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Customs officials and army troops seized more than 4,500 baby endangered turtles and some tropical fish from a passenger van on the Mae Sot-Tak highway in Mae Sot district of Thailand’s northwestern province of Tak on Tuesday. The seized turtles include 586 Indian star tortoises, an endangered species listed in Category 1 by CITES, 75
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s government has yet to take office, and yet many people have already started predicting its demise. Six months? One year? That’s how long some critics believe the coalition government being formed by Prayut will last. And one of them even foresees a lame-duck government from Day 1.
TOKYO (Reuters) – A strong and shallow earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings. The magnitude 6.4 quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), lasted for as long as 20 seconds and damage included a landslide that struck
According to an informed army source, Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong has recommended that his aides and acquaintances listen to an old Thai song called “Kilet Manoot” or (Human Defilement) which, he said, fits the current political situation as politicians squabble over cabinet seats. The essential translated message of the song, sung by Thanin Intharathep,
After playing in the US Open at Pebble Beach at the weekend, Twitter account @smarttimp shows a relaxed Tiger Woods with his children and girlfriend, Erica Herman, clad in matching yellow shirts, spending Tuesday (June 18th) at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, before he tees off in the 148th British Open Tournament at Royal
Future Forward party secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul has accused Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of violating the Constitution by chairing cabinet meetings last week and yesterday (June 18th). In his Facebook post yesterday he said that General Prayut was appointed the post-election prime minister by a Royal Command dated June 9th, in accordance with Article 158 of the
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of Japan around 10.22 pm (Japan’s local time) on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit 85 km ( 53 miles) northeast of the island of Honshu, but Japan’s Meteorological
34th ASEAN Summit 21st – 23rd June 2019 History The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. At the Laem Thaen,
By Ohhappybear Whatever you might have known about Thai-Esan cuisines, the pictures started to blur when, maybe it’s my imagination, you crossed more provincial lines going north. The further up you travel in Thailand’s Northeastern region, the more you will see that regional cuisine has changed from the usual so-called ‘Esan’ staples of ‘Som Tam’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized again on Tuesday and said she had heard the people “loud and clear” after some of the most violent protests in the Chinese-ruled city against an extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed. The bill would allow case-by-case extraditions to mainland China and about
YANGON (Reuters) – As Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi arrived at a Yangon court recently to face charges of defaming Myanmar’s military in Facebook posts, the ailing filmmaker was greeted by a crowd of activists dressed in blue, the color of prison uniforms. The charges against Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi – as well as
The weekend’s battle between rival motorcycle taxi gangs reveals the fiercely competitive nature of the motorbike taxi business. Motorbike riders not only have to struggle through Bangkok’s heavy traffic, but they also have to protect their business turf. Last weekend, “Udomsuk 1” and “Udomsuk Rungruang” motorcycle taxi camps fought over their overlapping routes. The conflict
“For this, I offer my most sincere apology toall people of Hong Kong.” “I will not proceed again with this legislative exercise if these fears and anxieties could not be adequately addressed.” – Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam speaks to the media after her apology on Sunday night, through a written statement, was criticised
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said this morning (Tuesday) that the problem of cabinet seat sharing among factions within the Palang Pracharat party has been settled. Asked by reporters about the resentment among the northeastern and southern MPs, because they were not given any cabinet seats, the Prime Minister said that talks had been held with
This week’s introduction of the Democrat Party’s “Avengers” team was not just a PR stunt by a reeling political camp seeking to capitalize on a big movie hype. It was also a stern message to the ruling party, Palang Pracharat, which wants to take key control of the economy but will struggle to show off
Islamic leaders in Thailand’s five southern provinces are to meet to discuss the problem of human trafficking of Rohingya through Thailand to a third country, with a proposal that Malaysia should be involved in tackling the problem by cracking down on human trafficking networks in Malaysia. Meanwhile, the 65 Rohingya migrants, who landed on Rawi
