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Big Joke: Sharing Fake News Has “Damaged The Trust In Thailand”

Big Joke: Sharing Fake News Has “Damaged The Trust In Thailand” A video on the INN site showed Immigration chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn reading the riot act to a group of people arrested after they shared fake news that damaged the Election Commission. The people were connected to a website named as syoutaogou.com Their actions…

Tai Yai Man: I Thought The Light Was Green,Truck driver: So did I.

Tai Yai man: I thought the light was green, Truck driver: So did I. CCTV footage from Tak province in Thailand’s north-west showed a pick-up with 12 members of the Tai Yai community aboard slam into a ten wheel truck at a t-junction near Mae Sot. It clearly showed that the truck driver had waited on…

Nigerian Scammer Has A Bit Of Explaining To Do – Despite His Shirt

Nigerian scammer has a bit of explaining to do – despite his shirt An alleged Nigerian Romance Scammer appeared at tech police HQ with a message on his back. It read: “I HATE EXPLAINING SH*T”. But Chinagoram Chetrak Anyanu (name transliterated from Thai) has plenty of explaining to do. Cops who went to his…

Big Joke: Promises Easier, Faster And More “Watertight” Immigration Rules

Big Joke: Promises easier, faster and more “watertight” Immigration rules As immigration officials prepared to present proposals for a new Immigration Act to a ministerial committee yesterday chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn outlined what it would mean to visitors and expatriates in Thailand. Speaking to TNA the chief said that the 1979 act was out of…

U.S. Presses Thailand For ‘Expeditious’ Announcement Of Election Results

U.S. presses Thailand for ‘expeditious’ announcement of election results The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Washington looks forward to working with Thailand’s newly elected government and pressed Bangkok to release the results of the weekend vote as soon as possible while investigating any irregularities. “We stand with the Thai people in…

Big Joke Tight Lipped Over Election Hacking But Says Fraud Claim Is Fake News

Big Joke tight lipped over election hacking but says fraud claim is fake news Lt Gen Surachate “Big Joke” Haparn in his capacity as deputy of the tech police has confirmed that a “Rapid Report” system was hacked in last weekend’s election. He said that the Election Commission contacted the police and he was…

Why Thailand’s Election Results Are So Murky

Why Thailand’s election results are so murky Two days after an election that was meant to restore democratic rule and stability, Thailand has plunged deeper into uncertainty thanks to a complex parliamentary system that critics say the military junta devised to trip up its rivals. The Election Commission has been accused of incompetence and…

Election Not Free Or Fair, Says Poll Monitor

Election not free or fair, says poll monitor According to a key election monitor, Sunday’s election was not free or fair. In a statement released yesterday, the People Network for Elections in Thailand (P-Net) said vote-buying was prevalent in many areas of the country, especially the North, Northeast and Central regions. This apparently…

From Moto GP To Weed Fest, Buriram Leads The Way

From Moto GP to Weed Fest, Buriram leads the way They pulled off the MotoGP event with flair and great organisation. Now Buriram is bracing for a very different crowd heading for the next big event. Taking advantage of the new liberalisation of laws governing marijuana and cannabis, the north-east festival hopes to bring…

Dengue Fever: Fears Of Epidemic As Four Times As Many Cases Reported In Thailand

Dengue fever: Fears of epidemic as four times as many cases reported in Thailand Hospitals nationwide have been ordered to set up emergency facilities to deal with a worrying rise in cases of dengue fever since the start of the year. In January there were four times as many cases of the disease as…

Pressure Mounts on Dejphon Chansiri at Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Crisis: EFL Charges Chansiri

Sheffield Wednesday Owner Dejphon Chansiri Faces Mounting Criticism in UK Parliament and Among Fans

Thieves Target Cinerary Urns at Buriram Temples, Stealing Money Meant for the Afterlife

Shirley Roy Reappointed as Indian Embassy Representative for Northeast India in Thailand

Exploring Buriram’s Nightlife: A Guide to the Best Evening Experiences

Thai Constitutional Court Ousts Prime Minister Srettha in Major Political Shake-Up

Two Pickup Trucks Collide In Fatal Crash In Buriram

Man Found Dead In Khon Kaen, Police Chase Killer

Road Safety Concerns Rise As Upcountry Travel Surges For Songkran