Iran ‘sends message to Thailand offering to sell crude oil at special price’
IN A dramatic turn in the current energy crisis, Dr. Lerpong Sayed, president of the Thai-Iranian Alumni Association, said Tehran had sent a message to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul offering to help Thailand by selling crude oil at a special price below global market rate to help alleviate the hardship of the Thai people, […]
Read More43 Indians rounded up in Pattaya for running online gambling websites
Updated at 11.15 p.m. A RAID on a luxury pool villa in Pattaya today (March 25) led to the arrest of 43 Indian men who were working there as administrators of a network of over 23 international online gambling websites with approximately 5 billion rupees (over 1.6 billion baht) annual turnover, Amarin TV said. […]
Read MoreSomsak awaits ministerial seat down to the wire
SOMSAK THEPSUTHIN, co-leader of the Sam Mit faction inside the Pheu Thai, the second largest coalition partner of a potential Bhumjaithai-led government, has been quietly awaiting a last-minute change in the list of Pheu Thai ministers-designate which might probably see himself included, a partisan source said today (March 25). Though the list of eight […]
Read MorePheu Thai: US driver’s ‘mental ill’ claim in killing 2 Thai students in Miami just an excuse
PHEU THAI Party today (March 25) debunked a claim by an American citizen who ran the red light and killed two Thai students just as they were crossing the street near Miami Beach, Florida, on March 18 that he was “mentally ill” believing that this is an excuse to get a lenient sentence, Amarin […]
Read MoreIran allows Thai ship to pass through Strait of Hormuz
THE Iranian embassy in Bangkok today (March 24) posted a Facebook message saying a Thai ship has been allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz with Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaew saying this ship belongs to Bangkchak Corp. Plc with another one still stranded there owned by SCG Chemicals Plc, Naewna newspaper […]
Read MoreJulapun dismisses tussle over Pheu Thai cabinet seats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI leader Julapun Amornvivat today (March 24) categorically dismissed hearsay that some constituency-based MPs of the neo-conservative party had aired frustrations for not being handed a ministerial seat in a Bhumjaithai-led cabinet and threatened to seek re-election in the future under another party’s tickets. Julapun downplayed the sustained criticism […]
Read MoreFarmers sleep overnight at petrol pumps to ensure they get fuel
IN A PITIFUL scene at Phetchabun province desperate farmers slept overnight in their vehicles as they queued up for fuel at petrol pumps with their watermelons having ripened and now ready for sale, Naewna newspaper said today (March 24). Reporters saw a long queue in front of a PT filling station near Mueang Phetchabun […]
Read MoreTrump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy
By AP and published by Yahoo!News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – US President Donald Trump said on Monday (March 23) the US was talking with an Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of […]
Read MoreWhy crane services are the backbone of modern construction
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun MODERN construction relies on a complex network of professionals transforming blueprints into reality. While architects design structures and engineers calculate load requirements, crane service providers make large-scale construction physically possible. From high-rise developments to industrial complexes, these professionals enable the movement of materials that would otherwise be impossible to […]
Read MoreFishing boats may stop operating at month’s end: Industry leaders warn
THE OIL crisis has so badly hit the fishing industry that leaders of this sector in Samut Sakhon province, better known as Mahachai, today (March 23) warned that fishing boats may cease operation nationwide at the end of this month leading to hundreds of thousands of job losses unless the government reins in soaring […]
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