BANGKOK — Two journalists with CNN left Thailand Monday after authorities accused them of using tourist visas to enter the country while covering the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting that left nearly 40 adults and children dead. Anna Coren, 47, and Daniel Hodge, 34, faced widespread criticism for recording a video segment inside […]
Month: October 2022
Newin Chidchob: The kingmaker of Thai politics returns as election looms
Although officially out of politics, Newin Chidchob appears to be playing the role of kingmaker for prime ministerial candidate Anutin Charnvirakul from the coalition Bhumjaithai Party. Newin took the same role in December 2008 after defecting from the camp loyal to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to help the rival Democrat Party form a […]
PM attend funerals for mass murder victims in Nong Bua Lam Phu province
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attended the funerals of some of the victims of Tursday’s day care centre mass murder yesterday (Sunday), held at Thep Nimit and Si Uthai temples in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu. The prime minister also assigned his two deputies, General Prawit Wongsuwan and Public Health Minister […]
CNN Crew Fined, Leaving Thailand in Day Care Attack Coverage
UTHAI SAWAN, THAILAND — Thai authorities on Sunday fined two CNN journalists for working in the country on tourist visas but cleared them of wrongdoing for entering the day care center where more than 20 children were massacred, saying they had filmed inside believing they had obtained permission. Deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn […]
Red flags fly in Chai Nat to warn riverside residents of impending overflows
Red flags are being flown in Chai Nat province to warn people living along the Chao Phraya River to prepare evacuation, as the water level in the river exceeded the height of its banks by 83cm this morning (Sunday). Overflows from the river have already flooded many areas in Muang, Wat Sing and Manorom […]
How Bhumjaithai becomes new political magnet
When Newin Chidchob, the de facto patriarch of Bhumjaithai Party, vowed last week that he will have its leader Anutin Charnvirakul installed as the next prime minister, he was definitely not bluffing. In fact, he was echoing one of the most talked about possible scenarios in the aftermath of the next general elections. Bhumjaithai […]
Heavy rains ease in Australia’s New South Wales, flood warnings remain
WELLINGTON, Rains eased in Australia’s New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be aware of rising flood waters, as days of rain in much of the most populous state has swollen rivers and caused flooding. Emergency services responded overnight to 343 requests for assistance and performed 21 flood-related rescues. […]