Red-shirt leaders on Thursday stepped out to speak in unison, voicing suspicion about a military intervention to seize power after the upcoming House dissolution. Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan said Army Chief of Staff General Dapong Rattanasuwan should explain why he urgenly summoned three key commanders to meet him at his residence on Wednesday’s night. […]
BANGKOK, April, 21 — Thai politician Somchai Sunthornwat, a former minister in Democrat and Thai Rak Thai governments, died Wednesday morning at age 72 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Funeral rites are being held at his home in the central province of Saraburi where he served as an MP for several terms. Read more: MCOT
BANGKOK, 21 April 2011 (NT)-The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that children as young as 13 years old have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted disease (STD) with the society to blame for the STD among Thai adolescents. The Bureau of Epidemiology’s Director, Dr. Manit Theeratantikanon expressed his concerns over the lack of strict regulations […]
BANGKOK, April 20 – The crew of a Thai-flagged ship — 27 men — kidnapped in December by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa arrived home Wednesday after the shipowners paid a $5 million ransom to the hijackers. All 27 men on board the MV Thor Nexus, belonging to Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA), arrived […]
Thai Government teachers with fake diplomas will be discharged, Khrusapha declares Graduates from a private university and other institutes will be stripped of their positions if they are found to have bought their teaching diplomas and degrees, secretary general of the Teachers’ Council of Thailand, Ongkorn Amornsirinant, said yesterday. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 20 April 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for thunderstorms expected to strike 48 provinces across Thailand from 19 to 20 April 2011. According to the DDPM, 48 provinces in the northern, northeastern, central and eastern region have been declared risky to powerful thunderstorms. Residents […]
Deputy PM says ruling party will win more than 200 seats, questions Pheu Thai claim it will bag over 260 The ruling Democrat Party yesterday expressed confidence it would win more than 200 House of Representatives seats in the upcoming election and be able to return to power. Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban questioned the credibility […]
A British woman, 30, has been killed in a tragic accident after being swept 300ft down a waterfall in Thailand. Aspiring teacher Sarah Crutchley lost her footing as she walked across submerged rocks and fell into two feet of water close to the edge of the Ton Nga Chang falls. She managed to grab hold […]
