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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
From beauty queen to Miss Information: Thailand taps actress Panadda Wongphudee to counter Cambodia propaganda
BANGKOK, Aug 8 — Thai actress Panadda Wongphudee is her country's newest secret weapon to fight misinformation released by neighbouring Cambodia amid a fragile peace deal to end recent border hostilities. Thai Deputy Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit announced Panadda as the ad-hoc spokesman today and emphasised her role to provide a timely response to statements made by Lt Gen Maly Socheata, the representative for Cambodia's National Defence Ministry. 'This appointment is to counter Lt Gen Maly,' Nattaphon was quoted by The Bangkok Post as saying in a press conference at Government House today. 'At least I am confident that we hold one advantage over Cambodia: she is more beautiful,' he added. Panadda was Miss Thailand 2000 and has since become an actress as well as a social activist. She expressed her willingness to speak for Thailand internationally and provide accurate information about the border situation and counter any misinformation propagated. Nattaphon expressed the frustration felt by government officials towards the alleged dissemination of fake news by Cambodia to tarnish Thailand's reputation. According to the news report, Maly has been instrumental in spreading misinformation to gain international support for Cambodia, particularly during the recent five-day border clashes that started on July 24. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire on July 28, but tensions remain high.
Malay Mail
08-08-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
From beauty queen to Miss Information: Thailand taps actress Panadda Wongphudee to counter Cambodia propaganda
BANGKOK, Aug 8 — Thai actress Panadda Wongphudee is her country's newest secret weapon to fight misinformation released by neighbouring Cambodia amid a fragile peace deal to end recent border hostilities. Thai Deputy Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit announced Panadda as the ad-hoc spokesman today and emphasised her role to provide a timely response to statements made by Lt Gen Maly Socheata, the representative for Cambodia's National Defence Ministry. 'This appointment is to counter Lt Gen Maly,' Nattaphon was quoted by The Bangkok Post as saying in a press conference at Government House today. 'At least I am confident that we hold one advantage over Cambodia: she is more beautiful,' he added. Panadda was Miss Thailand 2000 and has since become an actress as well as a social activist. She expressed her willingness to speak for Thailand internationally and provide accurate information about the border situation and counter any misinformation propagated. Nattaphon expressed the frustration felt by government officials towards the alleged dissemination of fake news by Cambodia to tarnish Thailand's reputation. According to the news report, Maly has been instrumental in spreading misinformation to gain international support for Cambodia, particularly during the recent five-day border clashes that started on July 24. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire on July 28, but tensions remain high.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Deadly earthquake forces Thai patients into sports hall
Beneath basketball hoops and beside football goals, hospital beds line a sports hall -- patients evacuated from a hospital in the Thai capital for fear of damage by a devastating earthquake. The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock -- with powerful tremors shaking Bangkok, more than 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) to the south. When the earthquake struck, patients at Rajavithi Hospital were rushed out of the building, some helped down stairs to nearby makeshift shelters, including to the hospital's canteen and sports hall. The worst impact was in Myanmar, where the junta said at least 1,002 people were killed and nearly 2,400 injured. Around 10 more deaths have been confirmed in Bangkok, where the Friday lunchtime tremors shook buildings and created panic on the streets. The construction site of a new 30-storey government building quickly turned into a disaster scene, with people jumping into cars to escape or shrieking as they fled on foot. Dramatic video footage showed the tremor rocking a high-rise hotel, with water from its rooftop pool whipping over the building's edge. - Fear - At the hospital, staff rushed to take the patients outside. One patient, being treated for leukaemia, told AFP that she was moved from her private room to a hall in Rajavithi Hospital, walking down multiple flights of stairs aided by nurses. "I need to receive my blood platelets soon, and the hospital is currently checking which other hospital can provide the treatment," she said, asking not to be named. Some were later moved back inside, while others were transferred to different hospitals this morning, a hospital staff member said. On Saturday, around 30 patients were in the hall, where hospital staff provided basic medical care including blood transfusions. Many Bangkok residents were terrified, remaining fearful about aftershocks. Some chose to sleep outside under trees in open spaces in Bangkok, or popped up tents in the park for the night. Others came out to help. Panadda Wongphudee, an actor and a former Miss Thailand who often takes part in volunteer activities, handed out refreshments to rescue workers. bur-pjm/pdw/dhw
