572 reports of Malaysian victims involved in job scam syndicates overseas: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received 572 reports involving Malaysians who were victims of job scam syndicates abroad as of Sunday (Feb 19), the Dewan Rakyat was told on Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said the reports were received through the Malaysian Embassies in Bangkok (Thailand), Phnom PenhContinue Reading
Amnesty blasts delays to torture act
Amnesty International Thailand, a group of activists and families of victims have urged the Justice Ministry to enforce every regulation of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, which takes effect today after the cabinet recently announced it would postpone enforcing some key provisions till Oct 1.Continue Reading
Pandemic to end ‘this year’ due to hybrid immunity
The Covid-19 pandemic will come to an end this year, according to virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University.Continue Reading
Govt to go big on Songkran
The Department of Cultural Promotion has joined hands with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and key tourist provinces to promote the traditional way of celebrating the Songkran festival.Continue Reading
UDD trio in grenade case win appeal
The Appeal Court has upheld the acquittal of three members of the former United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) of a grenade attack that killed five soldiers during the street protests in 2010.Continue Reading
PM sets pace for May 7 poll
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he will dissolve the House of Representatives early next month so the general election can be held on May 7 as scheduled by the Election Commission (EC).Continue Reading
Officers on extortion rap report to cops
Five excise officers wanted by police for allegedly extorting 5,500 baht from a 75-year-old female grocery store owner in Bangkok’s Sai Mai district on Feb 13 had by Monday night turned themselves into the police to answer their charges.Continue Reading
Public hearings wrap up on tram project in Phuket
PHUKET: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) organised three public hearings about the first phase of a tram project in Phuket that wrapped up yesterday.Continue Reading
Tragedy sees calls for child-safe cars
Parents are being urged to equip their vehicles with seats and seatbelts suitable for young children to prevent a repeat of Sunday’s accident in which a six-year-old boy was thrown from a pickup truck on an elevated expressway and plunged to his death in Samut Prakan.Continue Reading
Nate insists ‘Boss’ botch no hindrance to watchdog job
Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk insisted yesterday he is fully qualified to apply for seats on both the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Public Prosecutors Commission (PPC).Continue Reading