BURMA, 19 JULY 2011 (NNT) – After the crash of a Thai army Black Hawk helicopter, 9 people on board are reported missing, including the commander of the 9th Infantry Division. The helicopter crashed inside Myanmar early today. According to an army source, Major General Tawan Ruangsri, commander of the 9th Infantry Division, and a […]
In his latest interview, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has ruled out serving jail term, saying he will have to “stand for justice” by not accepting ‘unfair’ legal action against him. Speaking to Thai PBS in a special interview aired Monday night, Thaksin said he was not fighting for himself but for the justice system […]
The U.N.’s highest court has ordered both Cambodia and Thailand to immediately withdraw all troops and police from a newly declared demilitarized zone around an ancient Khmer temple on their border. The International Court of Justice in The Hague also ruled Monday that both countries should allow observers from the Association of South East Asian […]
Thai Public Health Ministry is warning of a dengue fever outbreak after finding that more than 20,000 people have been hit with the disease over the six months and 13 of them have died. Elderly people and children aged under one year old are most at risk of dengue fever infection, the ministry’s permanent secretary […]
BANGKOK, 17 July 2011 (NNT) – Democrat Party MP Attaporn Ponlaboot explained that even though the red shirt activist had prepared a compelling case against the election commission during the investigation of election’s result, he believed that the red shirt political group will not make a move since some of the group’s mainstay and fugitive […]
PETCHABURI, 17 July 2011 (NNT) – Lieutenant General Udomdej Sritabutr of 1st Army Area, confirmed that 5 soldiers were in a helicopter accident at the Kaeng Krajaan National park in Phetchaburi province, with no survivors found. The accident resulted from poor weather conditions, causing the helicopter to crash into the mountains. As for the flight, […]
BANGKOK, 17 July 2011 (NNT) – Pheu Thai Spokesperson Mr. Prompong Nopparit said more evidence to support its claim against the Democrat party for violating electoral law would be submitted to the Election Commission of Thailand. According to the claim by Pheu Thai, the Blue Flag event, which was held in Samut Prakan province a […]
Prime ministerial hopeful Yingluck Shinawatra’s MP status will be endorsed by the Election Commission this week, Pheu Thai Party predicts. The election watchdog is investigating complaints that Ms Yingluck, Pheu Thai’s candidate for prime minister, allowed her self-exiled brother Thaksin Shinawatra to influence the party’s affairs. Read more: Bangkok Post
