Thailand morning news for August 13

Thailand morning news for August 13

Last 18 Thai fishermen stranded in Somalia arrive home The last group of 18 Thai fishermen, who had been stranded on fishing trawlers in the seas off Somalia, arrived in Bangkok this morning on a […]

Thailand morning news for August 12

Thailand morning news for August 12

Surin hospital pleads for water as its reserves run out Water shortages in Thailand’s northeastern province of Surin have reached such a critical level that the provincial hospital has appealed for help from all agencies […]

Thailand morning news for August 9

Thailand morning news for August 9

PM ‘won’t quit’ over oath A government spokeswoman has played down rumours that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may quit after apologising for not completing the oath of office during last month’s cabinet swearing-in ceremony. — […]

Thailand morning news for August 8

Thailand morning news for August 8

PM insists he did not intentionally omit words during his oath taking Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today he had no intention to truncate the oath he took during the swearing-in ceremony in front of […]

Thailand morning news for August 7

Thailand morning news for August 7

PM admits error in oath recital and is trying to resolve the problem Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has admitted, for the first time, that he did not recite the oath of office in full, as […]

Thailand morning news for August 6

Thailand morning news for August 6

PM: More than 10 involved in bombings Security forces are hunting more than 10 suspects in connection with a series of bomb attacks in Bangkok last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday. — […]

Thailand morning news for August 5

Thailand morning news for August 5

Army chief ridicules claim Thailand behind chemical attack in Japan An exiled critic of the country’s military and monarchy said he was attacked in his home in Japan last month and believes Thai authorities were […]

Singapore morning news for August 2

Singapore morning news for August 2

Abuse by couple left maid, 39, disfigured and traumatised Ms Khanifah, a mother of two from Indramayu, West Java, thinks people are disgusted when they see her. The 39-year-old has a deformed left ear, and […]

Thailand morning news for August 2

Thailand morning news for August 2

Thai July headline CPI rises 0.98% y/y, slightly below forecast Thailand’s annual headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.98% in July from a year earlier, slightly lower than a Reuters poll forecast of a 1% […]

Singapore morning news for August 1

Singapore morning news for August 1

Subsidies helpful, but public education also needed to improve adult vaccination rates: Experts Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) kills one in every four to five senior adults who catch the disease, said Associate Professor Helen Oh, […]