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Phumtham warns 'idle' officials
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned idle ministry officials that they face the risk of being transferred, and that the reshuffle of positions within the ministry could be finalised this month.
Anutin brushes off new land probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» Si Sa Ket: Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday brushed aside a fresh attempt to investigate the Khao Kradong land dispute in Buri Ram, insisting that all actions taken during his tenure as interior minister were lawful.
Phumtham moves to end land row
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2025
» Department of Lands (DoL) director-general Pornpoth Penpas has been given seven days to explain why the department failed to comply with court rulings in the controversial Khao Kradong land dispute, Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.
Crunch time for Phumtham
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/07/2025
» New interior minister, and current acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, is a man who can make tough decisions. His recent record includes the decision to return Uyghurs to China early this year, as demanded by Beijing. Last month, he approved a long-delayed, controversial submarine procurement from China -- a call that even junta leader-cum-prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha shied away from.
'Fairytale' Neuschwanstein castle becomes UNESCO heritage site
AFP, Published on 13/07/2025
» BERLIN - The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday.
Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» PARIS - From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can't stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Meltdown: Swiss glaciers hit annual tipping point weeks early
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» GENEVA - The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland’s glaciers has already melted away, a monitoring service said, with Friday marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as “glacier loss day”.
PEUGEOT GTIs ARE BACK – STARTING WITH THE E-208
Life, Published on 23/06/2025
» Peugeot's revered GTi badge has returned to appear on its first electric performance car, a hot hatch based on the e-208 that is aimed squarely at compatriot Alpine's A290.
FA Thailand Targets 2027 Women’s World Cup
Online Reporters, Published on 16/06/2025
» The Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) has officially launched a strategic plan for women’s football under the vision “From Grassroots to Greatness,” reaffirming its commitment to returning the Thai women’s national team, known as “Chaba Kaew,” to the FIFA Women’s World Cup stage with the campaign “Road to Brazil 2027.”
Ferrari target third straight Le Mans triumph
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» LE MANS, France - Ferrari's Formula One fortunes may be flagging but the Italian constructor start this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hour Race as favourites targeting a third consecutive triumph in motorsport's fabled endurance classic.