Election Commission urged to impeach Thai Sang Thai renegade MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI SANG THAI today (March 21) pressed the Election Commission to speed up investigation into alleged misconduct of two of the opposition party’s renegade MPs and impeach them accordingly. Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat Keyurapan formally prompted the Election Commission to finish its probe sooner than later into the […]
Read MoreThailand offers guarantee for pickup truck loans to boost flagging auto sector
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND is offering a guarantee for loans for pickup trucks, a key segment of its car manufacturing industry, as it seeks to boost a flagging auto sector that saw production slump to a four-year low last year. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest autos production centre and an export […]
Read MoreLondon’s Heathrow Airport shut after substation fire
By Reuters and published by CNA BRITAIN’S Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday (March 21) after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world. The London Fire Brigade said around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in the west of London, […]
Read MoreFlights from Bali cancelled after Indonesia volcano eruption
By AFP and published by CNA Jakarta – At least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said today (March 21), after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash 8km into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano on the […]
Read MoreTourist killed by falling tree branch in Phuket
A LITHUANIAN man holidaying in Phuket died after a pine tree branch fell on his head as he was riding his motorcycle along Nai Thon Beach road, Thalang district, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this morning (March 21). Pol. Lt. Col. Wisanu Chalok, an investigation officer at Sakhu police station, was […]
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