Four illegal hotels on Koh Phangan raided
IN ONGOING crackdown on foreigners using Thai nominees to invest in various businesses Koh Phangan police raided four hotels illegally operating on the popular tourist island and while one has shut down the other three were found to be running the business without a permit, Amarin TV said this evening (May 9). The island’s […]
Read More400 billion baht loaned funding now in effect: PM
PRIME Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (May 9) that a Royal Decree authorising the Finance Ministry to borrow 400 billion baht to address the energy crisis and facilitate energy transition plus alleviate the suffering of the people has been promulgated and that he is responsible for the outcome, be it good or bad, […]
Read MoreCorrections Department not halting Thaksin’s parole as petitioned
THE Department of Corrections clarified today (May 9) that the release of de facto Pheu Thai boss/inmate Thaksin Shinawatra on parole on Monday (May 11) is in keeping with parole laws after the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) had submitted a letter to Justice Minister Rutthaphon Naowarat to halt […]
Read MoreAlarmed Asean leaders discuss crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News CEBU, Philippines – Southeast Asian leaders met in an annual summit today (May 8) under intense pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies from the Iran war, which one top minister said, “should not have occurred in the first place.” The alarm by the heads […]
Read MoreIsraeli embassy warns its citizens in Phuket to respect the law
THE Israeli embassy has warned its citizens in Phuket to “strictly respect Thai law” as local government agencies have decided to intensify law enforcement against foreigners, TV Channel 7 said this morning (May 8). The Phuket Info Centre, citing Facebook page “Israel in Thailand”, said the announcement states that Phuket authorities are preparing to […]
Read MoreThai, Khmer ministers to work on confidence-building measures: Anutin
By PPTVHD36 and Thai Newsroom PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (May 7) after a trilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is the Asean chair and initiated the talks in Cebu City, that foreign ministers of the two neighbouring countries will be working together […]
Read MorePM denies 400 billion baht loaned funding for people partly destined for irrelevant projects
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 7) categorically denied that the Bhumjaithai-led government’s 400 billion baht loaned funding scheme for the impoverished people might probably be destined in part for any irrelevant government projects whilst he himself will see to it that the money will be by no means funnelled […]
Read MoreHunt for young couple who stole animals from Pata Zoo
POLICE are hunting for a young couple who daringly stole two animals, a Chinese crocodile lizard and a tiger salamander, from Pata Zoo in broad daylight on May Day, TV Channel 7 said today (May 7). The zoo released a sketch of the thieves on Facebook and described them as being approximately 25-30 years […]
Read MoreNew Ecstasy formula mixed with collagen seized
A NEW formula of the narcotic Ecstasy mixed with collagen was found after a suspect was arrested in Nonthaburi with this new mixture distributed at entertainment venues popular with teenagers nationwide, Naewna newspaper said this evening (May 6). A team from Pak Kret police station had apprehended Mr. Pongsathorn Taengsri, 24, on an arrest […]
Read MoreConstitutionality of 400 billion-baht loan decree likely to be judged in court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONALITY of an executive decree recently approved by the Bhumjaithai-led government to raise 400 billion baht in borrowed funding for economic salvage measures will likely be judged by the Constitutional Court. Deputy People’s leader Sirikanya Tansakun said today (May 6) opposition lawmakers were contemplating petitioning the Constitutional Court to […]
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