Fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra expressed confidence yesterday that the Pheu Thai Party will win the upcoming general election and said he was ready to return and “serve the people” if he was needed. Thaksin addressed a gathering for two hours via video link yesterday at an event to launch the party’s political campaign platform […]
Many areas in Thailand, including Bangkok, will remain under the threat of rainstorms for the next couple of days, the Meteorological Department warned yesterday. In its warning on summer storms issued yesterday, the agency said that many parts of Thailand, particularly the upper parts, were still covered with high-pressure ridges from China. This condition could […]
BANGKOK, April 23 – Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will send a protest letter to Cambodia and issue a statement that the Thai army did not use any aircraft to invade Cambodian territory except using helicopters to airlift injured soldiers. “We protected our sovereignty and our counterattack targeted the Cambodian army base to limit the […]
BANGKOK, 23 April 2011 (NNT) – Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office Ongart Klampaiboon has confirmed that more villagers near Thai-Cambodian border areas will be evacuated today as hostilities continue and 3 more injuries have been reported. Mr Ongart called a meeting with the Governor of Surin and security officials in Prasat district of Surin […]
BANGKOK, 23 April 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for summer thunderstorms expected to hit 52 provinces across Thailand from 23 to 26 April 2011. According to the DDPM, 52 provinces in the northern, northeastern, central and eastern regions have been declared risk zones to powerful […]
BANGKOK (eTN)-It sounds almost like routine. But after a brief two-month lull in creeping fights across the border to the well-know Preah Vihar temple, clashes erupted again yesterday between Thai and Cambodian troops. A statement from Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentions that “Around 06.30-07.00 am, Cambodian troops opened fire and launched heavy weapons, including […]
ํYALA, 22 April 2011 (NNT) – Immigration Department Deputy Police Major General M.L. Pansak Kasemsant has welcomed a new computer system called P.BIG, which enhances the identification process and is linked to the Immigration Offices nationwide. It is said to boost security over the Thai-Malaysian border in Yala province. The P.BIG has been introduced in […]
The Burmese owner of a food shop was arrested yesterday for murdering a countryman whose body was dismembered. Poeloeh, or Win Mi Oo, 36, allegedly killed Ruai, 43, after catching him stealing a 60,000 baht gold necklace belonging to his sister. Read more: Bangkok Post
