‘Big House’ contestants battle against each other in Chachoengsao
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHACHOENGSAO – A couple of “Big House” contestants, specifically of the Tancharoen and Sirilatthayakorn families, are unrelentingly contesting against each other for one of the four constituencies of the eastern province in the Feb.8 election. In Constituency 2, Sukticha Tancharoen, son of former deputy commerce minister/ex-MP Pichet Tancharoen, has not […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister mediates to end Thai-Cambodian border battle
By Thai Newsroom and Amarin TV CHINA’S Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi held phone calls with his counterparts in Thailand and Cambodia in an effort to end the intense fighting along the border with both sides informing him of the latest developments and expressed their desire to de-escalate the tension and achieve a ceasefire. […]
Read MoreThai F-16s bomb another casino with Chinese citizens likely injured in earlier airstrike
THAI F-16 fighter jets bombed another casino near the Thai-Cambodian border last night (Dec. 10) while the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh said it is investigating reports of Chinese citizens getting injured in yesterday’s airstrike on a different casino, Naewna and PPTVHD36 said this morning. The Army Military Force Facebook page posted images and […]
Read MoreAnutin ready to hold talks with Trump if he calls
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Dec. 10) that he is ready to talk to US President Donald Trump about the battle with Cambodia raging at the border with the Foreign Affairs Ministry having to schedule it, Amarin TV. Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he […]
Read MoreDefence Minister denies ordering ceasefire on first day of battle
DEFENCE Minister Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit denied he was the one who ordered former Second Army Region Commander to ceasefire just six hours after the border battle broke out on July 24 with a truce being agreed upon on July 28, MNG Online said yesterday (Nov. 9). Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, adviser to Thai Army […]
Read MorePhumtham downplays PM’s legal battle over ministerial naming debacle
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI WHEELER-DEALER/Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today’s (May 23) event in which the Constitutional Court has accepted an impeachment bid against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was practically no cause for concern. Known as a right-hand man of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, the deputy prime minister-cum-commerce […]
Read MoreTurf battle breaks out between two groups of rescue volunteers
A TURF battle broke out again between rescue volunteers of two foundations on Bamrung Mueang road close to midnight last night after a motorcycle accident there with a large number of policemen sent to separate them, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Apr. 11). The rescue teams from Ruamkatanyu and Petchkasem foundations first held […]
Read MoreFour rescue volunteers arrested in downtown turf battle
THONGLOR police have arrested four of out nine rescue volunteers wanted over a turf battle on Kasemrad road in front of Lotus hypermarket Rama 4 branch on Monday night with one other suspect having contacted them to surrender, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Apr. 19). Rounded up under arrest warrants issued by Bangkok South Criminal […]
Read MoreTruce halts battle between Myanmar junta troops and Karen fighters
GUNS fell silent in Myawaddy, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot district, today (Dec.18) after Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters agreed to a temporary ceasefire stopping a battle that raged for three days, Thai Rath newspaper said. Preliminary reports indicated that 20 Myanmar junta troops and members of the Border Guard Forces […]
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