China has delivered 39 T-59D tanks to Cambodia: Diplomat
CHINA today (June 9) confirmed that 39 T-59D tanks have been delivered to Cambodia with this being the first batch of 93 being sent to the neighbouring country as part of an annual military cooperation programme, Naewna newspaper said. Chinese Military Attaché Maj. Gen. Zhang Linhong unexpectedly paid a visit to the Defence Ministry […]
Read MoreParolee-turned-free Thaksin leaving for Dubai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is departing for Dubai on the upcoming Friday with the parolee-turned-free man’s schedule to return home yet being undisclosed. It remains to be seen how long the de facto boss of the Pheu Thai, currently partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, may stay […]
Read More2 drug traffickers killed in fierce Chiang Mai clash
SOLDIERS from Pha Muang Task Force clashed with drug traffickers in Chiang Mai yesterday (June 8) killing two of them and seized a big quality of drugs while another team fought a different drug gang in Chiang Rai over the weekend and were able to seize 110 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreNACC, EC asked to probe ‘Do help the Blue’ scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF “independent” agencies are being petitioned tomorrow (June 9) to look into allegations that Provincial Administration Department Director-General Narucha Kosacivilize had unlawfully, evidently instructed his subordinate officials such as one in Phuket to “Do help the Blue” pertaining to the ruling Bhumjaithai’s electoral campaign earlier this year. People’s […]
Read MoreAdministrative Court asked to rule over govt’s 18.8 billion baht add-on budget for the poor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF the Ombudsman was today (June 8) asked to forward a petition to the Administrative Court to judge whether the Bhumjaithai-led government could legitimately finance the state welfare card project for the poor with any portion of the yet-contentious 400 billion baht borrowed funding currently provided under an […]
Read MoreAcademic warns Bangkok to not be complacent after strong Philippines earthquake
AFTER a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Philippines island of Mindanao early this morning (June 8) killing 15 people and injuring over 100 a noted Thai academic warned that while short waves in the Philippines quake caused damage to low-rise buildings, Bangkok’s soft soil poses a risk of the metropolis being rocked by long […]
Read MoreFire erupts at Rama VI road community, some houses gutted
A FIRE broke out at a community in Soi 15 off Rama VI road early this morning (June 8) with four to five houses gutted and one injured person sent to Central Hospital for treatment, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. At 7.51 a.m. a report was received via 199 emergency hotline of the blaze […]
Read MoreEarthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued
By Agencies and published by CNA MANILA: Tsunami warnings were issued after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday (June 8), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake struck at a depth of 10km, GFZ said. The geophysics agencies of the Philippines and neighbouring […]
Read MoreGovt rushes to absorb 400 tons of shrimp a month after Malaysia’s temporary ban
TWO ministries are urgently implementing 13 measures to absorb 400 tons of shrimp a month after Malaysia imposed a temporary import ban on five Thai shrimp species as part of tighter controls on Thai fishery products, PPTVHD36 said today (June 7). Thailand is prepared to raise this issue with the World Trade Organisation and […]
Read MoreGovt reassures no talks on joint development in joining UN maritime arbitration
By TV Channel 7 and Reuters – published by AOL AMID concern over Thailand joining a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve maritime boundary dispute, the government today (June 7) reassured the public that this does not involve negotiations for joint development or sharing of resources. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, a spokesperson for […]
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