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Public Health Ministry confirms no shortage of Favipiravir in Thailand

Thailand has a supply of Favipiravir anti-viral medicine which is sufficient to meet domestic demand, confirmed the Public Health...

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Monkeys wreaking havoc in Thailand’s Lopburi

A team of veterinarians and officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation are discussing ways...

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Health Minister says no water splashing on Khaosan Road during Songkran

The Ministry of Public Health has rejected a request, from businesses on Bangkok’s famed backpacker haven Khaosan Road, to...

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Big preparations underway for Bangkok’s first governor, council elections in many years

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set aside about 343 million baht for the holding of the Bangkok gubernatorial...

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Bangkok opens six walk-in vaccination facilities ahead of Songkran holiday

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is urging everyone to get inoculated against COVID-19 before the Songkran festival in mid-April...

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‘CODA’ wins best picture in a streaming first at the Oscars

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Heartwarming movie “CODA,” about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, won the prestigious best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday,...

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A moment of silence, and a plea, for Ukraine at Oscars

For 30 seconds, the Oscars went silent for Ukraine. A tribute that started with words from the Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis ended...

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Much of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing begins

BEIJING (AP) — China began locking down most of its largest city of Shanghai on Monday as a coronavirus...

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Thai police asked to be cautious when dealing with people growing cannabis

The Royal Thai Police has been asked to educate its officers across the country about the new legal status...

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‘Thailand Pass’ revocation, RT-PCR tests waiver upon arrival to be proposed

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will propose to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) that the “Thailand...

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Thailand’s lumpy skin disease vaccine for cattle to be available in May

Thailand’s Livestock Development Department is expected to produce its first lot of inactivated vaccine against Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)...

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New ‘Pheu Thai Family’ head wants more experience before becoming PM

Head of Thailand’s newly created “Pheu Thai Family” concept, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, says that she wants to see regime change...

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Europe’s security challenges in the years ahead

NATO’s emergency summit in Brussels has shown Europe’s willingness to come together and increase their overall defence cooperation. A...

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Ukraine says Moscow is forcibly taking civilians to Russia

KYIV (AP) — Ukraine accused Moscow on Thursday of forcibly taking hundreds of thousands of civilians from shattered Ukrainian...

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Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton over 2016 Russian collusion allegations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday sued his rival in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Hillary Clinton, and several other Democrats, alleging that they tried to rig that election...

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Easing of public burden from oil price rise to cost taxpayers ฿45bn

The Thai government is expected to spend about 45 billion baht to fund a set of measures to ease...

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Bangkok Governor quits post to join this year’s gubernatorial race

Non-elected Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang officially announced his resignation from the post today (Thursday), in order to contest the...

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Probe underway into yet another case of controversial ‘fancy’ lamp posts

Officials from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Thailand’s eastern province of Sa Kaeo have launched an investigation into...

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Bank subsidiaries’ investments in digital assets to be capped at 3% of capital

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is to issue a new regulation to limit investment in digital assets by business...

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Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become...

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Russia will only accept rubles for gas deliveries to Europe: Putin

Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia will only accept payments in rubles for gas deliveries to “unfriendly countries”,...

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Vietnamese man on solo voyage to India rescued by Thai fishermen

A Vietnamese man, on a solo voyage in an inflatable dinghy from Phuket across the Indian Ocean to search...

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Biden heads to Europe to bolster West’s unity, toughen Russia sanctions

President Joe Biden leaves Wednesday for Europe on a mission to bolster Western unity, and ramp up unprecedented sanctions...

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Dozens of suspected COVID ‘Deltacron’ cases found in Thailand, all recover

In December and January, Thailand detected 73 cases of suspected “Deltacron”, a broad name describing variants of the COVID-19...

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Thailand to bar use of digital assets for payments for goods, services from April

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a set of regulations to be applied to digital assets operators,...

