BANGKOK, June 4 — The public is urged not to become too alarmed over an outbreak of the potentially fatal new strain of E. coli in Europe and is advising careful washing of vegetables before consuming while travelers who have just returned from Germany or other European countries should consult doctors immediately if they experienced […]
Globally, it’s now accepted that the ‘war on drugs’ has failed; Thai politicians should heed this and work instead at eradicating causes of abuse Riding on the fear among the voters, party after party is declaring war on drugs and other evils in society, while one in particular has vowed to declare victory on its […]
CHIANG MAI — Thailand is aiming to break the Guinness World Records’ largest ever simultaneous massage at 840 pairs in Bangkok. The “World Record for Thai Massage” project, is set to draw 840 pairs of contestants, beating the current world record of 232 pairs massaging en masse set by Australia two years ago. Campaigns will […]
BANGKOK, 3 June 2011 (NNT) – The multi-color-clad Alliance of Patriots is planning to collect names to seek the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)’s legal actions against Pheu Thai top MP candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on 21 June. Alliance of Patriots Coordinator MD Tul Sittisomwong and his colleagues today traveled to the DSI Headquarters to give […]
BANGKOK, 3 June 2011 (NNT) – Army Commander-In-Chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha has downplayed a news report that local army bases in some provinces asked their officers to vote for the Democrat Party in the upcoming advance election. General Prayut stated that the army has never ordered its officers to vote for any particular political party […]
Two districts of Ayutthaya have been declared a disaster area after a barge carrying 1,800 tons of sugar crashed into the bank in Phranakorn Si Ayutthaya district, dumping its load in the river on Tuesday. The sugar was suspected to be the cause of deaths of fishes in many areas in the province. Read more: […]
Corruption has inflicted untold damage to the country’s competitiveness, spreading like a neverending plague, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday, urging all sectors of society to unite in rooting out graft. “As government leader, I know politicians have been joint suspects,” he said, conceding that he was not satisfied with the anticorruption fight in the […]
THAILAND: Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) have asked the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MICT) for help in tackling what appears to be an impish attack on its website. The website was unavailable for several hours on Wednesday, and a Google search for the ministry turned up a number of links […]
