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At least 18 people were killed and 160 others injured after a train derailed on a tourist coastal railway in north-eastern Taiwan, Taiwan News reported. The train went off the tracks between the Dongshan and Suxin stations in Yilan county, near Taipei, at about 5pm. It said the Puyuma express train, headed for Taitung had
Nine people, mostly Myanmar migrant workers, died and six others were seriously injured in a road accident involving a passenger van hired to transport Myanmar migrant workers in Kamphaeng Phet province this morning. The identities of the victims were not immediately known while a forensic examination on the bodies of death victims is underway, police
The Sam Mitr political group has asked red-shirt movement leader Jatuporn Promphan to stop pressuring the four Cabinet members who have joined the Palang Pracharat party to quit, saying their presence in the government does not make a difference in the election. Whether or not an election is fair depends on the people to
Most people interviewed in a public opinion survey by Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit Rajabhat University believe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s launch of a webpage and social media accounts is politically motivated. A total of 1,165 respondents were interviewed in this new poll conducted between Wednesday and Saturday (Oct 17-20). In an open-ended question
Saturday, October 20, 2018: Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha returned from Belgium today and joined Thaksin Shinawatra and new Army chief Apirat Kongsompong in saying predictable things. The participation in Asia-Europe Meeting was a success, Prayut said, adding that all foreign leaders he talked to “understood” the Thai situation and considered the country to be stable. He
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump joined European leaders on Saturday in pushing Saudi Arabia for more answers about Jamal Khashoggi after Riyadh changed its story and acknowledged that the journalist died over two weeks ago at its consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Arabia said early on Saturday that Khashoggi, a critic of the country’s de
Malaysia has promised to support Thailand’s attempts to move ahead with peace talks with an umbrella organization of militant groups in Thailand’s deep south, said defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich. Lt Gen Kongcheep cited results of bilateral talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon and his Malaysian counterpart, Haji Mohamad bin Sabu,
AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) – India’s railway officials and local community leaders traded blame on Saturday over an accident in which a train ran over scores of people gathered on the railway tracks for a festival in the northern city of Amritsar. A large crowd had formed near the tracks on the city’s fringe for the
Thailand drops two spots from 29th to 31st in the Nation Brands Index 2018 out of a total of 100 rankings worldwide, according to Brand Finance, a British consultancy firm on the assessment of brand value. Thailand’s brand value calculated from the country’s leading brandnames was estimated to worth 509 billion dollars or 16.6 trillion baht –
Navarati or Navadurga Parva is the festival at SRI MAHA MARIAMMAN TEMPLE, Oct 19, 2018 At the center of Bangkok, one over-100-years Hindu temple is situated on the Silom road. This temple is also known as Wat Khaek or Uma Devi temple following the principle Buddha image of the temple. The name of the temple
Phetchaburi provincial police have launched an investigation into illegal hunting in a wild animal shelter in Tha Yang district of Phetchaburi province. Two deer were separately found shot dead in the 420-rai animal shelter under the care of the Friends of the Animals Foundation. But villagers in the neighbourhood of the shelter told police that
Members of the public who give information to officials leading to seizure of narcotic drugs will be eligible to financial rewards, according to an announcement of the Justice Ministry published in the Royal Gazette on Friday. The amount of financial rewards to be paid to the informants vary in accordance with the types of narcotics
A religious ceremony was held on Friday at a temple and at the entrance of Tham Luang cave in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai to mark the 100th day of the passing of Samarn Kunan, alias “Ja Sam”‘, a former SEAL member who died during the dramatic rescue operation to save the trapped Wild Boars
A depression with wind speed at its epic-centre averaging 55 km/h was to make landfall in the southern province of Prachuab Khiri Khan province on Saturday and will result in isolated heavy rainfall in the southern, central and eastern regions as well as Bangkok Metropolis from today until Monday. The Meteorological Department warned people in
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Saturday preliminary results of investigations showed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after a fight with people he met there, state media reported. “The investigations are still underway and 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested,” a statement from the Saudi public prosecutor said,
Friday, October 19, 2018: It was a relatively calm day in politics, despite statements by the new Army chief and Thaksin Shinawatra getting angry feedbacks from those opposed to them. Both of them have said nothing unexpected, in fact. Thaksin said in an interview overseas that if a Pheu Thai-led coalition won about 300 constituency
