BANGKOK: The Meteorological Department confirms no storm is heading towards Thailand and that the weather will be mostly fine and cool with occasional storms in the South Warnings on social media that tropical storm “Pabuk” would hit Thailand on Friday (Dec 20) are not true, the Digital Economy and Society Ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre said on...
KOTA BARU: Three local men were detained for allegedly crossing the Malaysia-Thailand border via the Pohon Jambu illegal base in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas on Monday. General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the men, all in their 30s, were detained at around 4pm by personnel from the...
BANGKOK: The case of a female singer who died after receiving a massage at a parlour in Udon Thani province in Thailand went viral on Sunday (Dec 8). According to a Nation TV report, a singer identified as Phing Chyada had said her symptoms since receiving the massage, which included neck twisting, in November were getting...
BANGKOK: A Chinese national was arrested on Thursday (Dec 5) night after crashing his Toyota Alphard into several cars, killing one and injuring four others, on Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya. A 30-year-old Thai driver, identified as Saphaprom Wongmak, was found dead at the scene, police said, citing CCTV footage showing his black sedan being hit...
YALA, (Thailand): Two durian traders were shot dead by an armed group in Yala, southern Thailand last night (Aug 21). Bannang Sata Police Chief, Police Colonel Ranon Surawit said the police received a report of a shooting incident near the Kampung Sai Keaw cemetery, Bannang Sata district, at 9.21pm local time. "Upon arrival at the scene, police...
BANGKOK: Newly appointed Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pic) on Monday (Aug 19) expressed her resolve to work closely with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to advance Malaysia-Thailand bilateral relations. In a post on X, Paetongtarn thanked Anwar for his congratulatory message on her appointment and highlighted the long-standing friendship between the two nations...
BANGKOK: Two people were killed and two injured when a jet ski collided with a long-tail boat on Saturday (Aug 17) night in the Chao Phraya River. The accident occurred between Rama III and the Phra Pradaeng shore, near the Bang Kra Jao Pier. Rescuers found a damaged jet ski, and two injured women, identified as a...
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Paetongtarn Shinawatra was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Sunday, two days after parliament elected her, paving the way for her to form a cabinet in the coming weeks. Paetongtarn, 37, becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister just days after ally Srettha Thavisin was dismissed as premier by the Constitutional Court, a judiciary...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s central bank announced a slew of relief measures for borrowers struggling to repay home loans and credit card dues, stepping up efforts to tackle the highest household indebtedness in South-East Asia. The minimum repayment rate of 8 per cent for credit-card users, which the central bank earlier proposed should be increased to 10 per...
BANGKOK: A Vietnamese-American, Sherine Chong, has been identified by Thai police as the suspect who is believed to have poisoned five others at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Bangkok, before killing herself with the poison. Cyanide poisoning is likely the cause of the deaths, police said. Chulalongkorn Hospital said on Wednesday (July 17) that an...
