BANGKOK, 19th October 2017 (NN) – The selection committee for the Election Commission (EC) has decided to exclude its National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) representative and an Ombudsman. National Legislative Assembly (NLA) President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai revealed after a meeting of the selection committee this week that it had unanimously decided to eliminate two posts. An […]
The Airports of Thailand Plc has set up a coordination centre each at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports to provide convenience for people travelling by air during the period for the royal cremation ceremonies, said AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn. Mr Nitinai said he expected airlines to seek permission to make about 20,400 flights, with the […]
Five people were killed and six more injured in the accident, according to preliminary data by local police. A Lexus SUV has rammed into a crowd of people in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine, according to reports by local law enforcement. Five people were killed and six injured in the accident, which took place at […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Kevin Wilshaw, a prominent European Neo-Nazi has renounced all of his previous world views, coming out of the closet as a gay man, and revealing that his mother was part Jewish, The Independent reported Wednesday, October 19. Wilshaw was a high-profile figure of the National Front in the 1980s and was speaking at […]
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is facing criticism after suggesting that Muslim holidays be observed in Muslim-majority areas of Germany; opinion polls suggest a majority of Germans are against the idea. A recent suggestion by Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere that Muslim holidays be observed in Muslim-majority areas of the country has raised opposition among […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey may shut its border with northern Iraq “at any moment” after closing its air space to the region, Hurriyet newspaper reported on Thursday, reviving a threat first made after Kurds there voted for independence. “We have completely closed our air space to the regional government in northern […]
NARATHIWAT: Two patrolling police officers were attacked by four men riding on two motorcycles, but emerged from the fusillade of bullets unscathed, in Sungai Padi district on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred outside Pracharat Samakkhi police outpost at Paluroo village in tambon Sungai Padi about 8pm. Full story: Bangkok Post WAEDAO HARAI BANGKOK POST
Fire-fighters in Rayong spent 90 minutes extinguishing a blaze at a silicone production plant on Thursday morning. Crews of about 10 fire engines were on the scene soon after the fire was reported at 8.30am at Asia Silicones Monomer Co Ltd in the Asia Industrial Estate in Ban Chan district. Full story: The Nation By […]
