Month: August 2022
Thai police help arrest couple in 821m baht luxury goods scam
By The Straits Times Singapore – The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, involving undelivered items worth S$32 million (approximately 821 million baht), have been arrested in Malaysia and are back in Singapore with the Thai police having tipped off their counterparts in Singapore The Singapore Police Force said Pi Jiapeng, 26, and …
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Police shut 3 pubs in Sukhumvit, Thonglor area
POLICE today (August 11) shut a bar in Sukhumvit Soi 22 and two pubs in Thonglor area for operating and serving alcohol without the proper permits with the latter two also faulted for flouting Covid control measures, Naewna newspaper said. Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Roy Ingkapairote ordered the closure of Otto Bar in …
House meeting adjourned as motion raised on Prayut’s 8-year tenure
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A WEEKLY MEETING OF THE House of Representatives was again adjourned due to lack of a quorum today (August 11) after opposition MPs had called in vain for a fresh motion to discuss a legal controversy over Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s eight-year tenure. Deputy House Speaker Supachai Bhosu adjourned the …
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Lawyers’ group urges Prayut to quit before ruling on 8-year tenure
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION of Thailand has called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down before a legal controversy over his eight years in power is finally settled in court. The lawyers association today (August 11) issued a statement signed by Narinpong Jinapuck, president of the association, advising Prayut to …
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Tourists lost at Koh Phangan, Koh Tao forests rescued
RESCUE teams at two southern tourist islands, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, rescued a young foreign couple and another male tourist lost in the hilly forests last night, Naewna newspaper said this morning (August 11). Tourist police at Koh Phangan were alerted via the hotline number 1155 that a young foreign couple, Mr. Jaime …
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Academic tells Prayut to dissolve House to evade ruling on 8-year tenure
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NOTED ACADEMIC suggested today (August 10) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dissolve the House of Representatives later this month to circumvent a court ruling which might otherwise pinpoint his eight-year rule to end in a couple of weeks from now. The National Institute of Development Administration’s political and development strategies …
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Abortion of organic law on election looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONTENTIOUS AMENDMENT to an electoral system under one of the constitution’s organic laws hit an impasse due to lack of a quorum at parliament today (August 10), thus fueling the possibility of it being entirely aborted very shortly. Though a total of 403 lawmakers had attended to make a quorum …
Don: Rajapaksa can enter Thailand as he holds a diplomatic passport
THAI Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said this afternoon (August 10) that Sri Lanka’s ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, could come and stay in Thailand for no more than 90 days because he holds a diplomatic passport supported by the government of a country that has friendly relations with Thailand, Matichon newspaper said. He was questioned about …
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China reports 35 people infected by new deadly virus ‘spread from a shrew’
By Irish Mirror CHINA has reported that 35 people have been infected with an entirely new zoonotic virus believed to be spread to humans through a shrew. The “Langya” virus has already infected dozens across two of China’s eastern provinces. According to Taiwan’s Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the virus is entirely new and …
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Unbuckled rear-seat passengers face 2,000 baht fine from Sept. 5 onwards
PASSENGERS not belting up when seated at the back of a vehicle face 2,000 baht fine starting Sept. 5 as an amendment of the Road Traffic Act comes into effect thenceforth, Amarin TV said today (August 10). This amendment was to kick in 120 days after publication in the Royal Gazette. The key change was …
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Prayut cannot be compared with Prem over years in power: Wissanu
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WISSANU Krea-ngam said today (August 9) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha cannot be compared with the late statesman Prem Tinsulanonda as to whether the former may ever step down after eight years in power. The deputy premier in charge of legal affairs was responding to Prayut’s critics calling …
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‘Banana feeding’ scandal: Prawit dismisses allegations rocking party, foundation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PRAWIT Wongsuwan today (August 9) categorically dismissed allegations that he had secretly handed out kickbacks in cash to a dozen MPs currently attached to six splinter parties. Prawit who concurrently heads largest coalition partner Palang Pracharath Party denied that he had managed to provide 100,000 baht in …
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Warning of heavy rain as tropical storm Mulan heads to Vietnam
PARTS OF Thailand will be hit by heavy to very heavy rain during August 11-13 as a depression in the South China Sea has strengthened into a tropical storm named “Mulan” and is now moving to make a landfall on the upper part of Vietnam, the Thai Meteorological Department said at 4 p.m. today …
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Thai drama director freed, Myanmar junta says he wasn’t kidnapped
THE Thai drama director held by Red Wa ethnic group at their stronghold in Myanmar since the beginning of this year with 24 million baht ransom demanded for his freedom was released by Myanmar junta troops today (August 9) but they said he was not kidnapped and had willingly gone to the Red Wa …
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Update: Fire was actually at Jusmagthai complex, no injuries
A FIRE that broke out at Sathorn Soi 1 this evening (August 8) was actually at the Joint US Military Advisory Group Thailand (Jusmagthai) complex and not the German embassy as earlier reported with there being no injuries, Matichon newspaper said. At 7.35 p.m. firemen and police at Thungmahamek station were alerted of the …
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Prayut shrugs off pressure to step down after eight years in power
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (August 8) shrugged off sustained pressure for him to step down since his eight years in power maximumly provided by law might possibly end later this month. Prayut who apparently is not going to step down anytime soon only advised the debatable issue surrounding his …
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Urgent! Fire at German embassy in Sathorn area
A FIRE broke out at the German embassy in Sathorn Soi 1 this evening (August 8) with Thungmahamek firemen quickly rushing there to put it out, Naewna newspaper said. The Fire Department hotline 199 had received a phone call at 7.35 p.m. that a fire had erupted at a house in this soi and it …
Thaksin wins case against Revenue Department
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today (August 8) won a case against the Revenue Department with the Central Tax Court ordering the revocation of assessed collection of 17 billion baht tax over the sale of Shin Corp shares, Matichon newspaper said. Thaksin’s lawsuit was against the Revenue Department, Mr. Pongsak Methapipat, the department’s director-general …
Red Wa likely freed kidnapped drama director held for 24m baht ransom
REPORTS from the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province today (August 8) said the Red Wa ethnic group has released a drama director and martial arts teacher for actors and actresses held for 24 million baht ransom since the beginning of the year, Matichon newspaper and Sanook.com said. Mr. Ramai …
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India bids to sell fighter jets to Malaysia, says 6 other countries interested
By Reuters and published by The Star New Delhi – India has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) “Tejas” to Malaysia, the defence ministry said on Friday (August 5), adding that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet. The Indian government last year …
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French tourist cleared of monkeypox in one test
TRAT provincial authorities revealed this evening (August 7) that the French tourist suspected of having caught monkeypox has been cleared of the disease in one test with confirmation of the second test expected tomorrow, Naewna newspaper Mr. Surachai Jeamkul, deputy public health doctor at this province, said blood tests were conducted by the Public …
Chadchart: Of 83 problematic pubs in Bangkok, 49 are in Chatuchak
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (August 7) that safety checks of all local service outlets to ensure adequate and functional fire exits had found 83 pubs with problems with as many as 49 being in Chatuchak district, Matichon newspaper said. A report on the safety checks is submitted to him on the 5th …
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