Navy starts major defence exercise
Twenty warships and 4,500 sailors have joined training exercises in Chon Buri this month as part of the Royal Thai Navy’s biannual national defence drill.Continue Reading
PM praises role of social media
Social media is helping to expose and resolve cases of corruption, which has become entrenched in society, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday during a speech on the role of young ambassadors in further developing the country and on the global stage.Continue Reading
DUP..Hunger-striking activist granted bail
Sitthichok Sethasavet, a hunger-striking political activist who is appealing his royal defamation conviction, has been granted bail, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said yesterday.Continue Reading
Hunger-striking activist granted bail
Sitthichok Sethasavet, a hunger-striking political activist who is appealing his royal defamation conviction, has been granted bail, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said yesterday.Continue Reading
Explosions, fires at old Ayutthaya arms factory
Some minor explosions went off yesterday at an old military primer-making facility in Ayutthaya; however, there were no injuries, and a number of small fires were quickly extinguished, according to the Royal Thai Army’s Ordnance Department.Continue Reading
First Thai team arrives in quake-hit Turkey
The first Thai rescue team arrived in Istanbul yesterday while the Public Health Ministry announced its readiness to send an army medical team today, said the ministry’s deputy permanent secretary Dr Narong Apikulwanich.Continue Reading
SCDF team assists with rescue of Türkiye-Syria earthquake victim trapped in semi-collapsed building
“Upon arrival at the location, five elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) personnel and a paramedic worked closely with LEMA to conduct the search and rescue operation,” SCDF said in a Facebook post on Friday. “After ensuring the stability of the semi-collapsed building, LEMA and SCDF accessed the secondContinue Reading
Kitten ruse costs woman US$770,000 in Hong Kong crypto scam
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong woman trying to adopt a kitten online has lost more than US$770,000 in a crypto ruse, police said, as figures obtained by AFP on Friday (Feb 10) showed a sharp rise in scams in the city involving digital currencies. The Chinese finance hub has beenContinue Reading
List of needs for quake victims is changing, financial donations encouraged instead: Türkiye ambassador
Türkiye’s Ambassador to Singapore, Mehmet Burcin Gonenli also expressed appreciation for the “outstanding” support from Singaporeans. Continue Reading
India to drop pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers from China and Singapore among others
NEW DELHI: India will drop the pre-departure COVID-19 test requirement for travellers coming from or via China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan from next Monday (Feb 13), the country’s health ministry said, as viral infections have fallen sharply globally. But the random testing of 2 per centContinue Reading