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BEIJING/PARIS (REUTERS) – China said on Sunday it was investigating Meng Hongwei for suspected wrongdoing after the head of the global law enforcement organisation Interpol and Chinese vice minister for security was reported missing in France. The statement by a Chinese anti-graft body was the first official word from China about Meng since his disappearance
Police have launched a massive manhunt for a former police officer wanted for the alleged contract murder of a petrol station-owner in Sa Kaew province and the serious wounding of his wife earlier this month. A 50,000 baht reward has also been offered by Sa Kaew’s Muang district police for information leading to the arrest
About 20 passengers were injured when a double-decker tour bus collided with a car before plunging into a forested ravine 50 metres below in Wichien Buri district of the central province of Phetchabun province on Sunday. Some of the passengers were trapped inside the bus and rescue workers had to use machine tools to cut
There have been mixed reactions among members of the public to Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s recent remarks that he was “interested in politics.” An opinion poll conducted by Suan Dust Poll shows that 40.50% of the respondents believe it’s Gen Prayut’s right to express his interest in politics. But 20.42% of the 1,218 respondents
About 1,000 workers affiliated with three labour unions demonstrated in front of the Democracy monument Sunday morning on the occasion of the World Day for Decent Work 2018 to highlight unfair employment in both government and private sectors. The demonstrators later marched to the Government House to submit a letter signed by more than 10,000
His Majesty the King has sent a message of condolence to the President of Indonesia following a devastating earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi and tsunami in Donggala and Palu last week. “I am deeply saddened to learn about the powerful earth quake on Sulawesi island and the tsunami in Donggala and Palu, which has resulted in
YANGON (The Irrawaddy) —A recent US report portrays China as seeking privileged access and influence inside Myanmar in order to further its geostrategic interests, while taking steps to counter the influence of Western countries — particularly the US —especially along the China-Myanmar border. In its report “China’s Role in Myanmar’s Internal Conflicts”, the United States
India is to begin operating a daily direct flight between New Delhi and Phuket from Thursday and more direct flights between other Indian major cities and Phuket international airport will follow, said Thani Chuangchu, director of the airport. Kolkata will next operate a direct flight to Phuket as well after India’s request to operate direct flights
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has a piece of advice for senior citizens: They should not be sleeping, but they should keep reading, writing and even quarrelling to keep active physically and mentally. The 93-year-old Mahathir said that when he quarreled with former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his brains were kept active,
Palang Pracharat acting party leader Uttama Savanayana reaffirmed today that he will resign as industry minister when the right time comes. Uttama and three other Cabinet members have been under pressure from government critics and politicians to resign after they formally joined the pro-junta Palang Pracharat last week. Asked by reporters when he will resign,
Stateless Mong Thongdee’s dream of Thai citizenship has finally been fulfilled when Chiang Mai governor approved his application for citizenship, ending his nine years of waiting. In his Facebook post on Saturday, Mong who won Thailand’s paper plane contest championship when he was 12 and then represented Thailand in a similar contest in Japan in
Japan and Germany are interested in investing in Thailand’s new project to build a factory to assemble trains, said Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn. At this point, he said, the location of the train-assembling factory is likely to be in the Northeast, possibly Nakhon Ratchasima or Khon Kaen. The project is expected to be submitted
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of Future Forward Party spells out his vision in interview with ThaiPBS World
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has made dismantling of what he describes as the “legacy” of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) a major plank of the platform of his Future Forward Party. And rewriting the Constitution that was adopted in a referendum in 2017 will be one of the first things that he vows to
The spiritual leader of the Karen tribesmen at Kaeng Krachan forest, 107-year -old Ko-ee Memi, died at the King Mongkut hospital in Phetchaburi province early Friday morning. The grand old man was admitted to the hospital on September 29 after he developed lung inflammation, said Mr Surapong Kongchantoek, director of Karen Study and Development Centre.
