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Future Forward Party lays out reform for booze producers
Future Forward Party lays out reform for booze producers
BANGKOK: The Future Forward Party (FFP) on Tuesday (Jan 14) unveiled a plan to push a law touted through parliament that would open up the country’s alcoholic beverage industry and ensure fair treatment for new and small liquor and beer producers.
17 more parties put under loan spotlight
17 more parties put under loan spotlight
BANGKOK: Activist Srisuwan Janya is petitioning the Election Commission (EC) to investigate 17 more political parties for allegedly violating the law on borrowing money - the same charge that could see the Future Forward Party (FFP) disbanded.
Poipet border checkpoint on alert for new virus after Thailand scare
Poipet border checkpoint on alert for new virus after Thailand scare
POIPET: Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province have stepped up checks at the Poipet border with Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo following reports that a Chinese tourist to Thailand had been confirmed to be infected with a new pneumonia-like disease.
Tesco purchase tempts CP
Tesco purchase tempts CP
BANGKOK: Charoen Pokphand has acknowledged considering the possibility of acquiring a controlling stake in Tesco Plc’s Asia business, an operation the group sold almost two decades ago.
War Elephants told to aim for a win
War Elephants told to aim for a win
FOOTBALL: Hosts Thailand need a draw against Iraq in their final AFC U23 Championship Group A game to advance, but the War Elephants' Japanese coach Akira Nishino says his men will be going for a win in tonight’s (Jan 14) clash.
Govt eyes cyber HQ to combat hacker threat
Govt eyes cyber HQ to combat hacker threat
BANGKOK: The government is launching its first-ever cybersecurity office to combat hacking, amid growing concern over thieves targeting everything from everyday banking transactions to data in the Chim, Shop, Chai stimulus scheme.
Coronavirus-infected Chinese tourist being treated in Thailand
Coronavirus-infected Chinese tourist being treated in Thailand
BANGKOK: A Chinese tourist found to be infected with the new strain of coronavirus when she arrived in Thailand is being treated in hospital and is expected to be discharged in a few days, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Jan 13).
Gold theft killer ‘may be former military’
Gold theft killer ‘may be former military’
LOP BURI: Investigators are targeting a former military officer as they hunt the robber who killed three people and wounded four others during a gold shop heist last Thursday (Jan 9), according to a high-ranking police source.
War Elephants need a draw to progress
War Elephants need a draw to progress
FOOTBALL: Hosts Thailand squandered a one-goal advantage to go down 2-1 to Australia on Saturday (Jan 11) night and need to avoid a loss to Iraq in their last AFC U23 Championship Group A game tomorrow (Jan 14) to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament.
Thais suffer heartbreak as Koreans claim ticket to Tokyo Olympics
Thais suffer heartbreak as Koreans claim ticket to Tokyo Olympics
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand women's volleyball team suffered yet another heartbreak as their quest for a first ever Olympic appearance ended in defeat in Nakhon Ratchasima last night (Jan 12).
Body of beaten man found floating off Phuket
Body of beaten man found floating off Phuket
PHUKET: The body of an unidentified man, his face badly beaten, was found floating in the sea off Thalang district yesterday morning (Jan 11).
Gold thief shoots three dead including 2-year-old boy
Gold thief shoots three dead including 2-year-old boy
LOP BURI: A 500,000 baht reward has been offered for the capture of a gold-shop robber who shot dead three people, including a young boy, and wounded four others at a department store complex in Muang district last night (Jan 9).
Cops clash over scanners as 'Big Joke' links shooting to deal
Cops clash over scanners as 'Big Joke' links shooting to deal
BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau's (IB) controversial procurement of a biometric identification system has been thrust into the spotlight as the issue has brought to the fore a conflict between former immigration police chief, Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn and national police chief, Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda.
School bullying problem worsening with over 90% of pupils victimised
School bullying problem worsening with over 90% of pupils victimised
THAILAND: As many as 92% of schoolchildren in Thailand have been subjected to physical or psychological abuse by their peers, while 13% are medically depressed from bullying, a recent survey conducted by the Network of Legal Advocates for Children and Youth showed.
Spikers through to semi-finals
Spikers through to semi-finals
VOLLEYBALL: The Thai women's volleyball team will take on Kazakhstan in the semi-finals of the Asian Olympic qualification event in Nakhon Ratchasima tomorrow (Jan 11).
Bangkok on high alert as PM2.5 levels forecast to rise
Bangkok on high alert as PM2.5 levels forecast to rise
THAILAND: Bangkok yesterday (Jan 8) recorded the world's third worst air quality on Air Visual, a popular app monitoring pollution, while City Hall is on high alert for a predicted rise in PM2.5 levels until the end of this week.
Fifth visitor quarantined over mystery Wuhan virus
Fifth visitor quarantined over mystery Wuhan virus
BANGKOK: A Chinese traveller arriving in Bangkok from the pneumonia-hit city of Wuhan in central China has been quarantined, bringing the number of people quarantined in the search for suspected cases of the mysterious virus causing the outbreak to five.
Thailand overwhelm Bahrain in U23 match
Thailand overwhelm Bahrain in U23 match
FOOTBALL: Thailand cruised past Bahrain in their opening AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 Group A match at the Thammasat Stadium in Bangkok yesterday (Jan 8), while Iraq and Australia ended in a draw.
Big Joke links gunshots to B2bn airport biometrics project
Big Joke links gunshots to B2bn airport biometrics project
BANGKOK: The former immigration police chief yesterday (Jan 8) linked the gunshots fired into his car on Monday to his opposition to a B2 billion contract for biometrics equipment to screen passengers at major airports.
Foreign Ministry denies US tip-off - no warning of strike on Iranian general
Foreign Ministry denies US tip-off - no warning of strike on Iranian general
BANGKOK: The Foreign Ministry is backtracking on earlier statements by the foreign minister that the United States had informed Thailand one day before its drone attack which killed Iranian forces leader Qassem Soleimani, saying the report was “misinformed.”