Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police have arrested a former army sergeant on charges of counterfeiting and using counterfeit official documents and fraud, for allegedly hiring luxurious cars from car hire services and then selling them to used car dealers using the falsified documentation. Pol Lt-Col Surachet Dechaphan, deputy superintendent of the 3rd subdivision of the
Thailand is commemorating the 19 forest rangers who died, and those who were injured in the line of duty protecting forests and wildlife, for World Ranger Day, which falls on July 31st each year. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa presided over a ceremony today (Saturday) in the Khao Yai National Park, held for
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was “a bit of a test” that showed he needs to slow down and one day possibly retire. Speaking to reporters while traveling home
Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia. The declaration came a day after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with
Thai investors in digital assets with the Zipmex cryptocurrency exchange have threatened to gather in front of the office of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, to seek answers regarding their investments in Zipmex Thailand. The threat came after SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol offered an explanation via Facebook Live on Friday about the
North Korea reported zero fever cases on Saturday for the first time in more than two months since it confirmed its first Covid-19 infections in May. “There were no new fever patients reported” over a 24-hour period from Thursday evening, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said, marking the first time the isolated country had
Eight women were killed and two others injured, including a 9-year-old girl, when a passenger van, in which they were travelling on a pilgrimage, flipped and ploughed into a roadside ditch in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Khon Kaen last night. Emergency services, who attended the scene of the accident on a bypass in the Muang
Thirteen people have been isolated under observation for 21 days, after being identified as being at high risk, having had close physical contact with a 47-year-old Thai man, who has been confirmed as Thailand’s second monkeypox case, according to Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of Thailand’s Disease Control Department. He said that the patient is now
Kanchanaburi forensic police have found five shotgun pellets embedded in the remains of an elephant in Salak Phra wildlife sanctuary in the province, but they do not believe that they were the cause of the animal’s demise. Police used a metal detector to scan the remains of the elephant, which is thought to have died
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men has raised widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. While there is still widespread public confusion about the precise nature and spread of the disease, it is
Prince Bhisadej Rajani, who was the eldest surviving member of the Royal Family, passed away at Siriraj hospital at 3am this morning (Saturday) at the age of 100, according to MC Chulcherm Yugala in his Facebook Post today. A great grandson of King Rama 4, Prince Bhisadej was a close friend of the late King
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military fired a barrage of missiles Saturday at an airfield in central Ukraine, killing at least three people, while Ukrainian forces launched rocket strikes on river crossings in a Russian-occupied southern region. The attacks on key infrastructure on the 150th day of Russia’s war in Ukraine marked new attempts by
