursday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT is expected on upcoming Thursday to either accept or waive a senatorial petition for the judicial body to consider impeaching Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Prime Minister’s Office Minister Pichit Chuenban, an official said today (May 18). If the surprise petition recently filed by 40 senators is […]
Read MoreItalian company keen on installing cable car line to Phu Kradueng mountaintop
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin said during his visit to Italy that the Italian company Leitner Ropeways has offered to both sell cable cars and string them to the top of a mountain at Phu Kradueng National Park with their system using clean energy thus environmentally friendly, Naewna and Thai Rath newspaper said today (May […]
Read More‘Mother of the Bride’ joins list of hit films made in Thailand
THAILAND’S status as a film-making hub has taken a major leap forward with the release of “Mother of the Bride”, a mushy 90-minute Netflix production that was panned by critics but hit 27 million views in the first four days. Mr. Bill Heinecke, chairman of Minor Hotels group, operator of the Anantara Layan Phuket […]
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