Ex-army chief tipped to lead brand-new, neo-conservative party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ARMY CHIEF Apirat Kongsompong is largely speculated to head a brand-new, neo-conservative party which might probably be set up in the foreseeable future and contest the next general election. The neo-conservative party whose official name is yet to be coined is more or less believed to be set up […]
Read MoreSecurity personnel to be prosecuted over deaths of 78 protesters in 2004 crackdown
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into army trucks, the attorney general’s office said on Wednesday (Sep. 18). The announcement comes just weeks before the expiry […]
Read MorePrawit to be chucked out if he skipped too many House sessions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader-cum-MP Prawit Wongsuwan will likely be examined to determine whether he may have failed to attend far too many floor sessions of the House of Representatives to maintain his MP status any longer. House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha will likely assign House officials to find out whether […]
Read MoreExploding pagers kill 9, injure thousands in Lebanon and Syria
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beirut – Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday (Sep. 17)), killing at least nine people – including an 8-year-old girl — and wounding several thousand, officials said. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel […]
Read More