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Village headman killed by wild elephant
R May, Published on 24/10/2023
» SURAT THANI: A phuyaiban, or village chief, died from his injuries after being attacked by a wild elephant in Tha Chana district on Sunday, police said.
Village headman killed by wild elephant
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 23/10/2023
» SURAT THANI: A phuyaiban, or village chief, died from his injuries after being attacked by a wild elephant in Tha Chana district on Sunday, police in this southern province said.
List of 'influential figures' completed
Online Reporters, Published on 02/10/2023
» A list of "influential figures", people wielding dark influence across the country, has been completed and will be tabled at a meeting of the committee handling the matter on Tuesday, Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset said.
Most believe mafia control some police, politicians: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 17/09/2023
» A huge majority of people believe there are some state officials, including police, who serve and protect mafia-style influential figures in the country, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
Progressives seek vote on local leaders
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/05/2022
» The Progressive Movement has denied it is pushing for the immediate abolition of local leaders, the kamnan and phuyaiban (village chiefs), saying it plans to put the issue to a referendum.
Less local control a threat to Thai democracy
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 19/11/2021
» After an almost seven-year suspension, Thailand held its first local elections for chief executive officers (CEO) and council members of provincial administrative organisations (PAO) on Dec 20, 2020, followed by the election of mayors and city council members on March 28 of this year.
King thanks man who held up royal picture
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2020
» Their Majesties the King and Queen thanked supporters, including a former yellow-shirt leader and a man who last week raised a photo of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother near a rally site of young demonstrators demanding monarchy reform, as yellow-clad royalists converged in mass gatherings across many provinces and vowed to protect the monarchy yesterday.
Headman on murder charge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2019
» CHAIYAPHUM: The headman, or phuyaiban, of a village in Khon San district of this northeastern province opened fire with his handgun on Saturday, killing a man and injuring another.
Enraged village headman kills 1, injures another in Chaiyaphum
Makkhawan Wannakul, Published on 12/05/2019
» CHAIYAPHUM: The headman or phuyaiban of a village in Khon San district of this northeastern province opened fire with his handgun on Saturday, killing a man and injuring another, allegedly because he was angered by repeated requests by one of them to make him an assistant village chief.
Ex-village chief nabbed for drug dealing, B100m assets seized
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/04/2019
» SURAT THANI: A former village chief in Kanchanadit district of this southern province was arrested for suspected drug dealing and assets worth about 100 million baht seized in two separate actions taken by authorities on Sunday morning.