LONDON, Oct 17 — The European Union (EU) has issued strict control measures on six Thai vegetables imported by its member countries after some Thai exporters had exported sub-standard produce in which unacceptable chemical residue was found, Thai Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai said. Mrs Pornthiva, now visiting England in an attempt to expand bilateral trade […]
A red-shirt leader warned Thursday certain red-shirt people may turn suicide bombers to avenge the government crackdowns and fight for democracy. The warning was made by Somyos Prueksakasemsuk, a leader of the June 24 Group, during a seminar at the Royal Hotel to mark the October 14 student uprising. The seminar was titled “October 14: […]
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand if the opposition Pheu Thai Party wins a landslide election victory and forms a one-party government, according to a satellite-based television station run by his family. If Pheu Thai forms a government, legislation to grant amnesty to people banned from politics will be “urgently tabled […]
Chanasongkram Police have arrested a man accused of raping his stepdaughter. In a separate case, three flower garland vendors have been arrested for drug dealing. Chanasongkram Police arrested 60 year old Thawatch Pimwilai, accused of raping his 10 year old stepdaughter multiple times. The mother of the child said that she had been with Thawatch […]
Police have detained a young woman with possible knowledge about the bomb blast in Nonthaburi last week. Wasa Theprian, 25, was arrested yesterday for her alleged involvement in the explosion last Tuesday that claimed four lives and injured nine other people, two of them seriously. Wasa is the secretary to the House committee on anti-money […]
Cambodian officials have said that Prime Minister Hun Sen would “absolutely not” discuss allegations that anti-government activists from Thailand received weapons training in Cambodia during a meeting later this month with Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva. On Monday, an official from Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation reportedly alleged that a group of 11 antigovernment Red Shirt […]
The weather phenomenon known as La Nina will have an impact this year not seen in decades, resulting in a temperature drop in Thailand of 2 degrees Celsius, according to a study supervised by Chulalongkorn University. La Nina will also result in a premature wet season, in addition to a 30-year-record drop in temperature, researcher […]
BANGKOK – A senior Thai security official alleged Monday that members of the anti-government Red Shirt movement were trained in Cambodia to assassinate top Thai leaders, including the prime minister. Eleven men who were arrested last week in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai were among 39 given ideological and combat training in a […]
