Bag of garbage hurled at Thaksin on stage
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BAG OF GARBAGE was literally hurled at de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra whilst he was blatantly bragging about government plans and schemes for the purported betterment of Isaan constituents during his ruling party’s provincial electoral campaign in Maha Sarakham today (Jan.20). A local woman villager, identified by […]
Read MoreGovt officials may seek own transfer over cross-border crime woes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS may voluntarily request for a transfer from border areas currently in charge if they consider themselves incapable of combating such chronic crimes as call-centre scams or human and drug trafficking rackets, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Jan. 20). Those government personnel ranging from district chiefs […]
Read More3 Bangkok schools shut as PM2.5 pollution soars
THREE schools in Bangkok were ordered closed after the concentration of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres, known as PM2.5, soared today (Jan. 20) with Nong Khaem district worst hit, TV Channel 7 said. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) said at 9 a.m. this morning PM2.5 reached 125 µg/m³ in […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas ceasefire: Three Israeli hostages freed, 90 Palestinian prisoners released
By Agencies and published by CNA Gaza – Three Israeli hostages were reunited with their mothers and Palestinians returned to their bombed-out neighborhoods on Sunday (Jan. 19) with the start of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated Gaza and inflamed the Middle East. In Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israelis cheered and wept […]
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