‘Second Walk to Chase Tu’ moves to Din Daeng intersection

DEMONSTRATORS from two activist groups moved their "Second Walk to Chase Tu" protest from the front of the Royal Thai Police headquarters to Din Daeng intersection this evening (June 18) with this aimed at piling pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, whose nickname is Tu, to step down, Matichon newspaper said. Police were out in …

Bhumjaithai Party all set to keep Prayut in power: Nattawut

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER RED SHIRT leader Nattawut Saikua today (June 18) discouraged local villagers of Sisaket from picking any future Bhumjaithai candidates running for MPs otherwise, he said, they would only look to keep Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in power beyond the next general election. During the so-called "Chase the Rat, Swat …

Canadian woman biking in Kanchanaburi dies after being hit by pickup truck

  A CANADIAN woman biking in Kanchanaburi with her husband died early this morning (June 18) after being hit by a pickup truck while changing lanes to make a U-turn, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.30 a.m. Pol. Capt. Chairat Chananan, a deputy inspector at Mueang Kanchanaburi police station, was alerted of the accident on …

Ukraine gets possible path to EU, aid pledges from Britain

  By AP and published by US News & World Report Kyiv, Ukraine  - The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership on Friday, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and threatening its very survival. In another show of …