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Surat Thani provincial police insisted today that there was no rape case on Koh Tao island involving a British backpacker as alleged in the social media. Koh Pha-ngan police superintendent Pol Col Sathit Kongnian said during a video conference today with Pol Maj-Gen Apichart Boonsrirote, commander of Surat Thani provincial police, that on June 27,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who ran unsuccessfully for president as a self-styled maverick Republican in 2008 and became a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday, his office said. He was 81. McCain, a US senator from Arizona for over three decades, had
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has edged Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam to be the most outstanding member of Gen Prayut Cabinet. Mr Somkid scored 49.88 percent from 1,291 respondents surveyed by Nida Poll of the National Institute of Development Administration during August 20-23. Dr Wissanu who came first for being a cabinet
National artist Chalermchai Kositpipat and his artist friends are working on two paintings depicting the “Nangnon” mountain in the northern province of Chiang Rai which will be exhibited at the Tham Luang museum in Chiang Rai upon their completion in two weeks’ time. Chalermchai said the two paintings will complement the giant “The Heroes” painting
Mong Thongdee, who won Thailand paper plane championship nine years ago when he was 12, won the Thailand paper plane championship in the general individual category at Muang Thong Thani today. Mong, whose struggle for Thai citizenship has been making headlines for years, will represent Thailand in a paper plane competition in Japan next
Thailand has become the world’s Number One with the highest rate of road accidents with ten million drivers out of a total of 31 without driving licenses, said Pol Maj-Gen Ekkarak Limsangkart, commander of Special Branch Police’s 3rd division and a member of the committee to resolve traffic problem. Of the 10 million drivers who
“Communication misunderstanding” was blamed as the reason why US-based ABC News television was the first news outlet to interview the 13 Wild Boars boys and their football coach following their hospital discharge last month. The ABC News exclusive interview was conducted in the chapel of Wat Phrathat Doi Wao in Chiang Rai’s Muang district on
Sixteen Thai and two Taiwanese nationals have been arrested in a raid on a condominium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, by Thai and Vietnamese police where a so-called “call centre” gang had been operating, Tourist Police Bureau deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn said. Speaking at a media briefing Friday night, Pol Maj
Three army privates were this morning escorted by their superior to Lop Buri Muang district police station to acknowledge the charge of assault against one of their colleagues who is now unconscious at an army hospital in the province. The three alleged assailants reportedly admitted they attacked the victim, Pvt Kacha Pacha, because they disliked
The Royal Irrigation Department and other agencies responsible for dams and reservoirs have been instructed to come up with water drainage plans in anticipation of the arrival of another storm in September which is expected to bring more rains. Mr Somkiart Prachamwong, secretary-general of the National Water Resources Office, said Friday that old statistics
In just a few more weeks, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan–o–cha will make known his political future. Many may wonder why Gen Prayut needs to wait until September to unveil what is in his mind. Political observers believe the prime minister is not just trying to buy time, but his move is well–calculated. If
His Majesty the King is concerned about the flooding situation and has asked authorities concerned to take the best care of the people, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-0-cha said on Saturday. Gen Prayut said the government will follow His Majesty’s instruction. The government will adhere to the initiatives of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej regarding water
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly cancelled his top diplomat’s planned trip to North Korea, publicly acknowledging for the first time that his effort to get Pyongyang to denuclearize had stalled since his summit with North Korea’s leader. Trump partly blamed China for the lack of progress with North Korea
About 70 families living around the reservoir of the Vajiralongkorn dam in Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi province are preparing to evacuate as the water level in the dam went up by 35 centimetres on Saturday morning. The families in two villages in Tambon Nong Lu of Sangkhla Buri districts have been flooded by water
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday vented frustration at the media and threatened to take legal action against some of them for what he described as their unfair coverage. “I think I have to do something (with the media). When you get attacked, you resort to defamation law. Governmental agencies have to protect their
The closing date of the Dusit Zoo has been postponed by one month from the end of August to Sept 30, according to a release of the zoo’s public relations office. The Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand had earlier announced that the Dusit Zoo in the heart of Bangkok will be closed at the end
