Thaksin Makes Public Return, Dispelling Flight Rumors

BANGKOK, May 27 (TNA) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a public appearance today, delivering a vision for drug suppression, effectively countering rumors he had fled the country ahead of a court hearing related to his prison sentence enforcement. Three doctors faulted over Thaksin’s Police Hospital stay Thaksin, 75, arrived at the Office […]

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All Thai police aircraft grounded after 2 fatal crashes

The national police chief has grounded all police aircraft pending complete safety checks after two crashes in a single month claimed the lives of the nine people aboard. Police Helicopter Crash in Prachuap Khiri Khan Claims Three Lives Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch said on Monday that all the Thai Police Aviation Division’s planes were grounded […]

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Thailand Braces for Severe Monsoon Rains and Flooding

BANGKOK – The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a nationwide weather alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall from May 25 to 27 as a strong southwest monsoon intensifies over the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand. The department cautioned residents to prepare for potential flash floods and runoff, particularly in low-lying areas and […]

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India-Pakistan: A hostile relationship

India and Pakistan have been involved in four major wars to date since gaining independence from Great Britain in August 1947. They have also been involved in dozens of skirmishes and conflicts of lesser intensity. Thai Airways cancels flights to Pakistan on Thursday In 1947, two separate states were created, constituting the most violent “divorce” […]

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Supreme Court Orders Yingluck to Pay 10 Billion Baht for Rice Scheme Losses

BANGKOK, May 22 – The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must compensate the state 10.028 billion baht ($306 million) for losses incurred under her government’s controversial rice-pledging program, marking a pivotal moment in the decade-long legal saga. Legal expert says Yingluck Shinawatra can’t avoid prosecution The verdict modifies a […]

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