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Pheu Thai considers action against 7 MPs who supported 2023 budget bill

The ethical and disciplinary committee of the opposition Pheu Thai party will consider how to deal with seven dissident...

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59 undocumented Rohingya migrants found on island in Tarutao National Park

Officials from Tarutao National Park, in Thailand’ssouthernmost province of Satun, near the Malaysian border,have sent food and water to...

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North Korea fires volley of missiles, Japan condemns provocation

SEOUL, June 5 (Reuters) – North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast...

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Bangkok may hire prisoners to dredge canals and clear drainage systems

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) may resume the hiring of trustee prisoners to dredge canals and drainage systems, after...

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Empowering Thai Women Video

An exciting life on the waves for a Thai-Australian surfer

“For me, [surfing is] my profession, so it is something that I can do every day. I’m trained at...

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Thai PBS World Exclusive Video

How a monastery in Nakhon Pathom is breaking barriers to Thailand’s monkhood

“You know, we are not ordained to gain acceptance. That is not our purpose.” A clear statement from The...

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Musk memo to Tesla staff: return to office or leave company

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to office or leave the company,...

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No quarantine on entry to Thailand, partial reopening of bars begins Wednesday

Thailand has further eased COVID-19 restrictions by scrapping quarantine for international arrivals and allowing the partial reopening of pubs,...

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Chadchart assumes office as Bangkok’s new governor

New Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt went to the Election Commission (EC) office this morning (Wednesday) to receive his certification,...

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General News

Bangkok near bottom of latest world work-life balance ranking

Bangkok ranks 96 out of 100 cities around the world in this year’s Work/Life Balance Index, according to software...

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ASEAN News

One killed, nine injured by explosion in Myanmar’s Yangon on Tuesday

An explosion was reported in downtown Yangon yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, injuring at least 10 civilians, one of whom died...

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Nepal finds nearly all victims of plane crash

KATHMANDU, May 30 (Reuters) – Nepal authorities on Monday recovered or located the bodies of all but one of...

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EU fails to agree on Russia oil embargo, to try again Monday before summit

BRUSSELS, May 29 (Reuters) – The EU failed on Sunday to agree on an embargo of Russian oil, but...

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ASEAN News

ASEAN envoy to make another visit to Myanmar

The ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar Prak Sokhonn will pay another visit to the strife-torn country next month in...

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Campaign to stop use of Thai numerals in official documents

A signature collection campaign has been launched on social media, calling for state agencies to end the use of...

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Highlight News Tourism

Most overseas arrivals in Thailand this year come from India

Indian tourists represent the most foreign arrivals in Thailand so far this year. 100,884 arrived between January 1st and...

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Bangkok governor-elect, 3rd placed Wiroj join force Monday to tackle floods

Bangkok presumed governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt and 3rd placed Move Forward candidate Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn joined force in trying to tackle...

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In Tokyo, Biden says would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force...

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Protest in front of UN office against proposed Thai law to curb NGO activities

A group of people rallied in front of the United Nations Office, on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok this morning...

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Results of Pattaya mayor, council elections withdrawn pending probe

The unofficial results of the Pattaya mayoral and council elections yesterday (Sunday), the first such election in a decade,...

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ASEAN News

Seven killed after fire engulfs Philippine ferry

At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety in the Philippines on Monday after a fire...

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Emergency operations centre set up to monitor Monkeypox situation in Thailand

Thailand’s Disease Control Department has set up an emergency operations centre to keep a close watch on the Monkeypox...

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Bangkok Governor-elect Chadchart begins his day jogging in Lumpini Park

Chadchart Sittipunt, the winner of the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election, according to unofficial results which show him attracting a...

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Anti-coup rally held in Khon Kaen to mark 8th anniversary of 2014 takeover

“Red-shirt” followers in the north-eastern Thai province of Khon Kaen joined various anti-coup groups in a protest march yesterday...

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Chadchart set to win Bangkok gubernatorial election in landslide

With just over a million votes counted since the Bangkok local election polls closed at 5pm Sunday, Chadchart Sittipunt,...

