Casino bill indefinitely put off
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra confirmed today (Apr. 8) legislation to open casinos under entertainment complex projects in certain tourist spots is being indefinitely put on hold amidst sustained, predetermined opposition from within parliament and without. Nevertheless, the prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, stopped short […]
Read MoreAnutin awaiting order for PEA power shutoff to Myanmar townships
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (Jan.29) he could immediately stop supplying power to Myanmar across the shared border only if ordered to do so by a government agency in charge of national security. The Provincial Electricity Authority under care of the Ministry of Interior could immediately terminate […]
Read MoreNo ratification of senators-designate until all allegations checked
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL 200 SENATORS-DESIGNATE will not be officially ratified until all formal petitions of alleged electoral riggings and other irregularities have been taken into account by the Election Commission, according to Election Commission Chair Itthiporn Boonprakhong. The chief commissioner declined to elaborate as to how long it could probably take his […]
Read MoreSedan plunges off bridge after hitting two vehicles
THE DRIVER of a sedan got injured after hitting two vehicles on the bridge over Rama 5 roundabout, in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi, and plunging down almost seven metres to the road below, Naewna newspaper said today (May 26). A team of policemen from Bang Kruai station together with Ruam Katanyu Foundation rescuers rushed […]
Read MoreFilipino woman helped after fighting off rapist
A FILIPINO woman was helped by a Good Samaritan after getting injured when fighting off a rapist in Chonburi early this morning (Apr. 2), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Phonprom Muangbangyung, deputy superintendent at Huai Yai police station, took a team to investigate the edge of Huai Chak Nok Reservoir in Huai […]
Read MoreHunt for escaped convict called off amid heavy rain
AN ALL-OUT hunt for a convict on southern Banthat mountain range that has been continuing for weeks after he escaped a hospital in Nakhon Sri Thammarat last month was today (Nov. 24) called off amid torrential rain, Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen Ittiphol Atchariyapradit, assistant police chief and head of the big police […]
Read MoreMan stabbed by neighbour for turning off Wi-Fi
A MAN who allowed his neighbour to use his Wi-Fi for free was critically stabbed in the neck when he turned it off thus preventing him from surfing the Internet, Sanook.com said today (July 30). A police team from Sala Daeng station rushed to a rented house in Thawi Watthana district together with Ruamkatanyu […]
Read MorePassenger’s leg severed by moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport
A FEMALE passegner’s left leg was ripped off to the knee by a moving walkway at Don Mueang International Airport early this morning (June 29) and she was quickly taken to Bhumibol Hospital for treatment, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Karan Thanakuljeeraphat, director of Don Mueang Airport, said at 8.30 a.m. that the unidentified […]
Read MoreGoogle parent Alphabet to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
By Reuters and published by CNA GOOGLE’S parent Alphabet Inc said on Friday (Jan. 20) it is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet’s shares rose almost 4 percent in pre-market trading. The cuts […]
Read MoreDrunk woman bites off part of tourist’s ear in Pattaya
AN INTOXICATED woman hopped on a songthaew bus in Pattaya last night (August 20) and bit off a part of a Thai tourist’s ear and swallowed it, Sanook.com said today. The attack on the tourist, Mr. Charoen (surname withheld), 55, occurred at 11.30 p.m. at the traffic light intersection in front of Wat Chaimongkol […]
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