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More setbacks for Thailand’s Democrat party following another resignation

The Democrat party has been dealt more setbacks as an executive committee member, Mallika Boonmeetrakool Mahasook, quit the committee...

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Thailand’s soft power ranked 35th globally

Thailand is ranked 35th out of 120 countries on the Global Soft Power Index 2022, a fall from 33rd...

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Sun will be directly over Thailand on Wednesday, but not the hottest day

The sun will be directly over Thailand at 12.16pm this Wednesday, but it will not be the hottest day,...

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Cop who killed doctor on zebra crossing gets sentenced to just over one year

Thailand’s Criminal Court sentenced a non-commissioned police officer to one year and 15 days in prison and fined him...

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Bangkok gubernatorial candidates step up their campaigns on Sunday

Candidates for Bangkok Governor campaigned in various areas of the capital yesterday (Sunday), gearing up for gubernatorial and council...

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Veteran politician quits Democrat over sexual assault scandal

Former Democrat Party deputy leader Vittaya Kaewparadai resigned from the party today (Friday), with a parting warning to the...

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Thailand to scrap RT-PCR tests, ‘Test & Go’ for vaccinated arrivals from May 1

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided today (Friday) to scrap the requirement for RT-PCR testing of overseas...

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Talks on Thailand’s submarine engine problem postponed until May

Talks between the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), China Shipbuilding and the Offshore International Company (CSOC) on a submarine engine...

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Thai PM admits he may have misjudged rapper Milli

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has admitted that he had perhaps misjudged female Thai rapper Danupha “Minnie” Khanatheerakul, a.k.a. Milli,...

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Yala Administrative Court rules against school ban on wearing of hijab

The Administrative Court in Thailand’s southern province of Yala issued a ruling on Thursday against a ban on the...

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France’s Macron, Le Pen in final quest for votes after fiery debate

Paris (AFP) – French leader Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Thursday made a final push for...

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EC rejects call to penalise former Palang Pracharath leader Uttama

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has rejected a demand, from political activist Srisuwan Janya, for punitive action to be taken...

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Warning of new COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant spreading in US

Thailand’s Center for Medical Genomics (CMG) at Ramathibodi hospital has issued a warning about a new Omicron sub-variant, BA.2.12.1,...

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EC ordered to pay ฿70m compensation to ex-Pheu Thai MP over vote buying ruling

A Chiang Mai court ordered the Election Commission (EC) this morning (Thursday) to pay about 70 million baht in...

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Progressive Movement’s Pannika Wanich banned from renewing her passport

Progressive Movement core member Pannika Wanich says she has been banned from renewing her passport, following Phaya Thai police’s...

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Litre of diesel expected to increase to 35-36 baht from May 1

The price of diesel at gas stations in Thailand is expected to increase, from today’s 30 baht to 35-36...

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Search underway in Thailand for missing family of four

Police in Sukhothai province have begun searching for a family of four, who have not been seen since they...

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Illegal land clearing in Phra Thong Island mangrove forest suspended

Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has ordered an immediate halt to the clearing of mangrove forest on...

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Move Forward party member found hanged in Nakhon Ratchasima

A political activist and member of the opposition Move Forward party has been found hanged near a police kiosk...

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Widespread protests grip Sri Lanka after police shooting

COLOMBO (AP) — Thousands of people across Sri Lanka took to the streets on Wednesday, a day after police...

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Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as anti-virus controls that shut...

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Probe launched into the collapse of a building wall at Don Mueang airport

The Ministry of Transport has set up two panels to look into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a...

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Former finance minister Uttama elected leader of Sarng Anakot Thai party

In an expected result, former finance minister Uttama Savanayana was elected Sarng Anakot Thai party leader today (Wednesday) and the...

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War in Ukraine sends construction material prices in Thailand soaring

The Russian invasion of and subsequent war in Ukraine are driving up the prices of construction materials in Thailand,...

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Bangkok opens 15 venues for gubernatorial election campaign rallies

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is opening 15 public venues, including parks and sport centres, for candidates running in the...

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Thai mango sticky rice dessert craze grows as embassies join in

The mango sticky rice craze continues in Thailand, after female rapper, Danupha “Minnie” Kanateerakul, a.k.a Milli, ate the Thai dessert during...

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Salah double as Liverpool routs Man United 4-0 to top Premier League

LIVERPOOL (AP) — Liverpool is back where Manchester United is far from reaching: Top of the Premier League. To...

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Man arrested after stabbing 2 people at shopping mall in Bangkok

A man was arrested shortly after he allegedly attacked two shoppers with a knife at CentralWorld shopping mall in...

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Thai activist jailed for one year for exposing details of his sex life behind bars

The Appeals Court upheld the Criminal Court’s one-year prison sentence, without suspension, today (Tuesday), which was imposed on political...