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PM Prayut and many politicians cast their votes for the gubernatorial elections

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his family cast their ballots this morning at polling station 13 in Phaya Thai...

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Unofficial result of Bangkok gubernatorial election expected by 9pm

Election Commission (EC) chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong has forecast that the unofficial result of the Bangkok gubernatorial election will be...

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Environment News

Vets investigate death of Bryde’s whale found in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian

A team of veterinarians from Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources was sent to a mangrove forest in...

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Democrat candidate wins by-election in Ratchaburi province

Democrat candidate Chaithip Kamolpanthip beat his rival from Thai Liberal party in the by-election in Constituency 3 of Ratchaburi...

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WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as...

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Aswin, Chadchart and Sita among early voters in Bangkok this morning

At least three Bangkok gubernatorial candidates were among voters at their polling stations to cast their ballots when voting...

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Concern over side effects means parents unwilling to vaccinate young children

Many parents are not taking their children to be vaccinated because they are concerned over the possible side effects,...

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Candidates ramp up campaigns a week before Bangkok’s gubernatorial election

With just a week to go before the Bangkok gubernatorial election, the frontrunners have stepped up their visits to...

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Thai hotels listed among TripAdvisor’s best hotels of 2022

Two of Thailand’s hotels have been included among TripAdvisor’s global list of the top 25 hotels in 2022. The...

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Thai Foreign Minister to visit Saudi Arabia to cement bilateral cooperation

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has been assigned by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to visit Saudi Arabia to follow-up on...

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General Highlight News

Supreme Patriarch advises Thais to live carefully to be happy

On Visakha Bucha Day today (Sunday), the Supreme Patriarch has advised Thai Buddhists to live life carefully in order...

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News Weather

Heavy rain with isolated heavy showers over most of Thailand until Tuesday

Heavy to very heavy rain is forecast from today (Sunday)until Tuesday for most parts of Thailand as a result...

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Chinese Embassy in Thailand says controversial Lazada video is unacceptable

The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok said in its Facebook post today (Friday) that the controversial sales promotion video for...

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ASEAN News

ASEAN puts US request for “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” on hold

In an unexpected diplomatic move, ASEAN has decided to delay the granting of “comprehensive strategic partnership”status, or CSP, to...

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Business & Economy Highlight News

Thailand’s Finance Ministry considers launch of new co-payment scheme phase

The Finance Ministry is now working on a possible launch of a 5th phase of the 50:50 co-payment scheme,...

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Thai Health Ministry may propose lowering COVID Alert from Level 3 to 2

The Ministry of Public Health anticipates that COVID-19 infections in Thailand will be on a decline by the end...

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Brahmins predict plentiful food, slightly more rain for Thailand this year

Thailand will have slightly more rain this year with plentiful food, according to the forecast of the Brahmins, which...

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Analysis ASEAN

ASEAN and the US agree on a joint vision statement

ASEAN foreign ministers have reached an agreement with the US over the joint vision statement, which contains 27 paragraphs...

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Biden welcomes Southeast Asian leaders with energy, maritime pledges

(AFP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed Southeast Asian leaders to Washington with promises to support clean energy...

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China database reveals the thousands detained in Xinjiang

AFP – A leaked list of thousands of detained Uyghurs has helped Nursimangul Abdureshid shed some light on the...

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Myanmar

Foreign energy giants leave Myanmar, Chinese companies to likely replace them

Myanmar saw, not too long into the post-coup era, the departure of investments in the energy sector. France’s Total...

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News World

G7 to phase out Russian oil, U.S. sanctions Gazprombank execs over Ukraine war

WILMINGTON, Del., May 8 (Reuters) – Group of Seven (G7) nations committed on Sunday to ban or phase out...

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Highlight News

Your rough guide to the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial manifestos

As we count down towards the highly-anticipated election of a new Bangkok Governor on May 22nd, which will be...

