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Traffic police officer still on life support after being hit by car during Songkran

A traffic police officer, who suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a car while directing traffic during...

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Ex-deputy PM criticises senators’ planned European study trips as terms end

Former deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has criticised a large group of senators who are planning overseas study trips...

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Diesel price to rise by one baht per litre this Saturday

The diesel price is expected to increase by one baht, to 31.44 baht/litre, from tomorrow, unless the Fuel Fund...

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Palang Pracharath to host joint meeting of governing coalition parties

The Palang Pracharath party will play host for a joint meeting of coalition parties this month, but the event...

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Deputy Minister’s son gets suspended sentence for drunk driving

The son of a deputy minister was given a suspended jail term, had his driver’s license suspended for six...

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Some 6.5 million people travelled by train during Songkran holidays

About 6.55 million people used trains to travel around Bangkok, to other destinations and back to the capital during...

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TAT claims “Maha Songkran World Water Festival” is a great success

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) claims that the “Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2024”, held at Sanam Luang...

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IN PICTURES – Eid al-Fitr prayer said at Bangkok’s historic Tonson Mosque

As Muslims around the world gather to mark the end of Ramadan, the Thailand’s Islamic community at the historic...

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Six months of bloodshed: the Gaza war in numbers

The bloodiest ever war in Gaza that broke out exactly six months ago has taken an appalling human toll....

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Residents of a small community, close to Suan Yai temple in Nonthaburi province, have lived happily with the bright...

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Water rationing in Krabi from April 1st

Thailand’s southern tourist province of Krabi is facing a tap water crisis, forcing the waterworks authority in the Muang...

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Search continues for 2-year-old boy missing for a week

The search continues today for a two-year-old Lahu tribe boy, who has been missing from home in a mountain...

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Sluggish business in Bangkok’s “New Chinatown”

Dubbed the “New Chinatown” of Bangkok, Pracharat Bamphen Road, dotted with Chinese hot pot restaurants and shops, is seeing...

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Arson attacks by insurgents in three southernmost provinces

Suspected insurgents launched coordinated robbery and arson attacks on multiple targets in the three restive southernmost provinces of Pattani,...

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Court to treat Stark Corporation’s fraud case as a class action

The Bangkok South Civil Court decided today to classify the lawsuit filed against former executives and directors of wire...

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Thailand is Asia’s leading ice cream exporter

Thailand is Asia’s largest exporter of ice cream and the world’s fourth largest, after the European Union, the United...

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EGAT proposes annual fuel tariff review

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is to propose that the government changes the recalculation of the fuel...

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Bangkok shrouded in mysterious smog late Wednesday night

Many people in and around Bangkok reported the smell of burning late Wednesday night, as the city became shrouded...

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Central Bank now accepting applications to set up virtual banks

The Bank of Thailand started accepting applications for the opening of virtual banks in Thailand today, from companies or...

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Widespread flooding, traffic gridlock as summer storm hits Bangkok

Widespread flooding, resulting in traffic gridlock, was reported in Bangkok this morning after a summer storm. One of the...

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Businesses warned about a new trick by online scammers

Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) has advised businesses to be aware of a new trick by online scammers,...

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TAT upbeat over significant visa-free Chinese arrival numbers

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is optimistic that Chinese arrivals in Thailand will increase to the pre-COVID-19 level,...

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Chiang Mai’s atmosphere the worlds most polluted today – IQAir

Chiang Mai is top of the world’s ten cities with the highest levels of air pollution, according to the...

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Thai Muslims perform the Taraweeh prayer during the holy month of Ramadan

Thai Muslims immersed in spirituality as they perform the Taraweeh prayer at The Foundation of the Islamic Centre of...

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Holy month of Ramadan begins in Thailand on March 12

The Muslim community in Thailand is preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, starting on March 12th this...

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Donation raised for Chaipattana Foundation at Ambassador’s Charity Ball

Ambassadors and Heads of Mission from 60 countries and business leaders gathered in Bangkok last Friday to raise funds...

