Thaksin apologises for Tak Bai incident, shrugs off car bomb blast
FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was unperturbed by a car bomb explosion within Ban Thon Airport at far-south Narathiwat province this morning (Feb. 23) an hour before he and his team landed there while he later apologised for the Tak Bai incident, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. […]
Read MoreSouth Korean President Yoon abandons martial law attempt
By AFP published by CNA and Reuters published by Yahoo!News Seoul – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law today (Dec. 4), reversing course after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets. Yoon’s shock bid to impose South […]
Read MoreSatellite images show over 300,000 rai flooded in the South
IMAGES from RADARSAT-2 satellite obtained by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) show that a total of 313,621 rai of land, mostly agricultural areas, residential communities and some transportation routes, have been flooded in the South, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Dec. 3). Altogether 49,206 housholds have been inundated while the weather […]
Read MorePhumtham slams netizens alleging govt took better care of floods in the North
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai angrily denied that the government took better care of floods in the North that the current one raging in the far South with relief supplies not delayed as alleged by some netizens online, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 30). Phumtham said he had sent Deputy Defence Minister Gen. […]
Read MoreYala city surrounded by floodwater cutting off travel
WITH TORRENTIAL rain continuing for the third day today (Nov. 28) in southernmost Yala province all 10 subdistricts surround Yala city are now heavily inundated cutting off travel beyond this province, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 28). Accumulated rainfall over the past two days, Nov. 26-27, reached 579.8 millimetres, triggering flash floods, forest runoffs […]
Read MoreSongkhla heavily flooded as heavy rains lash lower South
TWO Songkhla districts were heavily flooded last evening (Nov. 27) with floodwater flowing into people’s homes in some areas amid a warning by the Meteorological Department that heavy to very heavy rain will continue in the lower South till Saturday Nov. 30, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. In Khlong Hoi Khong district floodwater […]
Read More8 injured in four bombings in far South
THREE policemen and five rangers were injured as insurgents set off four bombs in far South Narathiwat province this morning (Oct. 18), Amarin TV said. The first blast at 6.09 a.m. knocked down two power poles at Road 4056 in Su-ngai Padi district but there were no casualties. Pol. Col. Asri Tuanpeng, superintendent of […]
Read MorePheu Thai Cabinet member seen watching football match in House Chamber
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES Minister Chaiya Phromma was evidently seen watching a live football match in the middle of the House chamber where MPs were debating the 2024 budget bill last night (Mar.21). The Pheu Thai cabinet member-cum-MP and another Pheu Thai MP were seen seated next to each other […]
Read MoreTourism tops agenda of Prime Minister’s Feb. 27-29 visit to the South
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has embarked on a three-day visit to the three Muslim-majority provinces of South Thailand, specifically to promote tourism. The trip will include a range of social, cultural and economic activities designed to highlight the growth potential of Narathiwat and Yala, which share a direct land border with Malaysia, and Pattani, […]
Read MorePM vows to go ahead with Land Bridge project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Jan.22) looked unperturbed by sustained criticism over the cost-effectiveness of the Land Bridge project in the southern region and pledged to go ahead with it. Prior to a two-day roving cabinet meeting in Ranong, the prime minister reconfirmed the Pheu Thai-led government’s scheme to carry […]
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