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Israel demands apology after Russia says Hitler had Jewish roots

JERUSALEM, May 2 (Reuters) – Israel denounced Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for suggesting that Adolf Hitler...

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Qantas to launch longest non-stop passenger flight

Qantas announced on Monday it will launch the world’s longest non-stop commercial flight, with passengers set to spend 19 hours...

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Angelina Jolie visits Lviv, trip interrupted by sirens

LVIV, Ukraine, April 30 (Reuters) – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, going...

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Violence erupts in May Day protests in Paris, marchers criticize Macron

PARIS, May 1 (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in...

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Pelosi pledges U.S. support on visit to Ukraine; civilians evacuated from Mariupol

KYIV/BEZIMENNE, Ukraine, May 1 (Reuters) – Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from the ruined Azovstal steelworks in the...

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Analysis ASEAN News

ASEAN will discuss humanitarian aid for Myanmar on May 6th

Cambodia, the current chair of ASEAN, is to hold a high-level consultative meeting on May 6th, to discuss ways...

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Business & Economy News

Combined total of 70 billion baht spent under 3 stimulus projects by April 30th  

More than 70 billion baht, of a combination of funding from the government and consumer’s own money, has been...

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Highlight News Politics

Labour, floods, parks and cables in focus for Bangkok’s gubernatorial candidates

On May Day (Labour Day) today, former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt said that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) should...

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General News

Uproar over dress code for IPAC22 international conference in Bangkok

The dress code for participants in the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’22) in Bangkok has gone viral on...

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Bangkok gubernatorial candidates float ideas for more public parks and trading spaces

Former Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has proposed that garbage collection in Bangkok be increased from twice to three or...

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Crime News

Worker killed, five injured as a floor of Bangkok condominium collapses

A construction worker was killed and five others were injured when a floor in a riverside condominium building, near...

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Editor's Choice Opinion

Why Thailand’s soft power is not as successful as South Korea’s

After female Thai rapper, Danupha “Milli” Khanatheerakul, ate mango sticky rice during her Coachella concert performance a week ago,...

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Another Thai Democrat party deputy leader quits over ongoing sexual assault scandal

Thailand’s oldest political party, the Democrats, has seen yet another resignation of a senior member over the sexual abuse...

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News World

France’s Macron defeats Le Pen, pledges change

PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake...

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Feminists rally at Democrat party HQ over Thailand’s high profile #MeToo case

Representatives of several Thai feminist groups held a demonstration in front of the Democrat party headquarters this morning (Monday),...

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News World

Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443

ETHEKWINI, South Africa, April 17 (Reuters) – Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal...

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Crime Highlight News Politics

Thai court grants conditional bail for former Democrat deputy leader

The Bangkok South Criminal Court granted conditional bail this afternoon (Sunday) to former Democrat deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi, who...

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Mass vaccine booster shots for students aged 12-17 in Thailand in May

The Public Health Ministry will, in May, start administering booster shots of Pfizer vaccine to students aged 12-17 who...

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Thai Court approves detention of ex-Democrat deputy leader Prinn

The Bangkok South Criminal Court approved this morning (Sunday) a Lumpini police request to detain former Democrat deputy leader...

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Entertainment News

Female rapper Milli becomes first Thai artist to perform at Coachella Festival

Famous female rapper, Danupha “Milli” Khanatheerakul, has become the first Thai artist to perform at the world famous Coachella...

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Thai Defence Ministry dismisses report of arms and drug trafficking by Privy Council president’s son  

The spokesman for the Thai Ministry of Defence, General Kongcheep Tantravanich, has dismissed as fake news a report that...

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Editor's Choice Opinion

How a high-profile case reflects Thai society’s views on sexual harassment victims and offenders?

While Thailand was enjoying the Songkran holidays, many people returned home to the shocking news that a former deputy...

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Thailand’s daily COVID-19 deaths reach another new high of 128 on Sunday

Daily COVID-19 deaths in Thailand continue to rise, from yesterday’s 125 to 128 today (Sunday), while new infections dropped...

