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World Bank VP suggests flood controls for sustainable economy in Thailand

While Thailand aims to improve its economic performance, to be that of a high-income country by 2037, the government...

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General

Chada refutes alleged connection with illegal gambling den

Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaised has refuted an allegation, by former Special Branch officer Santhana Prayoonrat, that he might...

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Controlled explosion damages petrol station in Pattani today

A petrol station in Mayo district of Pattani province sustained serious damages after an army bomb disposal squad detonated...

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Business & Economy Highlight

TDRI warns government against interference with the central bank

Chairman of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, has advised the government not to interfere with...

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ASEAN Business & Economy Thai PBS World Exclusive The Wave

Thai investors concerned over travel time, while interested in East Java (Video)

A Thai business delegation, comprising business leaders in the education, food, manufacturing and agricultural industries, has been impressed by...

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World

Sweden finally joins NATO, ending non-alignment, in Ukraine war shadow

Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping...

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Politics

Hunger striker Tantawan’s father asks court to grant her bail

The father of monarchy reform activist Tantawan Tuatulanon submitted a petition to the Criminal Court today, seeking bail for...

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General Highlight

Cell phone power bank fire on Thai Air Asia flight extinguished quickly

A passenger’s cell phone power bank, in their carry-on luggage, caught fire during a Thai Air Asia flight this...

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Highlight News Politics

PM visits Thaksin at home in his Ban Chan Song La residence

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin paid a private visit to former prime minister and prison parolee Thaksin Shinawatra at his...

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Business & Economy

More incentives for growers not to burn sugarcane before harvesting

Thailand’s Cane and Sugar Board will propose that the government increases the incentives for sugarcane growers not to burn...

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Business & Economy

Thailand-Kazakhstan to sign MoU on bilateral visa-free travel in April

Thailand and Kazakhstan are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in April to permanently exempt Thai and...

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Environment

650,000 people treated for PM2.5-induced illnesses so far this year

More than 650,000 people have received medical treatment for illnesses caused by air pollution since the beginning of this...

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Environment

Forest fires break out at base of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai

Numerous forest fires are now burning at the base of Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai, billowing plumes of...

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General News Politics

Questions remain over alleged corruption at the agriculture ministry

While the fire which broke out on the second floor of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives last...

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General

Claim of harassment against students fighting for student loans

Students at a university in Rayong province are claiming that they have been harassed by an unidentified woman, who...

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General News

2nd phase of “30-Baht Plus” medical scheme to launch in March

The Public Health Ministry is ready to launch the second phase of the “30-Baht Plus” free health service scheme...

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Business & Economy

Thailand and Sri Lanka sign FTA to boost bilateral trade

Thailand and Sri Lanka signed a free trade agreement (FTA) and more in Colombo yesterday, aimed at boosting bilateral...

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Business & Economy Thai PBS World Exclusive

Foreign investors need more clarification on land bridge project

The government claims an advantageous outcome of job creation and economic growth for the 1-trillion-baht land bridge project, which...

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General

Two killed, 18 injured in Samut Prakan bus accident

Two people were killed and 18 others injured when a six-wheel bus carrying a group of workers crashed into...

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Highlight Thai PBS World Exclusive The Wave

Opposition believes Srettha government lacks a strategy

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s decision to delay implementation of the controversial “digital wallet” scheme has added to people’s worries...

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Crime News

Investigation of two Aranyaprathet police officers for alleged torture

Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission (NRHC) will ask the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) and the Committee on the...

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Environment

Excessive PM2.5 pollution in Bangkok and 34 other provinces today

Air pollution in 35 provinces, including Bangkok, has exceeded the 37.5µg/m³ threshold today, according to the Pollution Control Department....

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Around Thailand Highlight

Misunderstanding over actual size of lithium deposits found in Thailand

The Department of Primary Industries and Mines has explained that there appears to be a misunderstanding that two major...

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General

Train driver killed as train hit truck in Nakhon Sawan last night

North-bound rail services are disrupted today, after a train crashed into a truck and trailer at a level crossing...

