PM joins cremation ritual for victims
2022-10-11
A large number of people from many parts of Thailand on Tuesday joined the mass cremation for 36 victims of Thursday’s massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province.Continue Reading
Army chief vows no post-poll coup
2022-10-11
Gen Chalermpol Srisawat, chief of the defence forces, on Tuesday gave assurances that the military would not stage a coup after the next general election.Continue Reading
Fresh trial runs for Yellow Line
2022-10-11
The operator of Bangkok’s Yellow Line project will today begin a new round of trial runs in preparation for the opening of the new 30.4-kilometre monorail system, expected sometime early next year, said a source at the Ministry of Transport.Continue Reading
Putin to attend Apec summit
2022-10-11
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Thailand’s invitation to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok next month, according to a security source.Continue Reading
Asia’s bishops gather
2022-10-11
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) will celebrate its 50th anniversary during its general conference which kicks off in Thailand today with 270 Catholic prelates and invited guests from different countries attending.Continue Reading
House set to review bill in November
2022-10-11
The deliberation of the bill on cannabis and hemp control, currently stalled in parliament, is expected to resume in November, according to Bhumjaithai Party MP Supachai Jaisamut, who chairs the House panel vetting cannabis- and hemp-related laws.Continue Reading
Comic ‘Den Dokpradu’ dies at 80
2022-10-11
Popular comedian and actor “Den Dokpradu” died in the early hours of yesterday at the age of 80.Continue Reading
Surge in homeless people heaps pressure on BMA
2022-10-11
There are about 30% more homeless people in Bangkok than before the pandemic, according to the Thai Health Organisation (ThaiHealth).Continue Reading
New US chip ban takes tech war to dire next level
2022-10-11
In a major escalation of the US-China tech war, China’s memory chip sector is expected to be particularly hard hit by new export restrictions imposed by the United States, according to Chinese analysts and commentators. That bleak assessment comes after Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), China’s top memory chipmaker, and 30 other Chinese “entities” were […]Continue Reading
UK spy chief warns China’s technology is ‘urgent problem’
2022-10-11
LONDON: China’s growing technological dominance “is an increasingly urgent problem” for Western countries, who must act to defend their values and influence, the director of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency warned on Tuesday (Oct 11). In a speech to the RUSI defence think-tank in London, Jeremy Fleming said “technology has becomeContinue Reading