BANGKOK: Despite claiming a strong defence in its dissolution case, the Move Forward Party is eying three candidates – two MPs and an academic – to lead a new party if it is dissolved by the Constitutional Court. According to party sources, Move Forward’s core members are now pondering who should lead the party’s next incarnation...
NARATHIWAT: For less than RM2,500, Malaysian couples can get a marriage certificate in Thailand. That’s how easy it is to get hitched – even for those wanting a second wife. And the number of Malaysians getting married in southern Thailand is growing. ALSO READ: Get the paperwork done right for a proper marriage However, a local nikah kahwin (marriage...
SINGAPORE: For 12 days, Natalie Dau pounded the streets across Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, chalking up 1,000km – the equivalent of two full marathons (42.195km) a day. Her running shoes melted in the 35 deg C heat and a hip injury threatened to derail her quest, but she pushed on with her solo run. And there was...
BANGKOK: Two Japanese men have been arrested in Laos for allegedly murdering and dismembering the body of a compatriot in Nonthaburi province in April. A source at the Provincial Police Bureau said it had learned that the duo had been detained in Vientiane. The bureau is in touch with Laos police and expects the two men...
BANGKOK: Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong believes there is little chance of paroled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra (pic) fleeing the country to avoid penalty over a recent lese majeste lawsuit. In a Facebook post on Wednesday (June 5), the former Nakhon Si Thammarat MP said Thaksin is confident of being granted bail in the case, so...
JAKARTA (Bernama): The Indonesian National Police (Polri) are seeking cooperation from Thai authorities to capture drug lord Fredy Pratama, who is currently hiding in the forests of Thailand. The request follows the recent capture of Chaowalit Thongduang, a Thai fugitive apprehended in Badung, Bali, last Thursday, according to a statement from Polri on Sunday. Narcotics division head...
Not sure about you, but we’re truly humbled by this young girl’s multi-tasking skills. A 10-year-old girl from Thailand has gone viral online for skillfully balancing her responsibilities as a diligent student and caring sister. Earlier this month, a teacher posted an 18-second TikTok clip of the girl in class that quickly garnered widespread attention. In it, the student, who goes by...
SINGAPORE: Forty-six passengers and two crew members aboard the SIA flight that hit severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok on May 21 remain in the Thai capital for medical treatment. Singapore Airlines, in a Facebook post at 9.31pm on Thursday (May 23), said that meant a total of 65 passengers and...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand has welcomed more than 12 million foreign tourists during the first four months of this year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced to the media. The TAT said 12,127,447 foreign tourists entered Thailand from January 1 to April 30, an increase of 142.87% from the same period last year. According...
PHNOM PENH/NEW YORK (AFP): New York prosecutors said Friday they had returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers. The antiquities were valued at a total of US$3 million, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. Bragg said in a statement that he had returned...
