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Thailand’s sakura trees cut down at Doi Pui spark anger

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Thailand’s sakura trees cut down at Doi Pui spark anger

Doi Suthep-Pui National Park authorities have filed a police complaint after 15 trees, including wild Himalayan cherry trees known locally as “Nang Phaya Sua Krong”, were cut down and sawn into 46 logs at a popular tourist spot in Chiang Mai.

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Eight injured as passenger boat strikes pier in Bangkok

Eight people were injured after an express passenger boat on the Chao Phraya River struck a pier at Taksin Bridge on the Phra Nakhon side of Bangkok at about 1.50pm today.

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Six injured after car smashes into On Nut shopping mall

A 67-year-old woman drove her car through the glass frontage of a shopping mall in Bangkok’s On Nut area on Wednesday, injuring six people, including a six-year-old girl.

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Thai Army proposes sending cadets to China for military training

The Thai Army has proposed sending Thai cadets to study at China’s Academy of Armoured Forces as part of efforts to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries.

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Holy basil registration will not restrict native varieties - CPRAM

CPRAM, a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), has explained that its registration for the protection of four holy basil strains is related to the use of their leaves in its ready-made food division and that it has no intention of comm

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Thailand says Myanmar showing positive signs after Suu Kyi phone call

Thailand has welcomed as a positive sign Myanmar’s decision to allow Kim Aris, the son of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, to speak to his mother by telephone for the first time in more than five years, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketke

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Suu Kyi sounded 'fairly healthy', son says after first call in years

The son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi told AFP she sounded "fairly healthy" after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years.

23 Oct 2026

Constructive dialogue the way forward to resolve Thai–Cambodian maritime dispute

The agreement on confidence-building measures reached by Thailand and Cambodia during the second round of compulsory conciliation proceedings in mid-October has raised hopes of a breakthrough in their long-standing maritime dispute in the Gulf of Tha

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Thailand’s sakura trees cut down at Doi Pui spark anger

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Eight injured as passenger boat strikes pier in Bangkok

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Thailand says Myanmar showing positive signs after Suu Kyi phone call

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Thailand’s sakura trees cut down at Doi Pui spark anger

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