Tag: Political Crisis
NCPO gives clarifications to foreign military attaches
BANGKOK, 18 June 2014 – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has invited foreign defense attaches to a meeting to elucidate the...
Military-grade weapons found inside a luxury mansion in Ayutthaya Province
AYUTTHAYA, 18 June 2014 - Ayutthaya Provincial Police along with Army officers have found an M-79 grenade launcher, 75 rounds of ammunition, and a...
Special Report: Thailand clarifies its stance on immigrant workers to Cambodia
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Thailand has told the Cambodian side that it has no policy to crack down on Cambodian workers. The Permanent...
Prominent anti-coup academic detained, charged
BANGKOK, June 18 -- The military has detained and charged academic Worajet Pakeerat for defying an order of the National Council for Peace and...
Thai police launch operation to uproot environmental crime gangs
BANGKOK, June 18 -- The Royal Thai Police has begun an operation to crack down on environmental crime, including illegal logging and wildlife trafficking....
Nakhon Phanom completes its rice payments to all farmers
NAKHON PHANOM, 18 June 2014 – The northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom has officially finished disbursing payment to the remaining unpaid farmers enrolled in...
NCPO puts 4 mega telecom projects on the back burner
BANGKOK, 18 June 2014 - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has decided to temporarily suspend four telecom projects worth nearly 100...
NCPO to set up committee overseeing reconciliation centers
BANGKOK, 18 June 2014 – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is set to establish a committee which will be supervising all...
Nitirat Group core-leader Worajet to face court-martial
BANGKOK, 18 June 2014 - Worajet Pakeerat, a Nitirat Group core-leader, has been detained by the Royal Thai Army. He was held accountable for...
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Road-marking truck burns out on Bangkok elevated road, injuring five workers
BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the...
Pattaya officials seize tables and cigarettes from sidewalk vendors on Second Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers seized two metal tables and several boxes of cigarettes from vendors selling goods on public pavement along...
Minivan catches fire outside emergency department at Phuket hospital
PHUKET, Thailand – A minivan caught fire outside the emergency department of Vachira Phuket Hospital early on October 11, prompting an urgent response from...
Over 10,000 suspected counterfeit TAIYO lighters seized in Mukdahan warehouse raid
MUKDAHAN, Thailand – Authorities seized approximately 10,730 lighters suspected of carrying counterfeit TAIYO trademarks during a court-authorized search of a warehouse in Mukdahan on...
Sattahip Mayor seeks care and support for 73-year-old woman living alone
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Sattahip Mayor Wasan Siangchi visited a 73-year-old woman living alone in a rented room on October 11 after receiving concerns from...