Koreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia arrive home to face inquiries
By AP published by The Canadian Press and Yahoo!Finance Seoul, South Korea – Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia arrived in South Korea on a chartered flight today (Oct. 18) to face criminal investigations. The repatriation follows the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to […]
Read MoreLuxury home market attracting more developers but demand limited
THAILAND’S luxury home market, with prices ranging from 25 to 100 million baht, is now attracting more mid-sized and new entrants as the mass market is saturated amid declining purchase power but this segment could be more challenging than they had anticipated, PPTVHD 36 quoted an analysis by Kiatnakin Phatra Bank (KKP) as saying […]
Read MoreRescued scam workers almost clash with Karen fighters at Myawaddy
A GROUP of 275 foreign scam workers, mostly Ethiopians and other Africans, who were among thousands rescued from call centre complexes in Myawaddy township, just across from Thai border town Mae Sot, early February almost clashed with Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) fighters as they rose up to protest being held at a squalid, […]
Read MoreBus terminal packed as holidaymakers head home
THE New Year travel rush has started with 120,000 people expected to board buses and head home from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak) by 11 p.m. this evening (Dec. 27) with a key difference this year being strict scanning of luggage, TV Channel 7 said. Most of the travellers were carrying lots of gifts for […]
Read MorePM mum on hearsay of Yingluck seeking royal pardon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 16) declined to respond to rumours that the fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been seeking royal pardon so she could return home sooner or later from self-exile abroad. Srettha smiled and walked away when asked by reporters at Government House to comment […]
Read MoreYingluck would probably return home after August 22: Ex-MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS of her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would probably return home from self-exile abroad and would literally be kept far from jail upon her planned homecoming, according to a former lawmaker. Ex-Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong posted on […]
Read MoreYingluck patiently awaits homecoming in Thaksin’s style
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK Shinawatra has been patiently looking to follow suit of an unprecedented homecoming style of her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, a partisan source confirmed today (Dec.27). After nine years in self-exile overseas following the 2014 coup staged by army chief-turned-prime minister Prayut […]
Read MoreSrettha working on bringing Yingluck back home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is desperately looking for ways and means to help one of his predecessors, namely self-exiled Yingluck Shinawatra, come home sooner or later without being literally put behind bars, a noted political activist alleged today (Nov.20). Students’ & People’s Network For Thailand Reform leader Pichit Chaimongkol posted […]
Read MorePrawit closes home to politically-minded visitors for good
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (Aug.31) declared his own home inside army barracks closed to politically-minded visitors for good after a decade and a half of use for power plays. Prawit told reporters his home, inaptly named “Baan Pa Roy Tor Ha Chang Wat” located in the premises of […]
Read MoreAt last, Thaksin will return home on August 10
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AT LAST, DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra will return home on August 10, confirmed the deposed prime minister’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (July 26). Paetongtarn posted on her Facebook page to confirm her father will come back home after 17 years in self-exile overseas though he had earlier […]
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