Laos deports 130 Thais for running online gambling websites
A BIG group of 130 Thai men and women were deported from Laos today (Aug.13) after being rounded up for operating online gambling websites at the neighbouring country’s capital Vientiane, Amarin TV said this evening. Pol. Col. Noppadol Rakchart, superintendent of Nong Khai Immigration Police, and Pol. Col. Jirawit Panyim, superintendent of Nong Khai […]
Read MorePeople’s MP slams Anutin on controlling firearms
PEOPLE’S MP Rangsiman Rome took Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to task over his approach to controlling firearms ownership pointing out that it should be specified who is entitled to own a gun and they should undergo a health check before being allowed to do so, PPTVHD36 and Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 13). This […]
Read MoreThailand not linking Cobra Gold 2027 war games to US tariff cuts: Ministry
THE THAI Defence Ministry denied that Thailand is using the holding of Cobra Gold 2027 military exercise to wrestle tariff reduction from the US with the war games being held as planned while still studying letting US set up a drone manufacturing plant here, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Aug. 13). RADM Surasan […]
Read MorePublic urged to urgently update mobile phones
THE National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) warned mobile phone users to urgently update their devices by Aug. 30 to prevent cybercrime, TV Channel 7 said last night (Aug. 12). Cell phone users were urged to check and update their phone number information through channels specified by their service providers by Aug. 30. Should […]
Read MoreElectricity rate reduced after street lighting charge lifted
THE ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) yesterday (Aug. 12) removed a street lighting charge from public electricity bills leading to 6-satang reduction in the rate to 3.89 baht a unit from next month (September), TV Channel 7 said. Moreover, rate structure for residential electricity has also been adjusted, with the first 200 units capped at […]
Read MorePopular page exposes lucky draw for 5 shotguns at official celebration
A WIDELY-FOLLOWED Facebook named “Sue Thuean” (Illegible Media) sparked widespread criticism online after posting details and images of a lavish 134th anniversary celebration of village headmen and subdistrict chiefs at Koh Phangan and Koh Tao islands where there was a lucky draw for five shotguns, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 12). […]
Read More3 missing forest rangers found, being airlifted out of dense forest
THREE forest rangers who disappeared while patrolling mountain forests to suppress illegal gold mining in Kanchanaburi yesterday (Aug. 11) have been found and are being airlifted to safety, MGR Online and TV Channel 7 said today. This morning Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin sent a helicopter to extensively search for the […]
Read MoreGerman tourist drowns in Phuket after being swept away by big waves
A GERMAN man holidaying in Thailand drowned after being pulled further into the sea by large waves that pounded Phuket’s Freedom beach yesterday (Aug. 10) while six other tourists narrowly escaped death after being caught in strong currents off Nai Thon beach today, TV Channel 7 and NBT World said, Rescuers have found the […]
Read MoreThai and Laotian boyfriends fight over woman who can’t decide which one to choose
A LOVE triangle involving two men, one a Thai and the other Laotian, who both are in a relationship with the same Thai woman who could not decide which one to choose because she loved them both ended with the Thai man stabbing and seriously injuring his Laotian rival, Amarin TV said today (Aug. […]
Read MoreAnutin advised against co-piloting F-16 fighter jet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul has been ultimately advised against literally co-piloting a military combat aircraft for safety reasons during his official visit to Wing 1 air force base in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) scheduled shortly, according to an air force source. The prime minister will be strongly suggested by air marshals […]
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