Thaksin-donated, Chinese-made drones might put Thai army units at risk
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TEN CHINESE-MADE drones recently bought by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra for the Thai army could potentially be detected and tracked by ground-based drone locators and jeopardise positions of the drone operators. The DJI drones donated by the court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father to Thailand’s Second Army Area […]
Read MorePM forgoes own pay as donation for child care
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin has offered to forgo his monthly pay and to turn it into a donation for child care activity. Government spokesman Chai Wacharong confirmed today (Sep.28) that the prime minister has willingly offered to do without a total of 125,590 baht in monthly pay plus any allowances […]
Read MoreProbe of Palang Pracharath over allegedly receiving laundered money starts
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION has begun to investigate allegations that the ruling Palang Pracharath Party had unduly received a three million baht donation in cash which may have been laundered by a Chinese-born, Thai-naturalised businessman. An ad hoc committee of the Election Commission is currently provided a 30-day time to conduct […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath will likely be dissolved if caught getting grey money: Somchai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RULING PALANG PRACHARATH Party would likely be dissolved if evidently found to have received three million baht worth of grey money allegedly laundered by a Chinese-born, Thai-naturalised businessman who gave it away, said former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn today (Oct. 28). The polling agency was practically cautioned to see to […]
Read MorePolling agency probing Chinese pub capitalist donating 3m baht to Palang Pracharat
THE Election Commission said today (Oct. 28) it is investigating the facts behind a Chinese man who now has Thai citizenship and is possibly linked to a pub raided by police having donated 3 million baht to Palang Pracharath Party and if found that a wrongdoing has been committed it could lead to this […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath admits man likely linked to illegal nightclub donated cash
JUSTICE Minister Somsak Thepsuthin admitted today (Oct. 27) that a man rumoured to possibly be linked to an illegal nightclub in Yanawa district raided by police yesterday had donated 3 million baht to Palang Pracharath Party last year, Thai Post newspaper said. Somsak, who is the head of the Palang Pracharath strategic campaign team, […]
Read MoreAnonymous Thai donor gives Greek family hit by theft 51,000 baht
AN ANONYMOUS kind-hearted Thai donor gave a Greek family 51,000 baht to help them out after a thief stole almost 200,000 baht from their rented car while holidaying in Phuket, TV Channel 3 said today (Feb. 3). A representative of the Knights Border page, Ms. Jaruwee Luangkong, handed over 51,000 baht in cash donated by […]
Read MoreAnother 1 million doses of Covid vaccine donated by US arriving here soon
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department is moving to get Cabinet approval for an additional donation by US of approximately one million doses of Covid vaccine with this believed to be Moderna, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 9) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said it is expected that this second lot of […]
Read MoreForeign Ministry halts donation of Moderna vaccine by Poland
THE Thai Foreign Ministry has halted the donation of 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine by Poland to Thammasat University Hospital pointing out that this is not a state-to-state donation and the original manufacturer too has to give consent, Thansettakij newspaper said today (Oct. 25) This action was taken after Dr. Boon Wanasin, chairman […]
Read MoreMinister denies foot-dragging on additional US vaccine donation
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sept. 23) denied Thailand has not signed and sent back documents to US for an additional donation of 1 million doses of Pfizer vaccine pointing out that the US embassy has not forwarded these papers, Sanook.com said. Earlier today Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, chairman of the […]
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