HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha has passed away
THE Bureau of the Royal Household announced today (June 12) that Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Kromluangrajasarinisiribajra Mahavajrarajadhita passed away peacefully at 7.48 p.m. last night at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok. Her Royal Highness had stayed in the hospital for medical treatment since Dec. 15, 2022, after losing consciousness because of […]
Read MoreMonoMax unveils World Cup 2026 package price after Jasmine secured broadcasting rights
JASMINE International Plc (JAS) officially announced today (June 11) that it has secured the broadcasting rights for FIFA World Cup 2026 for Thai viewers with all 104 matches to be aired on MonoMax streaming platform and over 40 matches, including the opening match and the final, on free-to-air TV via Monomax Sports, Amarin TV […]
Read MoreEx-deputy House speaker politically banned for life due to illegal forest land grab
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEPUTY House speaker Supachai Bhosu was today (June 11) judged guilty of illegally occupying forest land in his native province of Nakhon Panom and was immediately deprived of electoral candidacy rights as well as banned from assuming political positions for life. The Supreme Court ruled Supachai, also known as […]
Read MorePolice hunting for foreign couple for abandoning baby who died
POLICE have identified and are chasing a European man and an African American woman for abandoning a baby girl under a rain tree in Udon Thani found by three boys fishing in a drainage canal being bluish-green in colour and unresponsive with a policeman then attempting CPR before transporting her to Udon Thani Hospital […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Thai farm debt crisis deepens in early test for Anutin’s government
By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News AHEAD of Thailand’s February general election, politicians often came to court voters like 69-year-old rice farmer Chaon Taiupok in Ayutthaya, about 80km (50 miles) north of the capital, Bangkok. “Once they won and formed the government, they disappeared,” said Chaon, who is struggling […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Most Thais have given up on buying a home, 56% not doing so for 5 years
WITH INCOME growth lagging expenses over 56% of Thais now have no plans to buy a home in the next five years while being additionally dissuaded by high housing prices, according to an analysis by SCB EIC’s Economic and Business Research Centre published by PPTVHD36 this evening (June10). With purchasing power remaining sluggish in […]
Read MoreIsraeli man nabbed in Koh Phangan nominee crackdown
AN ISRAELI man was arrested as soon as he arrived at Koh Samui Airport this morning (June 10) on charges of using Thai nominees to buy a plot of land on Koh Phangan, TV Channel 7 said. The arrest of Mr. Eden Alisa, 30, is part of an operation to dismantle illegal nominee networks […]
Read MorePanic at Patong beach as naked foreign woman runs into roughs seas ignoring red flag
A LIFEGUARD at Patong Beach in Phuket rushed to save a naked foreign woman who after assaulting a massage parlour employee ran to the beach, grabbed a red warning flag and plunged into the rough seas, Amarin TV said today (June 10). A Facebook user named Sarid Pongpaew posted a video of the dramatic […]
Read MoreThailand the only Asean Country that has not yet bought World Cup broadcasting rights
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND NOW remains as the only one among a total of 11 Asean countries which has not yet purchased broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026 scheduled to kick off in a wee hour of Friday. Negotiations between the FIFA and a Thai telecom firm, namely Jasmine International Pcl, […]
Read MoreChina has delivered 39 T-59D tanks to Cambodia: Diplomat
CHINA today (June 9) confirmed that 39 T-59D tanks have been delivered to Cambodia with this being the first batch of 93 being sent to the neighbouring country as part of an annual military cooperation programme, Naewna newspaper said. Chinese Military Attaché Maj. Gen. Zhang Linhong unexpectedly paid a visit to the Defence Ministry […]
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