Paying Chinese yuan instead of Thai baht for meals in Huai Khwang being probed: PM
AFTER A Chinese influencer who speaks Thai shared a video clip revealing that he was asked to pay for a meal at a restaurant in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district in Chinese yuan not Thai baht went viral online Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said officials are already monitoring this situation, Workpoint TV and Amarin TV […]
Read MoreTHAI’s first female pilot breaks 66-year barrier
IN A major milestone for Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) a woman pilot will this evening (June 1) fly a commercial flight to Hanoi, Vietnam, thus breaking the stereotype of only hiring male pilots for 66 years in the aviation industry, Naewna newspaper said. The inaugural flight of the national airline’s first female pilot, […]
Read MoreNominee land titles seize in Koh Phangan sweep
IN A major crackdown on illegal nominee land ownership as many as 266 police officers led by Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Samran Nualma raided 27 companies on Koh Phangan and seized 37 land title deeds worth a total of 150 million baht, Naewna and PPTVHD36 said today (May 13). Meanwhile Prime Minister […]
Read MoreBrawl between Thai woman and foreign man in Phuket goes viral
MAKING the rounds on social media is a video clip of a brawl between a Thai woman and a foreign man with their friends also joining the melee which has sparked outrage among netizens who are concerned about damage to this island’s tourism image, Amarin TV said today (May 2). The video, shared by […]
Read MoreMany hurt as Thai, Chinese construction workers clash in Rayong
Updated to post video at 7 a.m., April 28, 2026 A VIOLENT clash broke out between Thai and Chinese workers at a construction site in Nikhom Pattana district, Rayong province, leaving several injured on both sides with an Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) team rushing there to investigate, Amarin TV said this afternoon (April […]
Read MoreSenior football player dies after collapsing during match
A SENIOR football player collapsed and died during a match in Nakhon Phanom province yesterday (April 25) with this attributed to his physical condition and the hot weather, TV Channel 7 and MNG Online said. Mr. Watcharakorn Nithi, 46, a temporary employee and driver at Saharat Rangsarit School in Si Songkhram district, was a […]
Read MorePheu Thai: US driver’s ‘mental ill’ claim in killing 2 Thai students in Miami just an excuse
PHEU THAI Party today (March 25) debunked a claim by an American citizen who ran the red light and killed two Thai students just as they were crossing the street near Miami Beach, Florida, on March 18 that he was “mentally ill” believing that this is an excuse to get a lenient sentence, Amarin […]
Read MoreEscalating Middle East war will likely further weaken Thai baht
THE Thai baht is set to weaken further as the Middle East war is intensifying and dragging on while the US Federal Reserve also may not be in a rush to cut interest rates, PPTVHD36 said today (March 20). Mr. Wachirawat Banchuen, senior financial market strategist at Siam Commercial Bank, said the Thai baht’s […]
Read MoreForeign cocaine trafficking gang busted at Koh Phangan
A CRACKDOWN on a foreign cocaine trafficking ring on Koh Phangan led to the arrest of a Canadian man, a Nigerian man and his Thai wife over the last couple of days, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). Upon being ordered Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Puek-am, commander of Tourist Police, to intensify investigation of foreigners […]
Read MoreThai villagers flee as Myanmar junta clashes with Karen resistance
HEAVY fighting is raging just across from Mae Sot town as Myanmar junta troops clash with Karen resistance fighters with Thai villagers near the combat zone fleeing after bullets flew across the border and riddled two houses while 10 Chinese scammers also crossed over and surrendered, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Dec. 12). At noon […]
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