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Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra issued another arrest warrant

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders issued a warrant for the arrest of exiled former prime...

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Fewer COVID-19 tests may result in fewer infections reported during Songkran – DDC

The steady fall in daily COVID-19 infections during the Songkran holidays can be deceptive and may not reflect the...

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Two die in summer storms, thousands of houses damaged, mostly in North

Two people died, three others were injured and more than 3,200 houses were damaged by summer storms which struck...

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Thailand, along with 88 other countries, removed from US ‘Don’t Travel’ list

The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday removed Thailand and 88 other countries from its...

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Democrat party leader offers public apology over sexual abuse controversy

Deputy Prime Minister and Democrat Party Leader Jurin Laksanawisit offered a public apology this morning (Tuesday) over the sexual...

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Fourteen women file sexual abuse complaints against ex-Democrat Prinn

To date, fourteen alleged victims of sexual abuse have lodged complaints with Lumpini police against former Democrat party deputy...

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Thai PM’s ‘guardian’ Seksakol quits as vice minister amid lottery controversy

Vice Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, Seksakol Atthawong, officially announced his resignation from the post today (Monday), effective...

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Following Coachella, Thailand to push for mango sticky rice on UNESCO’s heritage list

Mango sticky rice has suddenly become a hit Thai dessert, which is selling like hot cakes in some markets...

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Next fortnight will determine adjustments of COVID-19 measures in Thailand

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Monday) that the ministry will closely monitor and assess the COVID-19 situation...

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Thai government urged to brace for goods price spike in May

The government has been advised to take steps to cope with an average 5% to 10% increase in the...

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Summer storm warning for many parts of Thailand on Monday

The Meteorological Department is warning of freak summer storms in many parts of the country, due to a moderately...

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Thai PM happy with tourism rise, but reminds all to guard against COVID-19

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reminded all concerned, especially those in the tourism sector, not to lower their guard...

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฿211 million approved for study of Thailand’s first plant-based COVID vaccine

The cabinet approved a 211 million baht budget today (Tuesday) for a study of the safety and efficacy of...

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Carriages, trains added to handle passenger load over Songkran

The State Railway of Thailand has added carriages to 184 trains today (Tuesday) in anticipation of an increase in...

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UN: Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have fled homes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since...

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Police probe cherry bomb incident at PM house, rapper arrested

Police are investigating an incident, which took place last night (Sunday), when an apparently home-made cherry bomb was hurled...

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COVID-19 Omicron BA.2 will supersede BA.1 in next two weeks in Thailand

The Thai Medical Sciences Department has predicted that, in less than two weeks, the BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron...

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Corruption watchdog urged to speed up probe into MP’s suspected land holdings

Political activist Srisuwan Janya submitted a letter to Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today (Monday), urging them to speed...

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In France, it’s Macron vs. Le Pen, again, for presidency

PARIS (AP) — Incumbent Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the...

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Annual Songkran mass exodus from Bangkok begins

The exodus of people living or working in Bangkok, returning to their home provinces in Thailand’s north and north-east...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive The Ambassador Video

The Ambassador: H.E. Waldemar Dubaniowski highlights Poland’s solidarity with Ukraine, ties with Thailand

   

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Fatalities, low vaccination of elderly matters of concern ahead of Songkran

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is concerned about the COVID-19 fatality rate in the Northeast, which is...

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Thailand considers further easing restrictions on international arrivals from May

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved, but only in principle, to ease more restrictions on international...

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CCSA advisor claims Thailand’s daily infections could be as high as 100,000

Advisor to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Dr. Udom Kachinthorn, claimed today (Friday) that actual daily infections...

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PPRP’s Pareena equates Supreme Court verdict to ‘political death sentence’

Former Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt has described the Supreme Court decision, to strip her of her MP status...

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Maximum of 50,000 COVID-19 daily infections predicted after Songkran

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has predicted that there will be a maximum average of 50,000 COVID-19 cases...

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Measures for long Songkran holidays next week to be decided on Friday

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will chair a meeting of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) tomorrow (Friday) to...

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NHRC rules limitation of free expression a violation of human rights

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ruled that Restriction No: 11, contained in “Announcement 27”, issued under the...

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Pareena Kraikupt stripped of MP status, banned from Thai politics for life

Thailand’s Supreme Court Criminal Division for Political Office Holders found MP for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), Pareena...

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Thailand’s inflation in March highest in 13 years, likely to increase

Thailand’s inflation in March increased to 5.73% year on year, which is the highest monthly rise in 13 years,...

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Darwin notebooks missing for 20 years returned to Cambridge

LONDON (AP) — Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University’s library have been...

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Thai cabinet approves 6-year ฿50bn fund to produce over 13,000 doctors

The Thai cabinet set aside 50 billion baht today (Tuesday) to support the second phase of the program to...

