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On episode 20 of the show we are joined by Viktor Bout, a man whose life story is quite worthy of a film adaptation. A polyglot, entrepreneur, graduate of the Soviet Military Institute of Foreign Languages. In the West Viktor is portrayed as the “lord of war” and the “merchant of death”. A Russian businessman, a case against whom was fabricated by the American intelligence services on the basis of a provocation they carried out against him in Thailand in 2008. After extradition to the United States, Bout was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison. He was...

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thailand’s King, remains unconscious in hospital due to a bacterial infection, said the royal palace on Sunday. The 44-year-old princess has been unconscious for more than three weeks, after she collapsed due to a heart issue on Dec 14. In its third statement on the princess’ condition since she was hospitalised, the palace said doctors have determined that she has severe heart arrhythmia – irregular heartbeat – which was caused by an inflammation after she suffered a mycoplasma infection. Doctors continue to treat her with medication, including antibiotics. And medical equipment is...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha remained unconscious more than three weeks after collapsing due to a heart problem, a palace statement said in an update on the health of the the 44-year-old potential heir to the throne. Read more here

Anyone wishing to gain entry into Thailand will soon be required to show proof of receiving at least two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine prior to their arrival. The measure will apply to all arrivals in the kingdom regardless of nationality. The Ministry of Public Health is planning to reintroduce the old entry requirement amid concerns that Chinese tourists will import a caseload of Covid into Thailand when China – where the virus is rampant – reopens its border on Sunday, January 8. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was not clear about when the measure would come into effect. It...

Thai Woman Treks 20km After Husband Stops Car To Pee & Drives Off Without HerMost of us have forgotten something big from time to time, but it usually results in inconvenience or embarrassment rather than chaos. Unfortunately, chaos was precisely what happened to one man when he forgot not a thing, but one of the most important people to him — his wife. The Thai man had parked his car by the roadside as he urgently needed to pee, but somehow he forgot his wife and drove off without her. As a result, the woman had to trek over 20km...

The HTMS Sukhothai sank after water flooded its power controls on Sunday night. Images shared by the navy showed some crew who survived in a life raft. On Monday, authorities said they had rescued 75 sailors, but 31 were still missing in rough seas. Officials said the ship went down after it took on water, which flooded its hull and short-circuited its power room. With the power lost, the crew battled to retain control of the ship which listed on to its side before sinking around 23:30 local time Sunday (16:30 GMT). The ship had been on a patrol 32km...

44-year-old Princess Bajrakitiyabha, Thailand’s next queen, has suffered a sudden and unexpected heart attack while running, according to reports. The Thai monarchy has confirmed that the princess has been hospitalized in critical condition but reports are emerging that she has now died. The eldest daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn reportedly collapsed on Wednesday evening during a canine training session. The heir to the throne was training in preparation for the Royal Thai Army event to run with dogs at the Working Dog Championship contest in Pak Chong district. According to reports, she suffered from a heart attack. The Bureau of...

A gang of armed robbers descended upon a gold shop in the northern Thai province of Tak, only to realise that they'd messed with the wrong target. The incident happened at about 12.55pm last Thursday (Dec 8), reported local media. CCTV footage from within the shop showed the four men arriving on motorbikes and proceeding to shoot at the shop's glass doors. After getting in, one of them began cutting through the steel bars to get to the jewellery. That was when shop owner Phisit Raphitphan took action. The 41-year-old owner of the gold shop was heard firing a gunshot...

Efforts to promote Muay Thai as a global sport have been met with resistance from some corners, with fears that international exposure will dilute its tradition and heritage.Thailand’s national martial art Muay Thai could soon make its debut on the world’s biggest sporting stage, the Olympics. The combat sport already has an increasingly global audience, with many would-be fighters making trips to its birthplace to immerse themselves in the culture. After the inclusion in numerous multi-sport events such as the World Games earlier this year, the next step is for Muay Thai to be featured at the Olympics. But efforts...

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Kamala Harris traveled to Asia this weekend to bolster the US’s economic ties with the region. North Korea responded to Harris’ visit to Bangkok by firing off an intercontinental ballistic missile toward Japan on Friday. Harris attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit this weekend and spoke to reporters in Thailand on Sunday before traveling to the Philippines. Kamala Harris told reporters being in Thailand “signifies the significance” of US allies and that she was glad to have “in large part, a discussion about the significance of the climate.” Another embarrassment on the world stage. VIDEO:

A new cold case investigation has been opened into the long unsolved murder of child beauty pageant star JonBenet Ramsey. Police in Colorado hope that new forensic techniques could finally solve the murder of the six-year-old girl found dead in the basement of her family home in Boulder almost three decades ago. Her body was found beaten and strangled on Boxing Day in 1996, hours after her parents, John and Patsy, reported her missing and a ransom note was found in the house. Her death has been ruled as a homicide, though nobody has ever been charged over her murder....

A Thai transgender businesswoman has acquired the Miss Universe pageant for $20 million. Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, the CEO and biggest shareholder of JKN Global Group, sealed the deal with IMG Worldwide, her company announced on Wednesday. Jakrajutatip, who is a ​​celebrity media tycoon and a transgender rights advocate, made history by becoming the first woman to own the beauty pageant organizer. “We are incredibly honored to be acquiring The Miss Universe Organization and working with its visionary leadership team,” Jakrajutatip reportedly said in a statement on Wednesday. “The global reach of the Organization, its relationships with global partners and brands,...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a peculiar image of Earth from space that contains two bizarre blue blobs of light glimmering in our planet's atmosphere. The dazzling pair may look otherworldly. But in reality, they are the result of two unrelated natural phenomena that just happened to occur at the same time. The first blob of light, which is visible at the bottom of the image, is a massive lightning strike somewhere in the Gulf of Thailand. Lightning strikes are typically hard to see from the ISS, as they're usually covered by clouds. But this...

At least 31 people were killed on Thursday in a mass shooting at a children’s day-care centre in a northeastern province of Thailand, a police spokesperson said. The gunman was an ex-police officer and he took his own life following the shooting, said news agency Reuters citing local media reports. A spokesperson for a regional public affairs office told AP that of those killed, 23 were children, two others were teachers and one was a police officer. Mass shootings are rare but in 2020, a soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded...

Last month, khao soi beat 99 other soup dishes from around the world to top the rankings on TasteAtlas, an online food guide for travellers.There has been hype surrounding a creamy noodle soup dish from northern Thailand called “khao soi”. Last month, it was ranked as the best soup in the world on TasteAtlas - an online travel guide focusing on food and featuring reviews as well as recommendations from culinary professionals and critics around the world. Besides grading the world’s best soups, the portal has previously ranked top 100 best dishes worldwide, best desserts and best seafood dishes...

The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine to discuss the deal and other matters. Blinken's comments marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February and...

Thailand legalised cultivating and consuming cannabis this month, reversing a hard-line approach of long prison sentences or even the death penalty for drug offences.

#FoodShortage 🚨 (10,000 cattle die in a Kansas ranch. They’re blaming a “Heat Wave” (Climate Change). They all die due to WATER POISING. They are creating a Food Crisis in #USA)

Electricity is an essential part of modern life that powers homes, business, and industry. It is critical to the function of major sectors of the economy, including hospitals, schools, public transportation systems, and the defense industrial base. Even isolated interruptions in electric service can have catastrophic health and economic consequences. A robust and reliable electric power system is therefore not only a basic human necessity, but is also critical to national security and national defense. Multiple factors are threatening the ability of the United States to provide sufficient electricity generation to serve expected customer demand. These factors include disruptions to...