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Songkran a test if COVID-19 can become endemic in Thailand, says hospital dean

The Songkran festival in mid-April will determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic, which has wrought havoc for more than two...

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Central bank assures Thai banking system remains resilient despite S&P downgrade

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) says that the Thai banking system has undergone regular stress tests and remains resilient,...

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World tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty announces shock retirement

Sydney (AFP) – World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport...

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Pheu Thai MP Karoon Hosakul resigns from party following internal conflict

Long-time Pheu Thai MP for Bangkok’s Don Mueang district Karoon Hosakul has announced his resignation from the party, saying...

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Cabinet approves ฿8.4bn for COVID-19 treatment, frontline medical staff

The Thai cabinet approved an allocation of 8.45 billion baht from the Central Fund for the Ministry of Public...

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Former PM Thaksin’s daughter rises in Pheu Thai Party

Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s youngest daughter, Paetongtarn, has been named “head of the Pheu Thai Family”,...

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Life threatening risk of repeatedly wearing same face mask confirmed

Repeatedly wearing the same facemask can put you at risk of serious, possibly fatal illnesses, due to the build-up...

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ASEAN special envoy Prak to meet Ko Ko Gyi, UN representatives in Yangon

On the second day of their three-day visit to Myanmar, the ASEAN special envoy and delegates are scheduled to...

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Thailand helps stranded tourists from Russia and Ukraine
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Thailand helps stranded tourists from Russia and Ukraine

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting imposition of sanctions, more than 8,000 citizens from the two...

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Flash flood warned for 12 southern Thai provinces until Thursday

People living in low-lying areas and close to natural waterways in 12 southern provinces of Thailand are being warned...

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Zelenskyy evokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid

JERUSALEM (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Sunday called on Israel to take a stronger stand against Russia, delivering an...

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Finland crowned world’s happiest nation for fifth year

Helsinki (AFP) – Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored...

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New leader elected for Thai Economic Party

The Thai Economic Party elected Gen. Vitch Devahasdin Na Ayudhya as its party leader and Thamanat Prompow as its secretary-general at...

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Two million capsules of Molnupiravir received by Thai Medical Services

The Thai Department of Medical Services took delivery of two million capsules, or 50,000 courses, of Molnupiravir anti-viral medicine...

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Thailand drops pre-departure RT-PCR tests for overseas arrivals, allows Songkran celebrations

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has agreed to cancel the requirement for pre-departure RT-PCR tests for international...

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Cheap accommodation on Samui arranged for stranded Russian, Ukrainian tourists

Low-cost accommodation on Samui Island has been arranged for the many Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in Thailand due...

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Smaller pro-government parties told no House dissolution if they cooperate

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told leaders of the governing coalition and smaller pro-government parties that there would be no...

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Move Forward MP reports to police to hear criminal defamation charge

Move Forward party-list MP Rangsiman Rome reported to the Bang Khun Non police this morning (Friday), to acknowledge a...

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Thailand’s liquor vendors want 2-5pm alcohol sales ban revoked

Sixteen entertainment establishments are calling on the government to scrap a law, introduced by a military junta in 1972,...

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Thai government approves 10 satang ex-farm chicken egg price increase

The ex-farm price of chicken eggs has been increased to 3.20 baht each (US$0.093), effective today (Thursday), after Thailand’s...

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Probe underway over liquor advertising with K-pop idol ‘Lisa’ as brand ambassador

Thailand’s Disease Control Department’s Office of the Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee will seek an explanation from those responsible for...

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Applause for allowing migrant workers to stay on in Thailand

This week, the Thai cabinet made a commendable decision to allow legal migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and the...

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Thousands of households without power in northeast Japan after earthquake kills four

TOKYO (Reuters) – Thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday as companies worked to assess damage the morning after a...

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Seven Thai students charged with assault in university hazing death

Seven university students have, so far, been charged with assault causing the death of another person in a fatal...

