French tourist dies in Phuket as drunk driver hits 9 vehicles
THERE was chaos in Phuket at around noon today (Jan. 10) when an intoxicated man driving a luxury sedan slammed into nine vehicles as well as two tourists walking by a roadside leading to one of them, a Frenchman, later dying at the hospital, Amarin TV said this evening. Upon being alerted of the […]
Read MoreChinese citizens at Bavet City in Cambodia terrified after Chen Zhi’s arrest
FEAR has gripped Chinese citizens residing at Cambodia’s Bavet City, which borders Vietnam, after Chen Zyi, a Chinese-born tycoon accused of running internet scam centres that use trafficked workers to defraud victims worldwide, was extradited to China, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 10). While there is no information yet on whether the disgruntled […]
Read MorePheu Thai pledges to up the ante to 70% in govt’s copay share
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI today (Jan.10) offered to up the ante under the Bhumjaithai-led caretaker government’s resumable copay project if they eventually return to run the country after the Feb.8 general election by raising the government’s copay share to 70% so that the people would only pay 30% of the price […]
Read MoreUS announces aid to bolster Thailand, Cambodia truce
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – The United States on Friday (Jan. 9) announced some US$45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the […]
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