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Majority of 12,000 Thais in Dubai are working illegally – Thai consul general

Most of the 12,000 Thais employed in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are illegal workers who were either...

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11,000+ students apply for 1,520 seats at Triam Udom Suksa School this year

A total of 11,607 high-school students from across the country have applied for admission to study for Mathayom 4...

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People to work from home in Chiang Mai if haze does not subside by Sunday

The Chiang Mai provincial administration is monitoring PM2.5 levels closely and is expected to issue advice to provincial units...

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Seven sexual assaults on women per day in Thailand – report

The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) has called for the promotion of gender equality across all sectors,...

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Meta shares down after services outage

Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were back up on Tuesday after a more than two-hour outage that was caused by...

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Thaksin is the most influential person in Thai politics – NIDA Poll

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is the most influential person in Thai politics, more so even than Prime Minister...

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Forest fires rage in several northern provinces as air quality deteriorates

Forest fires are still raging in Thailand’s northern provinces, sending thick smoke into the atmosphere, as Forest Department and...

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Rally on Phuket to reclaim public beaches from developers

Hundreds of Phuket residents spontaneously gathered on Yamu Beach today, to demand the reclaiming of the beach as public...

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Development disorder student attacked by classmates in Maha Sarakham

Teachers, social workers, local officials, students and their parents met this morning at Na Dun district office in Maha...

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PM Srettha’s vision for Thai airports and aviation services

Making Suvarnabhumi international airport one of the world’s top 50 by the end of this year and one of...

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Thailand apologises to India over remark by trade representative

Thailand has offered an official apology to India over a remark made by a Thai trade representative at the...

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Forest fires in Chiang Mai made the city the world’s 8th most polluted on Saturday

Air quality in Chiang Mai province was measured at 153 on the US AQI listing on Saturday, being ranked...

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Chinese tourist killed by a pickup truck on his first day in Thailand

A Chinese tourist has been killed by a fast moving pickup truck as he was using a zebra crossing...

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Dispute over Khao Yai National Park land intensifies

The dispute over land around Khao Yai National Park, between the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation...

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Cheap and substandard imports hurting Thai industries – FTI CEO Poll

Most Thai industrialists admit that their businesses have been affected by the imports of cheap and substandard products, particularly...

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Bus driver killed, 47 students and teachers injured in accident in Korat

A driver was killed and 47 students and teachers were injured when their Bangkok-bound bus crashed into the rear...

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Tolls on Chalong Rat and Burapha Withi expressways to rise on March 1

Tolls on the Chalong Rat and Burapha Withi expressways will increase by 10% or 5-10 baht, depending on the...

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Man arrested for supplying frozen semen to surrogacy rackets abroad

A man was arrested by police in Nonthaburi province on Saturday for allegedly being a key member of a...

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Court refuses bail for hunger striking monarchy reform activists

The Criminal Court rejected bail applications for two hunger striking monarchy reform activists today, Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra,...

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Excessive PM2.5 in 26 provinces, 258 hotspots in Thailand today

Twenty-six northern and north-eastern provinces have been found to be suffering excessive PM2.5 airborne pollution today as 258 hotspots...

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Preparations underway for Thaksin’s release on parole

Charan Sanitwong Soi 69 in Thon Buri, where the Ban Chan Song La residence of the Shinawatra family is...

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PM claims Thaksin’s parole is in line with Thailand’s justice process

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today that he has been informed that convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will...

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Air quality in most of the country to improve for a week

Bangkok and 37 other provinces are still facing high levels of PM2.5 airborne pollution, but the situation is expected...

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Red flags flying on Krabi beaches as speed boat capsizes in rough seas

Red flags are being flown along the beaches in the Hat Noppharat Tara Mo Ko Phi-Phi National Park, to...

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United Thai Nation party to seek revamp of Royal motorcade security

The United Thai Nation party will propose a motion to the House of Representatives seeking a revamp of security...

