Second Chinese-language billboard ad put up in Prachinburi
HOT on the heels of a giant Chinese-language billboard ad selling passport and citizenship of some countries being removed from Bangkok’s Huai Khwang area, another big billboard ad, also in Chinese language, was put up in Prachinburi province offering jobs in Thailand to foreign workers, Naewna newspaper said today (July 23). This second Chinese-language […]
Read MoreTight security after insurgents set off bombs in Songkhla and Pattani
SECURITY was stepped up in Yala to intercept insurgents after two explosions in Pattani last night injured six policemen, but none seriously, and another blast this morning in Songkhla injured two more policemen, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (July 23). As four policemen from Songkhla’s Thepha police station were patrolling this district in a […]
Read MorePolitically associated Mongkol voted Senate speaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters KNOWN FOR BEING ALLEGEDLY associated with political parties, Mongkol Surasajja was today (July 23) overwhelmingly voted Senate speaker. The newly-elected senators cast 159 votes out of a total 200 to pick Mongkol, a former provincial governor of Buriram and former director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration, as Senate speaker. […]
Read MoreHot-tempered neighbour slaps teenager for unfriending him on Facebook
A TEENAGE girl who was wearing her school uniform was this morning (July 23) slapped in her house by a neighbour because he was angry at her for having unfriended him on Facebook, TV Channel 7 said. The unnamed victim complained to a popular influencer who goes by the nickname Kan Jom Phalang, with […]
Read MoreHarris quickly consolidates Democratic backing for her White House run
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly consolidated Democratic support for her presidential bid on Monday (July 22), securing commitments from hundreds of convention delegates, announcing a massive fundraising haul and earning endorsements from top party figures after President Joe Biden abruptly left the race. Former Speaker […]
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