Finance Minister backs easing alcohol sale restrictions
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira today (Feb. 13) said he supported lifting the ban on sale alcohol from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on important Buddhist holy days to spur the economy if drinkers abide by the rules after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered a review of these rules last Tuesday, TV […]
Read MoreFemale tourist who died in Khao San road hotel fire had just got engaged
A YOUNG Brazilian woman who was among three persons who died in the fire at a six-storey hotel in Khao San road area last night (Dec. 29) had just got engaged last week after her boyfriend popped the question, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Aside from the Brazilian woman who tragically died after getting […]
Read MoreChaos as Betong residents rush to fill petrol amid torrential rain
RESIDENT of Betong city in southernmost Yala province and near the Malaysian border queued up to fill petrol at pumps amid ongoing torrential rain fearing a shortage as the key road to Yala city has been cut off with some pumps running out of supply, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 29). At Ratana […]
Read MoreRed ahead of Orange in Udon Thani local election so far
WITH ballot boxes at the fiercely-contested local election in Udon Thani having closed at 5 p.m. today (Nov. 24) and vote counting now proceeding, very early result shows that Pheu Thai Party (red colour) is slightly ahead of People’s Party (orange colour),Naewna and TV Channel 7 said. As of 7.24 p.m. in the election […]
Read MoreDemocrat entry into Pheu Thai-led govt ends 23 years of mutual antagonism
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEMOCRATS TODAY (Aug. 29) reached a unanimous, formal resolution to join the Pheu Thai-led coalition government, capping 23 years of mutual, polarised antagonism. The coalition-entry resolution was endorsed by 34 votes in today’s partisan meeting attended by 25 Democrat MPs and a number of Democrat executive board members without […]
Read MoreTourists without life jackets rescued near Phi Phi Le island
A SPEEDBOAT TAKING a group of tourists on a tour off Krabi rescued three other tourists who were struggling in the sea without the support of life jackets after their long-tail boat had capsized near Phi Phi Le island, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 14). Speedboat crew members had to swim to the […]
Read MoreDigital wallet project could probably turn from crisis to catastrophe: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP PITA Limjaroenrat today (July 11) cautioned that the much-heralded, long-delayed digital wallet project could probably be aggravated from a crisis to a catastrophe. During today’s House floor interpellations, the former Move Forward leader said the Pheu Thai-initiated populist handout campaign might probably turn the sustained financial crisis […]
Read MoreMost powerful solar storm in 20 years has struck but almost no impact on Thailand
SPECTACULAR celestial light shows in skies are visible at high-latitude countries this weekend as the first “extreme” solar storm in 20 years slammed into Earth on Friday (May 10) while Thailand is well-protected by the Earth’s magnetic field so will have almost no impact, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (May 11). National Astronomical […]
Read MorePhumtham dared to serve cabinet members 10-year-old rice from govt stock
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai was today (May 7) dared to serve fellow members of cabinet the 10-year-old rice for lunch which he has strongly recommended for consumption though it had been put in government stock for a decade. Democrat spokesperson Ramet Ratanachaweng dared Phumtham, largely known as a […]
Read MoreThai navy rescues ailing sailor for Indian ship
THE Thai navy quickly sent an emergency medical team on a boat to an Indian ship, a tanker named Sea Galaxy, and brought one of their sailors who had suffered stroke as it was passing through the Gulf of Thailand to Sattahip, Chonburi, for treatment last night, TV Channel 7 said early this morning […]
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