Pirapan might lose energy minister seat in power rates row
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ENERGY MINISTER PIRAPAN Salirathavibhaga might possibly be kicked out of his current portfolio in cabinet by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra sooner or later to end an unsolved controversy over high power rates, according to a noted academic. The billionaire power player might probably be contemplating the ouster […]
Read MorePM urged to dissolve House due to fiasco over high power rates
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (Dec. 24) suggested to dissolve the House of Representatives sooner than later to take responsibility for her sustained failure to cut the expensive power rates. People’s leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut was holding the woman prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra completely […]
Read MoreEast and Southeast Asia meth seizures hit record in 2023: UN
By AFP and published by CNA A RECORD quantity of methamphetamine was seized in East and Southeast Asia in 2023 as organised crime groups boosted production, the United Nations said on Tuesday (May 28). Drug trafficking has affected Southeast Asia for decades, with the Shan state in Myanmar the leading source of synthetic drugs […]
Read MoreDomestic gold price adjusted 32 times today, likely to reach 42,500 baht
WITH THE domestic gold price fluctuating wildly through 32 adjustments today (Apr. 8) that led to the selling price of 96.5% gold ornaments finally closing at an all time of 41,150 baht a baht weight, up 400 baht from the previous day, an expert expects gold bars to rise to 42,500 baht, Matichon newspaper […]
Read MoreGold rises to all-time high with ornament price reaching 39,050 baht
By Matichon and ThaiNewsroom.com THE domestic selling price of one-baht weight 96.5% gold ornaments soared by 600 baht today (Mar. 29) reaching 39,050 baht at noon after edging up 50 baht from morning opening at 39,000 baht with this being an all-time high. At its second announcement at 12.13 p.m. the Gold Traders Association […]
Read MoreYaowaraj gold shops packed with traders as price soars 800 baht
By Amarin TV and Thai Newsroom THERE WAS a big rush to Yaowaraj gold shops today (Mar. 21) after the domestic selling price of 96.5% one-baht weight gold bars soared by 800 baht reaching 37,650 baht while the buying price hit 37,550 baht with this being an all time high, Amarin TV said this […]
Read More12 fishing boats capsize amid strong winds, high waves
THE SOUTHERN region is being hit by strong winds and high waves with 12 fishing boats having capsized in Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning (Apr. 16) and many fishermen missing while a ferry in Surat Thani sank halfway at noon, TV Channel 7 said. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department received a report that […]
Read MoreChiang Mai people slam digging up footpaths during high season
RESIDENTS in Chiang Mai are perplexed at the authorities digging up footpaths to lay water pipes during high season which endangers tourists and locals alike, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 14). This northern city is currently full of tourists but a Tiktok user highlighted the danger they face by posting photos of foreign tourists walking […]
Read MoreKoh Samui tourism body asks for more flights during high season
AMID fears of losing business opportunity during the high season that starts next month, Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association called for increased local and international flights to meet the needs of foreign tourists eager to travel to the resort island, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 23). Mr. Ratchaporn Poolsawat, the association’s president, said […]
Read MoreParts of Bangkok, Samut Prakan hit by high-tide floods
SEVERAL areas of Bangkok and Samut Prakan were flooded today (Oct. 13) due to high tide raising the Chao Phraya river level with floodwater flowing into some houses too, Matichon newspaper said. At noon today the flooding at kilometre 25 of Borommaratchachonnani road, both inbound and outbound, reached 30 centimetres with tailbacks on both sides […]
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