Brit charged over sex with underage girls
Brit charged over sex with underage girlsOfficers question James Alexander Oldfield, 35, a British national, who was arrested in Sathon district of Bangkok on Saturday on charges of buying sex from underage girls in Hua Hin. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)A British man has been arrested in Bangkok on charges of buying sex from underage girls following the arrest of two women acting as procurers in Hua Hin last August. Police arrested James Alexander Oldfield, 35, on Yen Akat Road in Sathon district on Saturday. The arrest was part of an investigation into the customers of two women who had taken girls aged under 18 to sell sex to tourists in Hua Hin. Investigators learned that he had fled to Bangkok, where they tracked him to a residence in Sathon district.
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February 05, 2024 19:56 UTC
Bangkok Post - No discussion allowed
Still, the good repute of the nation's Royal Thai Police has yet again been damaged. The Royal Thai Police will then be known as perfect, and praise alone will be forthcoming. In this context, extensive climate change awareness is the need of the hour. First up, the younger generation including students must be made aware of climate change crises and its ramifications. On the whole, it is all about more climate actions on the ground through rigorous green activities globally.
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February 04, 2024 05:02 UTC
Fisheries chiefs spell out the end for 'foreign' tilapia
Fisheries chiefs spell out the end for 'foreign' tilapiaRight The Fisheries Department launches fishing boats with certified fishing nets used for catching Blackchin tilapia in Samut Sakhon on Friday. The Department of Fisheries has launched a campaign to eradicate Blackchin tilapia from Thai waterways and fishing spots. Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Captain Thamanat Prompow revealed on Friday that growing numbers of Blackchin tilapia are threatening local marine life and fish farms in several provinces. Blackchin tilapia are an alien species that threaten local marine life. (Photos: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)According to Mr Bancha, the fish breed in Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Phetchaburi, Bangkok, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla and Samut Sakhon.
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February 03, 2024 20:03 UTC
Bangkok Post - Root for city workers
The National Vaccine Institute issued this explanation: "Long Covid-19, or Post Covid-19 condition, [is] a condition that can occur after recovering from Covid-19, but it is not linked to Covid-19 vaccination. Meanwhile, according to the World Health Organization, the causes of Long Covid-19 and why individuals are affected differently are still unclear". In summary, this means that the NVI acknowledges they don't know the causes of long Covid, but they know it is not the vaccines. The m-RNA gene modifying vaccines cause the body to manufacture spike protein. We know vaccination causes and exacerbates existing cancer, heart disease, and a host of other problems -- why not simply acknowledge the truth?
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February 03, 2024 05:04 UTC
Yaowarat lit up for Lunar New Year 2024
Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown is lit up with decorative lights in celebration of Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb 10 this year. The light-up ceremony is held to mark the 49th anniversary of cultural cooperation between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and China.
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February 03, 2024 03:20 UTC
Bangkok Post - Tips for the young
Tips for the youngRe: "DLA says it's time to listen to youth", (BP, Jan 29). We learn about life from experience. The one thing youth should avoid is political perception. In the interests of democracy, youth should gain experience of life apolitically. They live integrally with the laws of nature: the fundamental facts of life on this planet -- the basis of democratic wisdom.
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February 02, 2024 18:40 UTC
Bangkok bus numbers to be adjusted after stirring confusion
(Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)The Transport Ministry will adjust new bus route numbers following passenger complaints about the change. Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Friday he had ordered the Land Transport Department to modify all new route numbers by removing the dash between the zone and route numbers, aiming to alleviate confusion among travellers. Buses serving Greater Bangkok underwent route number changes last month as part of an effort to reform the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). It adjustment has stirred confusion among passengers, many have criticised the bus agency, the department and the ministry for altering familiar route numbers. Even the BMTA labour union staunchly opposed the idea and urged the transport minister and related agencies to revert to the old bus numbers.
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February 02, 2024 18:36 UTC
Bangkok Post - Rice idea!
Re: "Scandal taints Thai rice", (Editorial, Jan 30). Our arch-competitor Vietnam last year alone received 1 billion baht to develop rice seeds. Their strains are so good that Thai farmers reportedly smuggle their seeds in to grow locally. Instead of billions for rice subsidies, we should spend those billions on R&D to develop the strains most wanted by our markets and develop ways to add value to rice -- like domestically. While we await our R&D results, buy improved strains from other countries and sell them at subsidised prices to farmers to grow.