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Thai PM wants private sector to help improve Bangkok’s bus services

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to upgrade Bangkok’s bus services by allowing the private sector to operate some routes...

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Thai clinches side tournament title at Winchester Women’s Open 2022

Thai snooker player Ploychompoo Laokiatphong, put Thailand in the headlines when she clinched the under-21 side tournament at the...

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COVID-19 infections among small children on the rise – DDC

COVID-19 infections among Thai children aged under 4 are on the rise, with 27 toddlers reported to have died since...

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Fifty tonnes of unripe durian due for export impounded by Thai authorities

Thai agricultural officials impounded about 50 tonnes of durian at an export warehouse, in the eastern province of Chanthaburi...

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Suddenly, Twitter’s biggest stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder while joining other...

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Record-high 31 candidates apply for Bangkok gubernatorial election

A record high of 31 candidates have registered to contest the first Bangkok gubernatorial election in nine years, either...

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All five friends on board with drowned Thai TV actress Nida face charges

All five friends of the late TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, who were aboard the speedboat on the...

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Loss-ridden insurance providers get licenses revoked after massive COVID claims

Thailand’s Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has revoked the business licenses of two financially-troubled Thai insurance companies, Southeast Insurance and...

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National Parks Dept. mulls removing crested bulbul from protected species list

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has set up a panel to consider the possibility of...

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Thailand-Malaysia border crossings reopen after two years

Land border checkpoints between Thailand and Malaysia have reopened today (Friday), after being closed for more than two years...

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Thailand’s Juangroongruangkit family defends controversial land deal

Thai Summit Group President Somporn Juangroongruangkit has asked for fairness from the public over the negative image projected of...

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Twenty candidates register for Bangkok gubernatorial election on first day

Twenty candidates registered their candidacy for the Bangkok gubernatorial election yesterday (Thursday), the first day of the five-day registration...

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No pre-arrival COVID RT-PCR tests needed for arrivals in Thailand from Friday

People arriving in Thailand, from today (Friday), under “Test and Go”, “sandbox” or other quarantine programs no longer need...

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Ties that bind – 75-years of Thai-Indian relations

The logo commemorating the 75th anniversary of Thai-Indian ties is highly symbolic. On the left is the Thai Pha...

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Thailand to host this year’s Global Summit of Women

Thailand will host this year’s Global Summit of Women, an international business and economic forum for female leaders, from...

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Candidates flock to register for Bangkok’s gubernatorial election on Thursday

Candidates in Bangkok gubernatorial election on May 22nd turned up in force, with their supporters, at City Hall 2...

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No proven link between 8 food types and cancer as claimed on social media

Thailand’s National Cancer Institute has refuted as untrue a social media report linking eight kinds of food with cancer....

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Parliamentary panel votes for separate numbers in election ballots

The Joint Senate-House Committee considering the election law voted by 32 to 14 today (Wednesday) in favour of designating...

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Iranian tourist missing from rafting tour in Phang Nga found dead

The body of a tourist who went missing while on a rafting tour in the southern province of Phang-nga...

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Certificates for land belonging to Thailand’s Juangroongruangkit family revoked

The Land Department has revoked 59 “nor sor 3 kor” land ownership certificates, covering 337.76 hectares in the Chom...

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Two police officers killed by roadside bomb in Yala

Two police officers were killed and two others injured by a roadside bomb in Bannang Sata district of the...

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Health Ministry seeks additional 75 million anti-viral pills ahead of Songkran

The Ministry of Public Health has asked the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) for an additional 75 million Favipiravir and...

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Thai cabinet rejects draft Progressive Liquor Bill

The Thai cabinet rejected the Move Forward Party’s draft Progressive Liquor Bill yesterday (Tuesday), which seeks to liberalise the...

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US-Russia ties reach all time low

When superpowers confront each other through proxies and microphones, things can easily get out of hand. President Joe Biden...

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Europeans expel dozens of Russian envoys to combat espionage

THE HAGUE (AP) — In what appeared to be a coordinated action to tackle Russian espionage, at least four...

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Thai cabinet rejects same sex marriage bill, pending parliamentary review

The LGBTQ community in Thailand was dealt a serious setback today (Tuesday), when the cabinet rejected the Move Forward...

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Additional bus services to be operated in Thailand over Songkran holiday

The state-run Transport Company is to increase bus and van services during the long Songkran holidays to about 3,700...

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Online lottery ticket sales proposed for year end if overpricing persists

A plan for the government to launch the online sale of lottery tickets at the end of this year...

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Thailand ships chicken products to Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2004

Thailand shipped the first consignment of chicken products to Saudi Arabia in 18 years on Monday, as diplomatic relations...

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