Prayut shrugs off Chadchart no-show at event

  PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over the opening ceremony of "Smart Pier Smart Connection" between Tha Chang and Sathorn piers today (June 8) but to the surprise of participants Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittiphan was not on hand to welcome him even though this is something the city's governor usually does, Naewna newspaper said. Upon …

Pink pineapple is illegal in Thailand – smugglers face heavy penalty

  THE AGRICULTURE and Cooperatives Ministry issued a warning today (June 8) that the import and sale of pink pineapple cultivated by the food company Fresh Del Monte on trial basis in Costa Rica is illegal in Thailand because this is a genetically modified (GMO) crop and the country has a GMO free-policy in place, …

Death sentence for Joe Ferrari reduced to life in prison

THE Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases this morning (June 8) sentenced Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, and six of seven of his subordinates to death for intentionally torturing a drug suspect to death with two plastic bags but this was commuted to life imprisonment because of mitigating circumstances, Sanook.com …

Russia says two Ukrainian ports ready to ship grain but Kyiv must demine coast

  By Reuters and published by US News & World Report London - Russia said on Tuesday that two major Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov seized by Russian forces were ready to resume grain shipments, but the Kremlin said Kyiv still needed to demine the approaches to its ports for exports to take …