Six Hat Yai suspects get death sentence
Songkhla Provincial Court on Friday handed a death sentence to six convicts who gunned down a Malaysian businessman in Hat Yai district in 2015, says the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).Continue Reading
CCIB gets 200k fraud complaints
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said it received more than 200,000 online fraud complaints with total losses of about 29 billion baht alleged over the last 11 months.Continue Reading
Stripping away the mask
The opposition has outlined a dozen issues to be launched in this week’s general debate aimed not at bringing down the government straight away but running it into disrepute for the next polls three months down the road.Continue Reading
TAO pay hike ‘not political’: govt
The government has dismissed allegations that it approved a pay raise for local leaders in exchange for ballot-box gains in the upcoming election.Continue Reading
Police arrest wanted UK drug trafficker who fled 11-year jail term
An international drug trafficker wanted in the United Kingdom was arrested by police in Bangkok, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jiraphob Puridej said yesterday.Continue Reading
PM praises Thailand’s 10th ranking in Power Index
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was pleased with the 10th ranking of Thailand in the Asia Power Index 2023, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri yesterday.Continue Reading
MFP slams EC for including non-Thais in map redraw
The Election Commission (EC) has come under fire for what has been labelled its “bizarre” incorporation of non-Thai people in the population used for redrawing the constituency boundaries for the next poll.Continue Reading
Hmong chief offers B50k for the arrest of killers of family of five
TAK: A Hmong leader and relative of the family of five killed in Tak last Sunday, has offered a 50,000-baht reward for anyone who arrests three Myanmar suspects whom police believe have already crossed back into Myawaddy.Continue Reading
Portugal teachers take to streets as wave of discontent intensifies
LISBON: Tens of thousands of teachers took to Lisbon’s streets on Saturday (Feb 11) in one of the biggest protests in Portugal in recent years as the Socialist government faces a wave of discontent over the cost of living crisis. “(We) have been badly treated for a long time,” saidContinue Reading
Harbour pilot from PSA Marine dies after falling into waters off Singapore’s Southern Islands
SINGAPORE: A harbour pilot from PSA Marine died on Saturday (Feb 11) after falling into waters off Singapore’s Southern Islands. The pilot fell overboard while disembarking from a tugboat to board a launch boat, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in a media statement, adding that its marine safetyContinue Reading