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World

China sees one of its worst years of growth since 1990 as recovery stalls

China’s economy last year grew at one of its slowest rates in more than three decades, official figures showed...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive The Wave

Bangkok start-up aiming to change people’s recycling behaviour

Thai people are fond of lotteries, as over 61 percent of Thais regularly buy lottery tickets for the chance...

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World

Trump passes major US election test with easy win in Iowa

Donald Trump romped to a lightning-quick victory Monday in Iowa’s caucuses — the first vote in the US presidential...

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Business & Economy

Phumtham to lead a trade delegation to the US

Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will lead a trade delegation to the United States from January 17th to 22nd, in...

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General Politics

3 Ratsadon protest leaders get suspended sentences for November 2020 rally

Three core members of the Ratsadon protest group were sentenced to one month in prison and fined 20,000 baht...

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50,000 prepared to work from home if PM2.5 in Bangkok reaches Red level

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reached an agreement with civic groups for as many as 50,000 of their...

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Allegations made over cover-up about Long COVID

“There is an organised effort to cover up information and facts about the number of people who have died...

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General Highlight Tourism

Special 90-day visa plan for tourists to learn Muay Thai in Thailand

The government plans to issue a special 90-day visa for foreign tourists who want to learn Thai boxing in...

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Crime

Five boys arrested in Aranyaprathet district on manslaughter charges

Five boys, aged from 13 to 16, have been taken into police custody in Aranyaprathet district of Sakaeo province...

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Weather

Deteriorating air quality in and around Bangkok today

Air quality in and around Bangkok is worse today than yesterday, with 75 areas suffering high levels of PM2.5...

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News World

Taiwan’s president-elect vows to defend island from China threats

Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te vowed Saturday to defend the self-ruled island from “intimidation” by China, after voters defied warnings...

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News World

Polls open in Taiwan’s election

Voters began casting ballots Saturday in Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections, a poll closely watched as China steps up...

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World

Taiwan parties mass for rallies on eve of pivotal vote

Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to noisy closing rallies Friday as Taiwan’s presidential candidates made a last push...

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News World

With Taiwan vote, US believes tensions won’t go past simmer

Taiwan’s election had long loomed for US policymakers who feared a showdown with China. Ahead of the vote Saturday,...

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World

Taiwan issues alert over China satellite as poll ramps up security fears

Taiwan issued a national emergency alert on Tuesday as China launched a satellite, days before the self-ruled island holds...

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World

Taiwan island scarred by China war prepares for key vote

Spikes jut from the beaches of Taiwan’s Kinmen island, military checkpoints serve as traffic roundabouts and bunkers double up...

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General

Pink Line to be fully repaired by end of January

The damaged section of the Pink Line railway is expected to be fully repaired by the end of this...

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200,000 doses of flu vaccine to be provided to tourism service providers

The Department of Disease Control has procured 200,000 dozes of influenza vaccine, to be provided to people working in...

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World

Taiwan hits campaign fever pitch in final weekend before poll

Tens of thousands of people gathered in southern Taiwan for “Super Sunday” rallies by three presidential candidates making a...

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Business & Economy Thai PBS World Exclusive The Wave

World Bank says revised education system key to reducing income inequality

Thailand’s efforts to combat income inequality are hitting a wall. Despite strides before 2015, progress has stalled, leaving the...

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Weather

Moderate front to bring cold weather to north and northeast

A new moderate cold front from China is forecast to arrive over Thailand’s north and northeast tomorrow. This will...

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Crime

Woman in custody after dead baby found in refrigerator

A woman has been taken into police custody for questioning today after the body of a two-year-old baby boy...

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Business & Economy Highlight

Chinese online travel giant reveals 90% surge in searches about Thailand

Following the announcement of pre-travel visa exemptions for Chinese and Thai tourists starting March 1st, searches using Thailand-related keywords...

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Crime News

Police officer arrested for allegedly killing businessman on Bangkok toll way

A police officer was arrested today, at a rented apartment in Nakhon Pathom province, after he allegedly shot and...

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Around Thailand Highlight News

CNN to feature Wat Arun during New Year live global broadcast

Phra Prang Wat Arun has been chosen for CNN International’s live broadcast of New Year’s Eve celebrations, along with...

