Yingluck being named UN special envoy for Myanmar could be April Fools’ Day prank
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara said today (Apr. 2) unconfirmed hearsay of deposed Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra being named a special envoy for Myanmar attached to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Office might only be an April Fools’ Day prank. Parnpree was responding to a news report published yesterday […]
Read MoreThai women tourism leaders set a global example for building peaceful, inclusive societies
TAKE a good look at this image above. See anything special? To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow (Mar. 8) let me shed some light on its deeper symbolism and significance. The two Thai women in the red oval frame are Ms. Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, minister of tourism and sports (seated) and Mrs. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor […]
Read MoreMilan records hottest day since 1763
By Reuters and published by CNA Rome – Italy’s northern city of Milan registered a new record high average daily temperature of 33 degrees Celsius on Wednesday (Aug. 23) as a heatwave that began around mid-August reached its peak, the regional environmental protection agency (ARPA) said on Friday. It was the hottest day since […]
Read MoreRoyalist complaining to Pita about National Day idea quickly chased away
AT A meeting of all eight partners of the Move Forward-led coalition government today (July 2) a royalist showed up and submitted a letter of complaint about the idea to change the National Day to party leader and prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat but was quickly chased away by the party’s followers, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreJune 24 to be declared National Day once and for all: Rangsiman
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP RANGSIMAN ROME today (June 24) pledged to have June 24 officially declared as National Day once and for all. Speaking during a panel discussion marking the 1932 Change of Rule at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus today, Rangsiman insisted June 24 be officially declared National Day in […]
Read MoreElectoral contestants not allowed to hand out roses on Valentine’s Day
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ELECTORAL CONTESTANTS HAVE BEEN cautioned to not hand out roses on Valentine’s Day because such giveaways might probably otherwise be considered a breach to the law. The Election Commission’s Bangkok branch director Samran Tanpanit today (Feb.13) advised against the handout of roses by those who are contesting the upcoming general […]
Read More30 children rushed to hospital after eating free noodles
AROUND 30 kindergarten and primary school children were rushed to nearby hospitals after all started suffering from food poisoning shortly after eating free noodles distributed on the occasion of Children’s Day, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 13). Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Erawan Unit sent over ten ambulances to Wat Naknimit School in Soi Suksawat […]
Read MorePhang Nga marks 18th anniversary of tsunami disaster
A COMMEMORATIVE ceremony was held in Phang Nga to mark the 18th anniversary of the devastating tsunami disaster that occurred on December 26, 2004 killing over 200,000 people in 14 countries with thousands having perished in Thailand including foreign tourists, INN News said. Attending the event at Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial Park in […]
Read MoreSouthern fishermen sail to Bangkok to urge protection of juvenile aquatic animals
SOUTHERN fishermen from Pattani and other provinces reached Bangkok today (June 6) after sailing a long distance to mount their “Fried mackerel and shrimp paste sauce” campaign aimed at stopping the catching and selling of juvenile aquatic animals, Sanook.com said. They have prepared a petition to submit to relevant agencies to formulate policies and announce […]
Read MoreSixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says
By Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch, plus CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine – As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday. Russian forces also continued shelling the Azovstal steelworks, last holdout of Ukrainian […]
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