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Police crackdown on fake medical, educational certificate gang

The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Health Service Support (HSS) Department announced a crackdown on gangs specialising...

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Thai court stays order for ฿25.7bn baht compensation payment to Hopewell

The Central Administrative Court has stayed the execution of a court injunction, upheld by the Supreme Administrative Court, ordering...

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Six illegal migrants killed, five seriously injured in road accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan

Six illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were killed and twelve others injured, five seriously, when a pickup truck in...

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Thai man gets life sentence for murder of Swiss tourist in Phuket last August

The Phuket Provincial Court sentenced a Thai man to life imprisonment on Tuesday, after finding him guilty of the...

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South Korea reports record 400,741 new daily COVID cases

South Korea reported a record 400,741 new daily COVID-19 cases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Wednesday, as the country...

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Special ASEAN-US summit postponed until May

The second special ASEAN-US summit, which was scheduled to take place on March 28th and 29th, has been postponed until...

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More than three million flee Ukraine war, half of them children: UN

Geneva (AFP) – More than three million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24, nearly half of...

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Thai elderly can choose half dose COVID vaccine boosters to reduce side effects

Elderly people who are reluctant to receive a third vaccine booster shot, out of concerns for possible side effects,...

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Thai cabinet approves 3.18 trillion baht budget for 2023 fiscal year

The cabinet has approved a draft 3.18 trillion baht national budget for the 2023 fiscal year, an increase of...

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Right time for Thai House dissolution is after APEC Summit – DPM Prawit

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said this morning (Tuesday) that the most appropriate time for the dissolution of...

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COVID-19 cases more than double in China’s growing outbreak

BEIJING (AP) — China’s new COVID-19 cases Tuesday more than doubled from the previous day as the country faces...

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Alcohol may be served until 11pm at events in Bangkok from Tuesday

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Meetings, conferences and events can now...

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Sealing of damaged Rayong oil pipeline expected to be completed on Friday

After days of delays in efforts to seal one of the two ruptures in a flexible submarine oil pipeline,...

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Demonstrators demand new investigation team in drowned actress case

A small group of people, with the support of some lawyers, demonstrated in front of Nonthaburi police station yesterday...

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6.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia’s Sumatra

Jakarta (AFP) – A strong quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents...

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Obama tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s ‘feeling fine’

Former US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively...

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Progressive Movement’s Pannika indicted with computer crime over Facebook posts

Former Future Forward MP, and a key member of the Progressive Movement, Pannika Wanich, was indicted today (Friday) in...

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Thailand to expedite mailing of Favipiravir to COVID-19 patients, over 8,000 helped so far

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Rajavithi hospital are speeding up the mailing out of anti-viral Favipiravir...

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High-risk people in Thailand urged to get vaccinated before Songkran

Thailand’s Disease Control Department’s Dr. Sumanee Wacharasint stressed today (Thursday) the need for people who are at high risk...

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Thai movie idol Sorapong Chatree dies of lung cancer aged 71

Well-known Thai actor Sorapong Chatree, who had starred in more than 500 movies and TV shows in an acting...

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Thai woman claims close call with organ trading gang in Cambodia

A 25-year-old Thai woman from Bangkok, who was lured to work illegally in Cambodia for a call centre, escaped...

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Thailand records new highs for COVID-19 infections, deaths on Thursday

COVID-19 infections have soared to a new high of 72,478 cases today (Thursday), including 22,984 diagnosed using RT-PCR tests...

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Thai government to keep diesel no higher than ฿30 per litre for as long as possible

The Thai government has promised to do its best to keep the price of diesel at no more than...

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Second special ASEAN-US summit postponed

The second special ASEAN-US summit has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts among ASEAN participants, according to an informed...

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Plan to make COVID-19 endemic disease in Thailand from July 1 approved

Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) approved, today (Wednesday), the Public Health Ministry’s plan to classify COVID-19 as an...

