House votes to reject setting up panel to study Land Bridge project
THE House of Representatives today (May 29) voted to reject a motion on setting up a committee to study the Land Bridge project while MPs of the coalition government, particularly Bhumjaithai Party, urged proponents of this panel to summarise they views and submit it to the cabinet for consideration, Naewna newspaper said. After a […]
Read MoreCabinet green light for US to buy house in Chiang Mai
THE cabinet has approved the US government purchasing a landed house in Chiang Mai to serve as the residence for the US Consul-General, reinforcing the over 190-year relationship between the two countries, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 12). Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said this house is located […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
By Grant Peck, AP and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night (April 30). Myanmar’s military information office confirmed the news through a text message to the press. Accompanying the announcement was a photo of the 80-year-old […]
Read MoreElderly man breaches Govt House security and rides in to file complaint
THERE WAS chaos at Government House this morning (March 30) when an elderly man rode through a tight security ring and after stopping in front of Thai Khu Fah building kept shouted “Anutin”, PPTVHD36 said. The security breach occurred at 10.40 a.m. shortly after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had left the government building with […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai MP Sophon elected House Speaker
ELECTED Speaker of the House of Representatives, who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President, was Bhumjaithai party-listed MP Sophon Zaran after getting 289 votes while 123 MPs voted for his competitor People’s party-listed MP Parit Wacharasindhu, PPTVHD36, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 15). In this secret voting there were 80 […]
Read MoreCrane accident leads to house collapsing but neighbour survives miraculously
A CRANE operator in Khon Kaen dropped a prefabricated house he was shifting from one compound to another on a neighbouring house but fortunately a man who was within when his house got smashed miraculously survived, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 24). In malfunctioning and unable to carry the one-ton weight of the prefab […]
Read MoreAnutin might dissolve House to avoid responding to Cambodia-based scammer issue
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul might probably dissolve the House of Representatives to call a general election only to avoid an otherwise-anticipated response to the Cambodia-based scammer issue which could possibly involve certain members of his cabinet, among others. The prime minister-cum-interior minister has so far failed to take efficient steps […]
Read MoreActivist group insists inmate Thaksin be denied ‘detention’ outside of prison
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POLITICAL ACTIVIST group today (Sep.12) called on the Department of Corrections to never upgrade the convicted criminal status for de facto Pheu Thai boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra which could otherwise provide him leniency to the extent that he be literally “detained” outside of a prison sooner or later. The People’s […]
Read MoreMonitor lizards show up at Govt House
A QUIET morning at the Government House amid ongoing moves to vote for a new prime minister and also possibly dissolving the House of Representatives and holding an election turned exciting when two large monitor lizards crawled into the compound, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Sep. 4). One of these creatures soon disappeared into […]
Read MorePai locals question set up of Chabad House amid terrorism warning
LOCAL residents of Pai district, northern Mae Hong Son province, still question the validity of a Chabad House being set up in their midst despite proper authorisation having been obtained from the Interior Ministry to do so while a former official warned of terrorism threat, Amarin TV said this evening (Feb. 21). Tourist Police […]
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