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Cops' salaries cut for conman motorcade
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2025
» Two military police officers have been detained and are facing disciplinary punishment for leading the motorcade of an alleged conman who claimed to have close ties with several political bigwigs, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Thursday.
PM files against 'fraudster VIP' who conned actress
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has had her assistant file a police report against a man who has reportedly been showing off "fake" text conversations with the premier on the Line application to deceptively inflate his level of influence.
Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs to China
Published on 27/02/2025
» Thailand on Thursday deported 40 Uyghur detainees who had been in the country for nearly 11 years, after receiving assurances from China that they would be looked after, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
South Korean president taken to army hospital
Published on 21/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea’s impeached and detained President Yoon Suk Yeol has been moved to a military hospital, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
America mourns Jimmy Carter at state funeral
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Jimmy Carter was to be honoured on Thursday with a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral, amid a groundswell of tributes honoring the 39th US president and the last from the so-called Greatest Generation.
Buddhism is always oddly political
Oped, Published on 29/11/2024
» On the upcoming Wednesday, a grand ceremony will be held at Sanam Luang to welcome a sacred tooth relic of the Lord Buddha. China is sending a precious piece of Buddha relics to Thailand for a 72-day procession in celebration of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua's 72nd birthday and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand. This piece of Buddha's remains, referred to as the "Buddha Tooth Relic from the Lingguang Temple", is arguably one of the most important Buddhist treasures ever discovered in China.
Prabowo takes up Indonesian presidency, vows to tackle corruption
Published on 20/10/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto on Sunday took over as president of the world's third-largest democracy, vowing to combat internal issues such as corruption that plague the country and to make it more self-sufficient.
Investigation ordered into police escorting luxury car convoy
Published on 07/10/2024
» The chief of the Central Investigation Bureau has ordered a probe into highway police blocking normal traffic to facilitate the travel of a billion-baht convoy of luxury cars along an inter-city motorway.
Appeal court tosses case against anti-Prayut protester
Published on 05/09/2024
» An appeal court has dismissed a case against a Ratchaburi woman who was roughed up by police and security officers during a visit to the province by then-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
Published on 03/09/2024
» JAKARTA: Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change as part of his longest trip yet.