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Government considers energy conservation campaign as global oil prices rise

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed relevant agencies to launch energy conservation campaigns as part of the national agenda,...

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Police say no evidence yet to indicate Thai actress’s death was foul play, mother turns to Senate

Evidence obtained by the police from various sources, including statements from witnesses, does not provide any indication that the...

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Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil, natural gas, as over two million flee Ukraine

Energy giant Shell said Tuesday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its...

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Government agencies ordered to pay ฿9.6bn compensation over Klong Dan project

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Finance Ministry have lost the legal fight to avoid paying 9.6 billion baht...

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Thai businesses, officials try to help stranded Russian tourists

Thai officials and tourism-related business representatives have been trying to assist thousands of Russian tourists stranded in tourist towns...

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Koh Kut resort expresses regrets for massive fire, insists smoke detectors were installed

A luxury resort on Thailand’s Koh Kut island has issued a statement regarding Sunday’s massive fire, expressing regret and...

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Fire erupts at luxury Koh Kut resort, celebrities have narrow escapes

A fire erupted on Sunday at a luxury resort on Kut Island, off the coast of Thailand’s Trat province, with...

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Oil film floats towards Laem Charoen beach in Thailand’s Rayong province
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Oil film floats towards Laem Charoen beach in Thailand’s Rayong province

Officials from the Marine and Coastal Resources Department and Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) have launched an operation to...

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BA.2 sub variant of Omicron becoming dominant strain in Thailand

The BA.2 sub variant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across Thailand and is replacing the BA.1...

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Thailand’s daily COVID-19 death toll reaches new 2022 high on Monday

Thailand’s daily COVID-19 death toll reached another high for this year today (Monday) of 65. Daily fatalities from COVID-19...

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Minor SRT official credited with granting of retrial in long-running Hopewell saga

The Thai Prime Minister’s advisor Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, recently in charge of the three-decade-long Hopewell saga, which is a case...

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Bangkok deputy governor resigns to run for governor

Bangkok Deputy Governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul has resigned, effective today (Monday), to prepare to run in the forthcoming Bangkok gubernatorial...

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Supreme Court judicial panel upholds sentence for ex-minister Wattana Muangsook

A judicial panel of the Supreme Court Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions upheld the 99-year prison term today (Friday),...

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Thai man sentenced to two years for pasting sticker on king’s portrait

Thailand’s Criminal Court sentenced a Facebook page administrator to two years in prison today (Friday), after finding him guilty...

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Thai court won’t let student activist on lèse majesté charge study in Germany

The Bangkok South Criminal Court has rejected an application from a Thai student, currently facing a lèse majesté charge,...

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Thailand expresses grave concern over Ukraine crisis at UN General Assembly

At the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Thailand expressed grave concern over the...

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Ukraine refugee count tops 1 million; Russians besiege ports

KYIV (AP) — More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, in the swiftest refugee exodus this century,...

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Thailand’s daily COVID-19 cases forecast to reach 40,000-50,000 in mid-April

Thailand’s daily COVID-19 cases, confirmed by RT-PCR tests, are forecast by the Disease Control Department to reach 40,000-50,000 cases...

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Final three defendants in Thailand’s zero-dollar tourism case acquitted

The Thai Supreme Court acquitted 3 people today (Thursday), who were among 13 accused of involvement in the zero-dollar...

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Many Thais in Russia encountering communication problems

Thais in Russia are encountering serious communication issues, particularly with the use of the Internet and online banking transactions,...

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Over ฿289bn extended by Thai banks to clients hit by COVID-19 pandemic

Thai commercial banks have extended financial help, estimated at more than 289.3 billion baht, to their customers affected by...

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Sixteen Thai evacuees from Ukraine test positive for COVID-19

Sixteen of the 96 Thai evacuees from Ukraine, who arrived in Bangkok today, have tested positive for COVID-19 and...

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Space junk on 9,300-kph collision course with moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a...

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