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Crime News

34 killed, 335 injured on first of 7 dangerous days on the roads

Thirty-four people died and 335 others were injured in road accidents across the country on the first of the...

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World

China says Taiwan ‘hyping up’ election interference claims

China’s defence ministry on Thursday accused Taiwan’s leadership of “hyping up” claims that Beijing is interfering in the self-ruled...

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Around Thailand General Highlight News

Holidaymakers hit the roads for the New Year break

The main arterial road to the northeast, known as the Friendship Road, is heavily congested yesterday as hundreds of...

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Around Thailand Crime

Prosecutors reject police case file on Siam Paragon shooting

Public prosecutors have decided to return the case file of the 14-year-old suspect in the Siam Paragon shooting on...

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World

New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft in copyright clash

The New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft in a US court on Wednesday, alleging that the companies’...

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World

Jailed, unseated, exiled: Hong Kong opposition party shuts its doors

Six lapel pins bearing the Civic Party’s founding date are all Hong Kong veteran politician Alan Leong kept when...

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Former red-shirt leader dares Thaksin to speak out about his illnesses

Former red-shirt movement leader Jatuporn Prompan has dared convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to come forward to clear...

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General

Two tourists missing after dive boat sinks in Andaman Sea

Two tourists remain missing, but 12 others were rescued after a dive boat sank at sea about four nautical...

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General

Today is the coldest day of the year

Saturday December 23rd is the coldest day the year for Thailand so far, as temperatures across the country plunge...

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World

UN Security Council demands ‘urgent’ aid for Gaza

The UN Security Council on Friday demanded aid be rushed to Gaza “at scale” as the head of the...

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World

N. Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack’ if ‘provoked’ with nukes

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Pyongyang will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if “provoked with...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive The Wave

Energy management giant calls for quicker green energy transition

Foreign investors warn that Thailand’s progress in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions falls short of expectations, despite the government’s commitment...

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World

More than 110 dead in northwest China earthquake

At least 111 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as...

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World

North Korea’s Kim warns Washington as biggest ICBM launched

North Korean leader has vowed to accelerate his country’s nuclear build-up and warned Washington against making a “wrong decision”...

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Politics

Democrat MPs to invite Chalermchai to helm the party

21 Democrat MPs agreed on Thursday to invite former party secretary-general Chalermchai Srion to take the party leader’s post,...

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Crime

฿220m sent by a cold storage company to pork smuggling suspects

Officials from the Department of Special Investigation have discovered a cold storage company in Nakhon Pathom province has, in...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive The Ambassador

Slovak envoy sees potential for closer relations with Thailand

A visit to Thailand  next year by a high-level delegation from Slovakia is expected to boost their country’s relationship...

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Business & Economy Highlight News

Household debt for Q2 spikes at Bt16.07 trillion

The national household debt has increased by 3.6%, compared to the first quarter, to about 16.07 trillion baht in...

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Environment

Rare beaked whale found beached in Songkhla province

A Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), an endangered species, was found washed ashore on Sakom Beach in Thailand’s southern...

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Crime

Pattaya police explain alleged bribery in child prostitution case

Pattaya police issued a statement today in an attempt to clarify a German media report, claiming that a German...

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Electricity and fuel prices are expected to increase next year

Consumers are advised to brace for increases in the prices of electricity and fuel next year, even though the...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive Video

Greying Thailand: The “diversity” of nursing homes

Thai PBS World has uncovered stories of Thai elderly, who will soon become the majority population group in Thailand....

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Around Thailand General Highlight News

Free travel on Pink Line trains extended until January 2nd

The Transport Ministry and the Northern Bangkok Monorail Company, operator of the Pink Line train service, have agreed to...

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Around Thailand

Probe ordered into public prosecutor’s handling of escaped convict’s case

Thailand’s attorney general (AG) has ordered an investigation into an allegation, made by escaped convict Chaovalit Thongduang, that he...

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Around Thailand

Thai Lion Air flight with engine fire lands safely

A Thai Lion Air captain managed to bring his aircraft safely back to Don Mueang airport in Bangkok this...

