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Putrajaya, Malaysia - Jailed former Malaysian leader Najib Razak moved closer on Monday to serving the rest of his sentence at home after an appeal court ruled he could use a royal decree supporting his claim.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra attempted to defend her father today. She claimed that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra did not intend to discriminate against or insult African women, as suggested by Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit.
The police inspector-general, Pol Gen Tatchai Pitaneelaboot, announced in Mae Sot district, Tak province, today that he had received confirmation that the missing Chinese actor, Xingxing, had been located.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira reiterated today that Thais who are 60 and over will definitely receive the 10,000 baht financial support, under the “digital wallet” scheme, on January 29th.
The cabinet approved a ministerial regulation today, prohibiting students from using electronic cigarettes, hookahs or psychotropic substances.
A Chinese actor Wang Xing, better known as “Xingxing”,was safely returned to Thailand on Tuesday afternoon, via Mae Sot district in Tak province, and was met upon arrival by Pol Gen Tatchai Pitaneelaboot, the police inspector general.
A Chinese movie star is believed to have gone missing, after he arrived in Thailand and travelled to a northern province, near the Myanmar border, for a casting appointment last Friday.
Air pollution in and around Bangkok and in the north is predicted to worsen until Friday, due to poor air circulation caused by a cold air system over the northeast, according to the Air Pollution Communication Centre of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Police in Mae Sot district of Tak province have questioned a Thai man who drove the now missing Chinese actor, known as “Xingxing”, from Mae Sot to the Myanmar border. Unconfirmed reports say, however, that the actor has been located and is about to be brought back into Thailand.
Bangkok is the world’s 9th most polluted city today, with the level of airborne pollutants measured at 165 on the Air Quality Index.
Another Chinese actor has claimed that he almost fell prey to a scam, using the same trick employed against “Xingxing”, who has been missing since January 3rd and is currently the subject of a Thai police investigation.
Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit has called on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to withdraw and apologise for public remarks he made in Chiang Rai province, which she says are racist and violate basic human rights.
The Emergency Situation Management Committee decided today to lift the state of emergency in Yaha district of Thailand’s Yala province, leaving only 17 districts out of 33 in the three southern provinces of Thailand still under a state of emergency, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said after the committee’s meeting.
The National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) has launched an investigation into the operations of the Phetkasem Foundation over an incident involving an ambulance, which was sent to pick up a patient with a history of coronary syndrome.
Thaksin Shinawatra dismissed speculation that Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga may be removed from the post.
Thailand’s inflation rate in 2024 was 0.4%. According to Office of Trade Policy and Strategy of the Commerce Ministry, this was primarily due to the rising prices of fuel, food and drinks for nine consecutive months.
