6 fatally poisoned not shot dead at downtown Bangkok hotel
THE SIX people found dead at a popular hotel in Ratchaprasong area this evening (July 16) were poisoned and not shot dead as initially mentioned by the authorities but all of them are Vietnamese with two holding American citizenship, Amarin TV said. It was initially not clear how the six of them died but […]
Read MoreUrgent: 6 people shot dead at downtown Bangkok hotel
SIX PEOPLE were shot dead at a popular hotel in Ratchaprasong area at 7.30 p.m. today (July 16) in what is initially believed to be murder but the true cause not yet determined, Naewna newspaper said. Four of the six people killed were Vietnamese and two American-Vietnamese. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, head of […]
Read MorePM mum on hearsay of Yingluck seeking royal pardon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 16) declined to respond to rumours that the fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been seeking royal pardon so she could return home sooner or later from self-exile abroad. Srettha smiled and walked away when asked by reporters at Government House to comment […]
Read MoreFighter purchase deal to be done under ‘offset policy’: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 16) reconfirmed that a fighter purchase deal between Thailand and a manufacturing country would likely be done on the basis of an “offset policy.” In a press conference at Government House, the Pheu Thai-attached prime minister reiterated that the air force’s sought-after squadron of […]
Read MoreRetirement lottery okayed by cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NATIONAL SAVINGS FUND’s project to run a retirement lottery was approved by the Pheu Thai-led cabinet of ministers today (July 16). Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul confirmed today the National Savings Fund under care of the Ministry of Finance will operate the retirement lottery for registered members of the […]
Read MorePowell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target
By AP and published by Yahoo!Finance Washington – Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday (July 15) that the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point. “We’ve had three better […]
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