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Progress made in ASEAN-China FTA talks in Hangzhou

ASEAN and China are reported to have made substantial progress in the 5th round of the ASEAN-China free trade...

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The puzzling discussions about the ‘elephant pants’

For a few days during the first week of February, news headlines in Thailand included reports about the ‘elephant...

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Tourists flock into Chinatown and Phuket to celebrate Chinese New Year

Tourists, mostly Chinese, and locals have been flocking to Bangkok’s Chinatown yesterday and today to celebrate Chinese New Year...

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Royalists clash with pro-democracy group at Siam Square BTS station

A group of royalists clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators at the Siam Square sky train station today, forcing Pathumwan police...

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First red-headed vulture born in the wild in Thailand in 30 years

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced yesterday the hatching of red-headed vulture chick (Asian king...

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Canadian who opened plane door before take off self- harms in cell

The Canadian man in Chiang Mai, who was arrested after opening the door of a Thai Airways aircraft as...

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Personal information of 20 million elderly Thais for sale on Dark Web

About 20 million sets of personal information on elderly Thai people have been leaked from the Department of Older...

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‘Weaving Our Stories’ – Threading an artistic journey

“Weaving has its own soul,” as expressed by ‘Mae Mae’, or the aunties and grannies from a weaving community,...

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Soft power “fashion panel” resigns en masse

All 24 members of the “soft power on fashion” subcommittee have resigned en masse, effective on February 1st, claiming...

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Petitions seeking political bans on 44 Move Forward MPs filed

Staunch royalists Sonthiya Sawasdee and a lawyer, Thirayut Suwankhesorn, separately lodged petitions with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today,...

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Opposition parties dine together in a show of solidarity

The Democrats joined other opposition parties at a dinner hosted by the Move Forward party last night, in a...

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Srettha to call Cambodian PM about air pollution from his country

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said yesterday that he will call his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Manet, to discuss the transboundary...

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Court denies bail for six Pathumwan student murder suspects

The Bangkok South Criminal Court has rejected bail applications for six suspects charged with the murder of a Pathumwan...

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Military dogs which failed tests on auction at Military Dog Training Centre

Many dog lovers showed up this morning at the Military Dog Training Centre, in Pak Chong district of the...

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Motorists asked to use public transport until Tuesday to ease air pollution

The Air Pollution Coordination and Resolution Centre is appealing for motorists to reduce the use of their private vehicles...

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Student stabbed in front of a Bangkok college Friday night

A student at the Pathumwan Institute of Technology was seriously injured in a knife attack in front of the...

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Srisuwan claims he was framed for “stepping on somebody’s toe”

Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya, who is facing an extortion charge, is claiming that he is being set up because...

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Serial petitioner Srisuwan in police custody on an extortion charge

Well-known serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya has been taken into police custody on an extortion charge, after he and two...

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Pita unveils the Move Forward party’s strategic roadmap for 2024

Move Forward party’s advisory chairman Pita Limjaroenrat has today unveiled the party’s strategic roadmap for this year, which includes...

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White House’s Sullivan, China’s foreign minister to discuss ties, Taiwan in Bangkok

US-China ties and Taiwan will be topics raised at a meeting between the U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan...

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Whooping cough spreading among children in 3 southern provinces

Whooping cough (pertussis) is spreading among small children in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces, with more than 1,000 cases being...

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School near Nakhon Phanom town has only one teacher

Primary schools in Thailand’s more remote areas having only one teacher responsible for the teaching of all subjects is...

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PM says coalition government is stable, no need for cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has confirmed that there will be no cabinet reshuffle anytime soon, because the coalition government...

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Three possible rulings loom in Move Forward Party’s Section 112 trial : Prinya

The Constitutional Court has three options for its ruling in a case in which the Move Forward party is...