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Around Thailand Highlight World

Ten Thai hostages released by Hamas being treated at a hospital in Tel Aviv

The first 10 Thai hostages were released by Hamas yesterday and they are now being taken care of at...

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World

Taiwan’s opposition candidates register for election

Taiwan’s opposition parties registered separate tickets on Friday for January’s presidential election following the dramatic last-minute breakdown of a...

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Around Thailand Crime General News

Two arrested for damaging bus windshields in Phuket

Two men have been arrested in Phuket for allegedly using sling shots to fire ball bearings at the windshields...

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Around Thailand Environment General News

Nationwide search for iguanas in the wild

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has sent a circular to every province asking officials to look...

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Crime

Police submit Kannan Nok shooting case to public prosecutors

After more than two months of investigation into the high-profile killing of a highway police officer in Nakhon Pathom...

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Business & Economy News Politics

PM urges business leaders at APEC to invest in Thailand now

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has suggested to business leaders in the United States that it is the right time...

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World

Biden, Xi emerge from hours of talks, agree to curb illicit fentanyl, restart military dialogue

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing...

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Politics Thai PBS World Exclusive

Pita urges pragmatic cooperation with other nations

While Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin spends time overseas, to develop relationships with other countries, Pita Limjaroenrat, a key figure...

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Police paratroopers join search for escaped prisoner

Police paratroopers, from the Naresuan camp in Phetchaburi province, have been deployed to support police in the Banthad mountain...

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Crime News

Mother of teacher killed in Khlong Toei shooting urges quick arrest of gunman

The mother of the female teacher shot and killed yesterday, near her school in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei area, is...

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Government advised to protect “digital wallet” from scams and hacks

The founder of Super Poll for cyber security is advising government security agencies to take additional precautionary measures against...

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World

‘One war for another’: Ukrainian refugees return from Israel

Tetiana Kocheva fled her home in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in...

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Environment

Serious air pollution forecast in and around Bangkok this weekend

The Pollution Control Department has warned residents of Bangkok and its suburbs that, from Friday to Sunday, air quality,...

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World

Japan PM announces $113 billion economic stimulus

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday a stimulus package worth $113 billion aimed at easing the pain...

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Business & Economy Highlight Thai PBS World Exclusive

Economist urges inclusion of nature in economic system

In a world driven by the pursuit of economic growth, the absence of nature from the global economic mechanism...

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World

Israel PM rejects Gaza ceasefire as ‘surrender to Hamas’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas “will not happen”, as the UN...

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World

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 68, state media...

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Around Thailand General

Thais in Israel should come home – PM

The prime minister has urged Thais working in Israel to prioritise their safety by immediately returning to Thailand. “Thais...

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Crime

Police told to be cautious as escaped convict is believed to be armed

Police assigned to track down and re-arrest a convict, who escaped from hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat province last...

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General

Thailand’s New Year public holidays announced

The Thai cabinet announced four New Year public holidays today (Tuesday), from December 29 through January 1, 2024, said...

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Business & Economy Thai PBS World Exclusive The Wave

Chinese business community confident of BRI benefits

Chinese President Xi Jinping has used a recent international forum in Beijing to reaffirm his commitment to advancing the...

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Israel-Hamas war will have greater impacts than war in Ukraine – Thai scholar

The effects of an escalating war between Israel and Hamas will be much more serious and extensive than the...

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Government urged to boost domestic tourism as war in middle-east hits arrivals

The government is being advised to roll out stimulus packages to boost domestic tourism, to encourage more Thais to...

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General

Motorists advised to avoid Sukhumvit Soi 18 and Soi 20 on Tuesday

Motorists are advised to avoid Sukhumvit Soi 18 and Soi 20 this afternoon (Tuesday), from 4pm to 9pm, due...

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Highlight Opinion

The violence must stop and the hostages must be released

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas will cause human suffering beyond imagination, given the longstanding conflict of the...

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Highlight

Thai Muslims and Palestinians protest in front of Israeli embassy in Bangkok

About 300 Thai Muslims and Palestinians rallied today (Saturday) in front of the Ocean Tower 2 building on Asoke...

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