NEW YORK – A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week. DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison and Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez held
Eight foreign tourists were saved from possible drowning in rough seas off Phuket yesterday, after they had defied warning signs on the beaches. In the first incident, two Indian couples ignored the red flag flying on Karon Beach and entered the rough sea. Witnesses said they were unable to swim back to the shore due
Paroled former prime minister Thaksin left his Chan Song La residence this morning for the Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court to be formally indicted with lese majeste and violation of Computer Crime Act charges by the public prosecutors. Travelling in a chauffeured Mercedes Benz, Thaksin was seen through the car’s window waving to a small army of
A group of ASEAN parliamentarians have called on the international community to monitor the ongoing legal case in the Constitutional Court that could lead to a dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP). The court said it will start deliberation on the case on June 18 but did not say when a ruling will be
Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaised led officials of the Provincial Administration Department in a raid on an illegal pub in Pattaya early this morning. 219 customers tested positive for drugs. The raid, in Soi Kor Pai Pattaya in Bang Lamung district, was in response to complaints from neighbours about loud noises, staying open beyond permissible
A total of 48,117 people have registered their senatorial candidacies across the country in the five days of registration which ended on Friday, according to Sawaeng Boonmee, secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC). Of the 48,226 people who applied for registration, 109 were rejected as unqualified. Sawaeng said that election officials will now re-check
Paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has categorically refuted any suggestion that the appointment of Phichit Chuenban, his family’s lawyer, as PM’s Office Minister, was a setup to undermine Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. He claims to be just an old man who has no political position or power whatsoever, adding that his role is to
Nuntiwa Sae Jiew, or “Noon”, a Thai woman thought to have gone missing in Switzerland last month, has been found. The Facebook post by the Royal Thai Embassy in Bern reads; “Today (May 24, 2024), The Royal Thai Embassy in Bern would like to announce that Khun Noon’s family has been contacted by the police.
Passengers who were on a flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok yesterday afternoon after encountering severe air turbulence arrived at Changi Airport in Singapore this morning, with almost all briskly escorted out of the baggage collection area by Singapore Airlines staff. The Straits Times reported that there were hugs and
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin claimed today that he was not aware of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s recent meetings with representatives of Myanmar’s opposition groups and insisted Thailand is open to talks with all sides in the conflict-torn country. Speaking to reporters at the Government House, Srettha said as an immediate neighbour of Myanmar, Thailand
Fire fighters are still struggling to control the blaze, almost 12 hours after fire broke out at a paper factory in Samut Sakhon. The factory, which belongs to the Hiang Seng Fibre Container company (Panjapol Fibre Containers), occupies an area of about 4.8 hectares. The fire started at approximately 9:30 am on Saturday morning (May
