Thai villagers flee as Myanmar junta clashes with Karen resistance
HEAVY fighting is raging just across from Mae Sot town as Myanmar junta troops clash with Karen resistance fighters with Thai villagers near the combat zone fleeing after bullets flew across the border and riddled two houses while 10 Chinese scammers also crossed over and surrendered, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Dec. 12). At noon […]
Read MoreFearful residents flee border district
FEARING another round of clashes could break out along the Thai-Cambodian border at any moment residents of a Sisaket district packed up and left their homes despite no evacuation order being issued, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Aug. 13). Reporters observed that there is a significant increase in vehicles leaving Kantharalak district and moving […]
Read MorePM downplays hearsay of Thaksin on the run from lese majeste case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (June 4) downplayed hearsay that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra would again manipulate to escape from a lese majeste lawsuit to be filed against him in court later this month. The Pheu Thai-attached prime minister said Thaksin who had earlier spent 17 years […]
Read MoreThousands seek to leave Myanmar after military service announcement
By AFP and published by CNA Yangon – More than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon today (Feb. 16) as young people sought to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service. The military said last weekend it would enforce a law allowing it to call up […]
Read MoreWild elephants flee raging forest fires in Trat
FOREST FIRES roaring through Trat province since Feb. 26 have destroyed over 2,500 rai of forests so far with wild elephants too now fleeing for safety, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 7). Mr. Pasawat Chotiwatphongchai, head of both unit 15 for resolving wild elephant problems and Klong Kaew Waterfall National Park, said after several […]
Read MoreOver 200 revellers all flee Pattaya pub raid
A RAID on a high-end pub in Pattaya by a team of policemen from Provincial Police Region 2 and Pattaya police station failed to control the over 200 revellers who all pushed their way through the cordon and escaped, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 23). When the police team arrived at the posh […]
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