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Actress Rybena ‘Nana’ arrested for fraudulent borrowing
Read more: Actress Rybena ‘Nana’ arrested for fraudulent borrowingPolice arrested actress Rybena “Nana” Intachai at her home in Watthana district of Bangkok on Wednesday morning for alleged fraudulent borrowing.
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Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says Anutin
Read more: Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says AnutinPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday promised that his government would continuously expand its scam suppression after the huge seizure of assets worth about 10 billion baht from major suspects linked to Cambodia.
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Red Cross reps visit captured Cambodian soldiers
Read more: Red Cross reps visit captured Cambodian soldiersInternational Red Cross representatives on Tuesday visited 18 captured Cambodian soldiers and witnessed the good care being given them by the Thai army, according to the Royal Thai Army.
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Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul reclaims No. 1 world ranking
Read more: Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul reclaims No. 1 world rankingThailand’s Jeeno Thitikul has reached No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings for the second time in her career.
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‘No abuse’ of Khmer soldiers in Thai custody
Read more: ‘No abuse’ of Khmer soldiers in Thai custodyThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs will on Tuesday escort representatives from international organisations based in Thailand to meet the 18 Cambodian detainees currently in Thai custody. This is in a bid to counter allegations from Phnom Penh regarding mistreatment and torture, according to its spokesperson.
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Cambodia urged to honour its dead and collect their bodies
Read more: Cambodia urged to honour its dead and collect their bodiesDeputy Defence Minister Nattapon Narkphanit has called on the Cambodian government to honour its soldiers who fell in the border clashes with Thailand by retrieving their bodies without delay.
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Scholarships offered to families of fallen Thai soldiers
Read more: Scholarships offered to families of fallen Thai soldiersThai universities and schools have offered full scholarships to the families of Thai soldiers who died or were wounded during the five days of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.
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China toughens import rules on Vietnamese durians after detecting health risk
Read more: China toughens import rules on Vietnamese durians after detecting health riskChinese authorities have tightened oversight of imported Vietnamese durians this year after finding “excessive levels” of two potentially harmful substances in the popular, high-value fruit.