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Opinion

Opinion: Expansion of NATO will impact ASEAN

The Russia invasion of Ukraine has changed the security balance in Europe forever and this will have a long-term...

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Deputy leader of Thailand’s Democrat party quits amid sexual harassment allegations

A deputy leader of the Democrat Party, Prinn Panitchpakdi, announced his resignation from all posts in the party today...

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Over 100 people die on Thai roads in first 3 days of Thailand’s Songkran festival

One hundred and thirteen people have died and 853 others have been injured in 869 road accidents since Monday,...

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Seven suspects held over Sunday’s cherry bomb incident at Bangkok barracks

Seven youths have been taken into police custody in connection with the incident on Sunday night when a cherry...

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Authorities stationed at Khaosan Road to enforce water splashing ban

Police, city officials and military personnel have been deployed at Khaosan Road in Bangkok today (Thursday) to enforce the...

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Thai PM says everyone must strictly comply with water splashing restriction

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned everyone, including tourists and business operators, that they must strictly comply with the...

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Tourists ignore Songkran water-fight ban on Bangkok’s Khaosan Road

A large number of locals and foreign tourists flocked to Bangkok’s Khaosan Road last night (Wednesday) to engage in...

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Twitter says Musk not joining board, warns of ‘distractions ahead’

(Reuters) – Elon Musk rejected Twitter Inc’s offer to join its board, a dramatic turn in a week when the...

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Highlight News Politics

Thai Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn indicted on lèse majesté charge

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit was indicted by public prosecutors on a lèse majesté charge and for violations of...

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Red-shirt followers gather in memory of those who died in 2010 crackdown

Followers of Thailand’s United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), aka “the red-shirt movement”, representatives of opposition parties and...

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Empowering Thai Women Video

How Thai “feminist” law students are challenging the patriarchy and cultural norms

“Feminism is demanding equal rights for all genders. Everyone can become a feminist, regardless of our gender. We don’t...

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News World

Russia imposes visa restrictions on citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’

April 4 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday introducing visa restrictions for citizens of...

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Thailand’s first suspected infection by COVID-19 Omicron XJ strain found

The Medical Sciences Department announced the discovery of a suspected case of Omicron XJ variant today (Monday), in a...

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News Politics

Nearly 30 candidates register to contest Bangkok’s gubernatorial election

Twenty-nine candidates have registered to contest the Bangkok gubernatorial election, set for May 22nd, the first such election in...

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Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — As foreign outrage mounts over evidence of possible executions and other atrocities by Russian forces...

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Any possible Songkran COVID-19 surge will be manageable – MoPH

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Monday) that he is confident that COVID-19 infections, which are anticipated to...

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Thailand, China share some common aims on Ukraine

Thailand and China share four common aims concerning the situation of Ukraine after their consultation in Huangshan in Anhui,...

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Environment News

Rare leopard captured by camera trap in Thailand’s Chiang Dao wildlife sanctuary

A leopard (Panthera pardus) has been recorded by a camera trap for the first time in the Chiang Dao...

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International arrivals in Thailand increase after restriction easing

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport saw a large increase in international arrivals yesterday (Sunday), as those travelling to the country no...

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Oil prices fall after truce in Middle East conflict, petroleum reserve news

NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell at the start of Asian trade on Sunday, after the...

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At least 2 shooters kill 6, wound 12 in Sacramento

AFP – Six people were killed and 12 others injured, some critically, in a shooting early Sunday morning in...

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General News

Social media report on damage of olfactory nerve through deep nasal swab is fake news

The Anti-Fake News Centre of Thailand has refuted as a fake news a social media report claiming that taking...

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Business & Economy Highlight News

Worries raised over possible fertiliser shortage in Thailand amid war in Ukraine

Thailand may experience fertiliser shortages in April and May and prices are expected to increase further as a result...

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Thai golfer wins LPGA title in playoff at JTBC Classic in California

Thai golfer Atthaya Thitikul won the JTBC Classic for her first LPGA Tour title in Carlsbad, California on Sunday,...

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