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February 01, 2024 08:31 UTC
Senator tells tech CEOs their ‘product is killing people’
U.S. senators on Wednesday (January 31) grilled leaders of the biggest social media companies and said Congress must quickly pass legislation, as one lawmaker accused the companies of having "blood on their hands" for failing to protect children from escalating threats of sexual predation on their platforms.
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February 01, 2024 06:50 UTC
150 transport projects worth B652bn planned
Transport Minister Suriya JungrungreangkitThe Transport Ministry has unveiled its plans to invest 652 billion baht in about 150 transport projects this and next year to improve the country's infrastructure. Speaking after a seminar on policy on Wednesday, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said 64 projects would be launched this year and 31 more are in the pipeline with a total budget of 389 billion baht. Next year, the ministry has 57 new projects in the pipeline worth a total of 263 billion baht, he said. Nine railway projects will be launched this year such as a double-track railway running from Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin, Hua Hin to Prachuap Khiri Khan and Prachuap Khiri Khan to Chumphon. The ministry has also planned to develop regional ports connecting Krabi, Phangnga and Phuket this year, Mr Suriya said.
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February 01, 2024 05:03 UTC
Move Forward braces for key court ruling
Pita: Court backed him over shareholdingAttention will once again be on a Constitutional Court ruling on Move Forward Party (MFP) affairs when on Wednesday the court passes judgement on whether the party's efforts to amend the lese majeste law are constitutional. He said the petitioner only asked the court to stop any action deemed as an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, not dissolve the party. Mr Parit also said that if the court rules against the MFP, the party already has a contingency plan in place to deal with any unfavourable ruling. According to observers, Mr Theerayut's petition was based on a Constitutional Court ruling delivered on Nov 10, 2021. The court ruled that the actions of three protest leaders at a rally at Thammasat University in August 2020 were an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
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January 31, 2024 19:13 UTC
Govt sees soft power boost in festival hits
Paetongtarn: Films 'good ads' for govtThe government will promote a slew of Thai movies at international film festivals starting with six movies at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March, according to Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party leader and chairwoman of the National Committee on Soft Power Development. "We hope to have good news," she said, of the Thai entrants' chances of scooping an award at the festival. "They will represent the policy to support Thai movies in international film festivals, which is the result of brainstorming between movie directors and the National Committee on Soft Power Development. It is a big step to show the government is serious about supporting the movie industry and promoting Thai culture," she said. "The government is now looking forward to supporting more movie screenings at other international film festivals, such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Berlin International Film Festival," said Ms Paetongtarn.
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January 29, 2024 03:43 UTC
Bangkok Post - There's a lot in a name
There's a lot in a nameRe: "A Stroll In Song Wat", (Life, Jan 24). I appreciate an article "A Stroll In Song Wat" in Life on Jan 24. But there's one missing piece of info: Why and how did the name Song Wat come about? As all us Thais know, Song is a royally-connected word. Could the Bangkok Post request historians to enlighten the public on how the name Song Wat came about?
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January 28, 2024 13:10 UTC
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off east coast
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off east coastPeople watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 25, 2022. (Reuters photo)SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. "While strengthening surveillance and vigilance, our military is cooperating closely with the United States and monitoring additional signs and activities from North Korea," it said in a statement. The latest launches came days after North Korea fired what it called a new strategic cruise missile called "Pulhwasal-3-31", suggesting it is nuclear capable. North Korea is stepping up confrontation with the United States and its allies, but officials in Washington and Seoul say they have spotted no signs Pyongyang intends to take imminent military action.
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January 28, 2024 08:14 UTC
Philippine troops kill nine Islamist militants
Two of those slain were suspected of deadly bombing of Catholic mass on southern islandThe city of Marawi in Lanao del Sur province was the site of a five-month siege by Philippine troops to dislodge Islamist militants in 2017. (Reuters File Photo)MANILA - Government troops killed nine members of a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday, including two suspects in a deadly blast at a Roman Catholic mass last month. Four soldiers were wounded during the counter terrorism operation on Thursday and Friday in Lanao del Sur province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said in a statement, but all are in stable condition. Among those killed were the two named suspects in the Dec 3 bombing in a university gymnasium in Marawi that killed at least four people and injured 50 others. “This operation sets a clear precedent: the AFP will not tolerate those who endanger the lives and well-being of our people.”
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January 27, 2024 15:48 UTC