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Household debt this year expected to increase to 91.4% of GDP

Thailand’s household debt is expected to soar to 16.9 trillion baht, or 91.4% of GDP, by the end of...

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PM promises fair, public and transparent study of land bridge project

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin offered his assurance to multiple groups opposing the land bridge mega project, saying that the...

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The hidden dangers of PM 2.5

In the latest report this week, 45 out of 50 areas in Bangkok have recorded excessive levels of PM...

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AI porn producers face 5 years in prison if they use images of celebrities

Video content producers are being warned by police to refrain from using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create characters...

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PM open to all opinions regarding the “land bridge” project

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today that he is open to all, including divergent opinions about the major land...

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Safety controls on firework factories in Suphan Buri to be strengthened

Suphan Buri provincial authorities have been instructed by the governor to tighten up safety controls on the about 10...

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Dozens of areas in and around Bangkok suffering excessive PM2.5 pollution today

Seventy-nine areas of Bangkok and its vicinity were suffering with excessive PM2.5 pollution this morning, exceeding 37.5µg/m³ safety threshold,...

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Court orders government to form urgent plan to address PM 2.5

The Administrative Court in Chiang Mai today ordered Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the National Environment Board to draw...

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Contractor suspended for 3 days after fatal crane accident

The Highways Department has ordered a contractor, undertaking construction work on the elevated expressway project on Rama II Road...

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Two major lithium deposits discovered in Phang-nga province

Two rich lithium deposits have been found in Phang-nga province, with potential for use in the production lithium-ion batteries...

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Guardians of five young suspects in murder of Sa Kaeo woman questioned

The parents and guardians of five boys, aged 13-16, who are accused of fatally assaulting a mentally-challenged woman on...

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Fixing Thai education is not just a matter of money

When it comes to the budget for education, figures can be deceptive. Under the budget bill, which was debated...

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House passes seven clean air bills in their first readings

Following their debate yesterday, the House of Representatives passed seven air cleanliness bills in their first readings, by 443...

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More people concerned about online fraud than murder or robbery – survey

More people are concerned about online crime than murder, physical assault, robbery or narcotics trafficking, according to an opinion...

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20.5% fewer passengers on BTS extensions after start of fare collection

The number of people using the two extensions of BTS Green Line train service has dropped by about 20.5%,...

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Nationwide informal debt mediation operations to start on Monday

The Ministry of Interior, via the Provincial Administration Department, will begin nationwide informal debt mediations, as part of the...

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Thai military chief discusses cooperation with Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

The commander of Thailand’s armed forces has held talks with Myanmar junta boss Gen Min Aung Hlaing to discuss...

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Malaysia peace talks facilitator foresees “concrete” development (Video)

The Malaysian facilitator for the southern peace talks process said he is optimistic that there will be “concrete” development...

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Kids should wear face masks at outdoor activities on Children’s Day

Parents are advised to ensure that their children wear face masks when they attend outdoor activities on Children’s Day...

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Panther sightings common on the way to Paneone Thung mountain

The Kaeng Krachan National Park chief has said that sightings of panthers on the way to Paneone Thung mountain...

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Assets worth over ฺBt1.2Bn seized from a major online scam gang

Thai cyber police have seized assets worth more 1.2 billion baht from a major online scamming gang and have...

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Alleged Malaysian drug lord in Thai police custody

Thai anti-narcotics officers have taken a Malaysian, alleged to be a major drug trafficker with connections in Thailand, Laos,...

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Senior labour official denies DSI’s allegation of human trafficking

Labour Permanent Secretary Pairoj Chotikasathien has categorically denied the Department of Special Investigation’s allegation that he was involved in...

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Sauropod dinosaur footprints found on border of Phetchabun and Khon Kaen

Geologists from the Department of Mineral Resources found the fossilised footprints of what are believed to be Sauropod dinosaurs...

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Japan quake toll hits 161 as snow hampers relief

The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake jumped to 161 on Monday as snow complicated relief efforts with...

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