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LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – A helicopter belonging to Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed in a ball of flames in the club’s car park on Saturday after a Premier League match, British media said. It was not known whether Vichai, a father of four and the founder of duty-free giant King Power International,
Turkish prosecutors have prepared an extradition request for 18 suspects from Saudi Arabia in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as his fiancee said on Friday she did not accept an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit the White House because she thought it was aimed at influencing public opinion in his own
The driver of a passenger van who allegedly broke the traffic light and crushed to death a long-distance Filipino cyclist in the eastern province of Chachoengsao during the early hours of Tuesday will face heavy charges, police said. The driver, 29-year old Mr Chutipan Muktawiang, was arrested by police on Thursday with the help of
The Thai government cannot stop the import of squid and cuttlefish from Myanmar as demanded by Thai fishermen because this will breach the World Trade Organization and AFTA agreements, said Mr Adul Chotinisakorn, director-general of Foreign Trade Department, on Friday. He said that banning import of such seafoods from Myanmar was not possible because they
Whatever the outcome of its ongoing leadership race, the Democrat Party can at least claim to have set a political precedent. The three candidates joined in a debate yesterday as part of the party’s primary election of its new leader. They put forth their visions on how to lead the party into the upcoming general
Technology crime suppression division police are investigating a rap song by a group of little known rappers to determine whether its lyrics are damaging to the image of the country and violate the computer crime law. Deputy spokesman of the TCSD, Pol Col Siriwat Deepor, said Friday that from the initial examination of the lyrics
Saturday, March 23, 2019: Everyone knows the rules when entering the voting booth, but having a smartphone in the pocket can cause a potentially disastrous temptation. No matter how itchy the hands are, however, don’t let the desire to photograph the ballot get to you. Taking a picture of your ballot can land you in
The Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) today (Oct 26) carried out a new round of drug suppression blitz targeting 79 places across the country, said Wichai Chaimongkol, deputy secretary-general of the anti-drug agency. The nation-wide blitz followed a meeting of governmental agencies involved in tackling narcotic problem chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.
The government has decided to declare war on narcotic drugs across the country with an expectation of positive result in three months. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Thursday called a high-level meeting of relevant agencies, including the military, the Internal Security Operations Command, Justice Ministry, Interior Ministry, Foreign Ministry and the police for discussion
In a bid to cope with an expected slowdown in global economic growth next year, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has instructed the Finance Ministry to inject another 50 billion baht into the Pracharat Fund. This injection is for funding the government’s plan to stimulate Thailand’s economy ahead of a slowdown in global economic growth
Warong Dechgitvigrom, a candidate in the Democrat Party’s leadership race, said if he becomes the party leader, he will replace the party’s liberal democracy ideology with a new concept of “welfare democratic society”. Speaking at his vision presentation as a candidate for the election of the party’s leader, he said he doesn’t support the liberal
It was a reunion of “old friends” in almost 30 years when Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad made a courtesy call on Privy Council President Gen Prem Tinsulanonda at the latter’s Sisao residence this morning. Though it was a brief meeting but it provided a rare occasion for the two to recall their relationship that
Controversial rocker Seksan Sukpimai, better known as Sek Loso, was this morning sentenced to two years and 21 months imprisonment after he was found guilty of illegal possession of firearms, obstructing police arrest and drug abuse by the Min Buri provincial court. The two years and 21 months jail term also included the one year
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The two bombs sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a third to actor Robert De Niro on Thursday were similar to the devices intended for several other high-profile Democrats and critics of US President Donald Trump, authorities said. None of the 10 devices exploded but authorities stepped up a
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers moved on Wednesday to ban widely-used, throw-away plastics such as straws and cotton buds, and put a greater burden on manufacturers to recycle in an effort to clear up ocean pollution. Under the proposal, overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament, 10 single-use plastic products with readily available alternatives would
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said today the upcoming general election scheduled for Feb 24 next year cannot not be postponed, but the national pre-university tests for students will have to be rescheduled to allow young voters to go to the polls. He was responding to growing concerns that more than 6 million students
