Karenni Army targeting two Myanmar military bases near border after 1,323 battles since 2020
THE Karenni Army (KA) and its allies are now targeting the last two key Myanmar military bases near the Thai border in Karenni state after seizing a string of other camps in 1,323 battles fought between Feb 1, 2020 and April 30, 2025, Naewna newspapers said today (May 4). A high-ranking KA leader said […]
Read MoreTest shows 15 popular Thai milk tea brands contain synthetic colours
A TEST undertaken by “Chalad Sue magazine, Consumer Foundation” of Thai milk tea sold at 15 popular beverage outlets showed that they all contained synthetic colours and while these are officially allowed to be used in food a doctor warned that no such thing as safe in terms of chemical toxicity that enters the […]
Read MoreFoxes very likely to be relegated again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-OWNED LEICESTER City are obviously limping on the verge of relegation from the Premier League to the Championship, the top and second tiers of the English football system respectively, upon the end of the 2024/2025 season next month. Ranked at 19th on the 20-team table of the Premier League […]
Read MoreTHAI flight to Singapore turns back due to technical issue
A THAI Airways International flight bound for Singapore from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport was forced to return to the Thai capital due to a technical fault last night, Amarin TV said this morning (Feb. 17). THAI flight TG401 carrying 270 passengers was about to land at Singapore’s Changi Airport when it suddenly circled and turned […]
Read MoreIsraeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in ‘fair’ health after 15 months of captivity
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beer Yaakov, Israel – When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after his release yesterday (Jan. 30), he had changed so much that she didn’t recognize him at […]
Read MoreFive Thai and two Israeli hostages released from Gaza now in Israeli territory, military says
By Reuters – published by CNA and CNN Jerusalem/Cairo – Two Israeli and five Thai hostages released by Palestinian militants in Gaza are now in Israeli territory, the Israeli military said today (Jan. 30). It identified the five Thai nationals as: Pongsak Tanna, Sathian Suwannakhan, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat and Surasak Rumnao. The military […]
Read MoreNetizens cheering for Thai movie’s Oscar success
NETIZENS are elated that a Thai movie, “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies” (Thai title “Lan Ma”) has made history by becoming the first one from this country to have been shortlisted as one of the final 15 running for this year’s Best International Feature Film Oscar, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 22), […]
Read MoreSingaporean tourist, Thai singer die after getting massage
A SINGAPOREAN tourist holidaying in Phuket died after a massage at a parlour in Phuket late last night (Dec. 7) with a Thai female singer too dying today after a masseuse at a Thai massage parlour in Udon Thani twisted her neck, Amarin TV said. At 11.05 p.m. Pol. Col. Chalermchai Hirasawat, superintendent at […]
Read MoreThailand to protest Myanmar warships attacking Thai fishing boats
THAILAND is moving to protest three Myanmar warships attacking around 50 Thai fishing boats that had set sail from Ranong soon after midnight today (Nov. 30) leading to two fishermen having died, two injured and two more missing while one boat with 31 fishermen was captured, Naewna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsaeng, the […]
Read MorePolice confident those behind escape of oil-smuggling boats will be prosecuted
POLICE are certain that those involved in the escape of three oil-smuggling boats from the Marine Police pier in Sattahip and subsequent capture near Songkhla city in the south could be prosecuted despite prosecutors having raised the question that if they were seized in international waters it would make the case difficult, Naewna newspaper […]
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