Day: December 16, 2021
Hundreds of Myanmar refugees flee fighting near border
THAI SECURITY forces moved two batches of refugees fleeing clashes between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters in Myawaddy district to a school in Mae Sot district of Tak province for safety, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Dec. 16). The Myanmar troops, armed with both individual and heavy weapons, clashed …
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Man donating haunted sedan to a temple
A DURIAN merchant in Lampang province is donating a second-hand sedan to a temple that really needs a vehicle after being haunted by its previous owner as he does not want to sell to anyone else who would likely be similarly spooked, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Dec. 16). A Facebook member who goes …
A book about a soldier’s mysterious disappearance children will love
The Sad and Sorry Saga of Sir Jeffrey Hillpig-Smythe By Steve Rhodes 28 pages, in Thai and English, colour illustrations Reviewed by Reg Comstock MANY children’s books are a blend of fact and fiction, as is this imaginative tale of a mysterious British soldier in World War II with the improbable name of Sir …
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Pheu Thai MP told to stop doing duties over attempted extortion charge
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PHEU THAI MP was yesterday (Dec. 15) ordered by the Supreme Court to immediately stop doing his legislative duties pending a ruling on an attempted money extortion charge filed against him. The Supreme Court handed out the order for MP Anurak Tangpanithanon of Mukdaharn to immediately stop performing as …
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Drugs hidden in snack bags heading for South Korea seized
POLICE have arrested a Thai man in Chonburi province for helping parcel drugs in bags of snacks to South Korea and are now gathering evidence to arrest two South Korean men suspected to be behind this international drug trafficking attempt, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 16). Mr. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Narcotics Control Board, …
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