13 children hurt as car rams into development centre after 7 die in school shooting spree
A SECOND incident involving young children occurred today (Aug. 7) with a car crashing into a child development centre in Kanchanaburi’s Mueang district injuring 13 sleeping tots after a secondary school male student went on a shooting spree at his school in Nonthaburi leaving seven dead including himself and 15 others injured, Amarin TV and […]
Read MoreMyanmar leader calls on Thai businesses to invest in his country
MYANMAR President Min Aung Hlaing urged Thai businesses to invest in his country assuring them of legal protection while highlighting development of deep-sea shipping at Dawei Port as a gateway to South Asia, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Aug. 6). Speaking at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre as co-chair of Thailand-Myanmar Business Forum 2026 […]
Read MoreBorder trade turns positive growing by 3.9% in June
THAILAND’S border trade registered a growth of 3.9 percent for the first time in 13 months in June driven by trade with Malaysia and Laos but the figure for Cambodia remained zero as all border checkpoints are stll shut, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 6). Ms. Arada Fuengthong, director-general of the Department of International Trade, […]
Read MoreMyanmar president visits Thailand on quest for legitimacy as Bangkok backs engagement
By Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S junta chief turned President Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand today (Aug. 6), as Bangkok makes a push for re-engagement between its war-torn neighbour and the regional bloc Asean. Myanmar’s leaders have been barred from summits of the Association of Southeast […]
Read MoreUniversities being probed over foreign student admission issue
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) Yodchanan Wongsawat today (Aug. 5) ordered a thorough investigation of all universities that have foreign student admission programmes, scrutinising both degree and non-degree courses, with legal action to be taken against any wrongdoing without exception, Amarin TV said. Yodchanan took action after media […]
Read MoreProbe into local government exam fraud closed: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Aug.5) called it closed an in-depth investigation into kickback-generated cheating over exam papers for last year’s recruitment of local government personnel, saying those evidently involved will certainly be punished by law. The prime minister confirmed the official probe conducted by the so-called central committee of […]
Read MoreArmy continues blasting People’s MP for questioning strength of bunkers
AN ARMY spokesman today (Aug. 5) lambasted a People’s MP who raised questions about the quality and cost-effectiveness of bunkers built along the Thai-Cambodian border at Chanthaburi and Trat provinces after Gen. Sarawut Chanphum, commander of Thai Army Development Command, had already on Monday (Aug. 3) confirmed that they were strong, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreAnother car bomb blast in Narathiwat but no casualties
SHORTLY after a car bomb blast in Far South Narathiwat province late last month slightly injured one official followed by an attack on a checkpoint that killed five rangers and injured six civilians the next day an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted in an official vehicle was set off this evening (Aug. […]
Read MoreThailand and Indonesia to boost trade to US$23 billion by 2030
By Thai Newsroom and Naewna newspaper THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Indonesian President Prabowo Subinanto agreed to increase bilateral trade to the value of US$23 billion by 2030 during the former’s two-day visit that ended today (Aug. 4) with this being the first visit to Indonesia by a Thai premier in 15 years. […]
Read MoreElection commissioners warned of jail for failure to file senatorial rigging case in court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS could possibly be thrown in jail if they eventually failed to file a lawsuit pertaining to an alleged senatorial rigging conspiracy in court, prominent academics cautioned today (Aug.4). During a special seminar at parliament held by chief opposition whip Parit Wacharasindhu on 2024’s electoral fraud allegedly involving […]
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