Thai Sang Thai: Scrap conscription
Conscription should be abolished in favour of a full voluntary enlistment programme and better military welfare, says the Thai Sang Thai Party (TST).Continue Reading
Amnesty petitions govt to release activists
Amnesty International Thailand has joined other activists in handing a petition with the signatures of 8,517 people to caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, urging police to withdraw accusations against all political activists.Continue Reading
US to announce more sanctions against Myanmar junta
JAKARTA: The United States will announce further sanctions against entities inside Myanmar in the coming days, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday (Mar 22). Speaking to reporters in Jakarta, US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet said the sanctions will make it more difficult for Myanmar’s junta to generateContinue Reading
Dropout rate concerns Unicef
The number of Thais who are “not in education, employment or training” (NEET) is concerning, says Kyungsun Kim, director of Unicef Thailand.Continue Reading
China approves first home-grown mRNA Covid vaccine
China’s labs have spent years trying to create an mRNA vaccine – its own shots were less effective.Continue Reading
More arrests in phone scams targeting Americans
A total of 20 people — five Indian nationals and 15 Thais — have now been arrested for alleged involvement in a phone scam network preying on elderly Americans with damages exceeding 3 billion baht, police said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Cops wrapping up missing child probe
Police have wrapped up their investigation into the disappearance of an eight-month-old baby boy in Nakhon Pathom, whose body has not been found despite a long search.Continue Reading
Police wrapping up missing child probe
Police have wrapped up their investigation into the disappearance of an eight-month-old baby boy in Nakhon Pathom, whose body has not been found despite a long search.Continue Reading
When leaders get scared
While it may look like the United States is being tough and forceful in Ukraine, the reverse is true. The US is showing incredible weakness, and it is wearing it on its sleeve. Let’s start with Ukraine. The US has gone all out to try and help Ukraine win a victory over the Russians. The Biden […]Continue Reading
Gunman holed-up after 4 people shot
PHETCHABURI: Police evacuated a child care centre and surrounded a nearby house in Muang district, where a gunman killed two people and wounded two others on Wednesday afternoon.Continue Reading