More seatless carriages planned for subway trains during rush hours |
Bangkok Expressway and Metro Pcl which operates the Blue Line subway is pondering whether it should double the number of seatless carriage to two for each train so there will…
PM insists mandatory conscription is still needed |
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday reaffirmed the need to retain the mandatory conscription for Thai male adults as soldiers form an indispensable force in time of crisis or emergency.…
Corruption watchdog faults 4 ex-officials of malfeasance related to temple fund fraud |
Four former senior officials of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) have been faulted by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for malfeasance in office and disciplinary violations in connection with…
Four national parks to cede some land for reservoirs |
The Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to slice off some areas of four national parks for the construction of reservoirs of the…
Riverside residents in Kanchanaburi told to brace for possible flooding |
Kanchanaburi’s riverside residents have been told to move their belongings to higher grounds in anticipation of possible flooding after three dams in this western province increased water drainage downstream. Kanchanaburi…
Next mobile Cabinet meet set for Aug 21 in Chumphon |
The next mobile Cabinet meeting will be held in the southern province of Chumphon on Aug 21, assistant government spokesperson Col Taksada Sangkhachan said today. Col Taksada said that Prime…
Super yacht at centre of graft probe arrives in Malaysia from Indonesia |
A US$250 million super yacht owned by a fugitive Malaysian billionaire and at the centre of a major graft inquiry arrived in Malaysia this afternoon after an approximately 20-hour journey…
Olympic marksman Jakkrit’s wife acquitted for his murder |
Nithiwadee Phucharoenyos, a doctor widely known as “Mor Nim”, accused of murdering her husband and former Olympic marksman Jakkrit Panichpatikum in 2013, was today acquitted by the Appeals Court which…
Massive Truck Explosion in Italy |
A massive blast of a fuel tanker on a highway in the northern part of Italy has caused at least 2 dead and 50 severely injured.The dramatic explosion occurred on…
Kaeng Krachan dam’s spillover threatens riverside areas in Phetchaburi’s 5 districts |
Overflow from Kaeng Krachan dam has spilled over the spillway into the Phetchaburi river and this will swamp riverside areas in Kaeng Krachan, Tha Yang, Ban Lat, Muang and Ban…
Earthquake death toll on Lombok island rises to 98 |
Foreign tourists disembark a boat coming from Gili Trawangan island, in Bangsal, North Lombok today, the day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area. Rescuers used diggers and heavy…
PM moody with question about Thailand’s Asean chairmans |
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s mood obviously turned sour this afternoon after he was asked to react to the much-publicized commentary by an Indonesian newspaper columnist who argued that Thailand doesn’t…