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Cambodia opposition leader jailed 27 years for treason

A Cambodian court on Friday sentenced top opposition leader Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail for treason, in...

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Two defendants in Thai actress drowning case plead guilty in court

Two defendants in the case surrounding the death of actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, have pleaded guilty in the...

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Business & Economy News

Personal and credit card loans contribute to rise in Thailand’s household debt

Household debt for the third quarter of 2022 increased by 3.9%, to over 14.9 trillion baht for the first...

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China will support Thailand in the crackdown on Chinese grey businesses

The Chinese Government is ready to support its Thai counterpart in dealing with Chinese grey business in Thailand. The...

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Business & Economy Highlight News

GSB announces end of sending URLs to customers via SMS

Thailand’s Government Savings Bank (GSB) has stopped sending text messages (SMS) containing URLs to all customers, effective on March...

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DTAC-True merger completed

Telenor Asia announced yesterday (Wednesday) the completion of the merger between Total Access Communication Company (DTAC) and True Corporation...

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ASEAN Myanmar News

Myanmar government passes gun ownership bill

Two years after the coup, the military-led administration in Myanmar passed a law allowing firearms civilians to carry firearms...

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News World

The ultra-rich lost 10% of fortune in 2022: study

The world’s ultra-richest saw their fortunes shrink by 10 percent in 2022, due to the war in Ukraine, a...

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Upakit Pachariyangkun: Thai senator under scrutiny for Myanmar connections

Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun is back in the spotlight over his alleged links with a crony of Myanmar’s military ruler...

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US serviceman found dead in a Thai army barracks in Lop Buri province

Thai police are investigating the death of a US serviceman, who was found lifeless in a bathroom of the...

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Thai police divers search canal for missing baby without success

Police divers continued their search in a canal for the third consecutive day today (Wednesday) for the missing 8-month-old...

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General News

New park chief says it’s OK to be seen as a “mafia figure” if poachers fear him

Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn, the newly-appointed director of the Office of National Parks, declared today (Wednesday) that he would not mind...

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Crime Highlight News

Criminologists doubt teenage mother’s claim that she put her baby in a canal

Two Thai criminologists say they doubt the claim by the teenage mother of the missing 8-month-old boy, who claims...

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News World

Train accident in Greece kills at least 29

At least 29 people were killed and another 85 injured after a collision between two trains caused a derailment...

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General News

Excessive PM2.5 pollution in most of northern Thailand on Wednesday

PM2.5 dust in most northern provinces today (Wednesday) exceeds the safety level, being measured at between 61 and 200...

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Phase 5 of Rao Tiew Duay Kan program opens for registration Monday

People who want to join the 5th phase of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) program can...

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Crime News

Khaosan pub security guard fired for allegedly assaulting foreign tourist

A Thai security guard at a pub at Bangkok’s Khaosan area has been dismissed after he allegedly slapped the...

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Thai Supreme Court refuses bail for two convicted Talugas protesters

The Supreme Court rejected the bail applications by two convicted Talugas defendants because they may attempt to flee if...

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General News Weather

Bangkok and the North to remain cool on Monday and Tuesday

Temperatures in Bangkok and its suburbs, northern and north-eastern regions are forecast to fall by a further 1-3oC on...

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Highlight News Politics

Thai PM says he is a son of the north-east as he seeks its people’s support

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he is a native son of the north-east son and urged its people not...

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Paetongtarn to be Pheu Thai party’s candidate for PM

Speaking to thousands of Chiang Rai people, the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Cholnan Srikaew, announced that the...

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News World

Thousands without power as California storms bring rain, snow and cold

Nearly 85,000 households and businesses were without power in the Los Angeles area on Saturday, as storms continued to...

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News World

No G20 joint statement after China objections on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers failed Saturday to adopt a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, after...

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Turkey widens probe into building collapses as quake toll exceeds 50,000

Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month’s earthquakes and investigations...

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Highlight News Politics

Chuan blasts party-hopping politicians

Former leader of the Democrat Party, Chuan Leekpai, has blasted party-hopping politicians for only pursuing self-interest and claimed that...

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Bangkok-based diplomats show support for Ukraine

Diplomats and representatives from 36 countries and civil society joined a public solidarity event in Bangkok today (Friday), to...

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Environment News

Officials test ditch water after complaints of industrial waste dumping

Officials from the Chon Buri Provincial Industrial Works Office collected water samples for tests today (Friday), from a ditch...

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Two hunger strikers leave hospital and will continue their fasting

Two Thai hunger strikers, Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong, left Thammasat University Hospital this afternoon (Friday) for the Supreme...

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Crime Highlight News

AMLO impounds ฿245m penthouse linked to Forex-3D investment scam

Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) recently impounded a Sukhumvit condominium penthouse, worth 245-million baht, from the husband of a...

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Highlight News South Watch

Four suspects in police custody over multiple murders in Narathiwat

Police in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat are holding four suspects in custody for questioning in connection with the...

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Excessive PM2.5 dust affects 52 areas in Bangkok and suburbs

The amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in 52 areas in Bangkok and its suburbs today (Friday) exceeds...

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News World

China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks

BEIJING (AP) — China, a firm Russian ally, has called for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Moscow and the...

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Opinion

One year of the Russia-Ukraine war – a loss for all

One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West is convinced that, with more powerful arms support to Ukraine,...

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News World

UN approves resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end...

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Uncategorized

Biden visits Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’

President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a...

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Environment News

Owners of 27 trawlers accused of illegal fishing in Tarutao National Park

A complaint was lodged with Bang Khen police today (Monday), by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant...

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Arrivals in Thailand from countries hit by Marburg virus to be screened

The Disease Control Department has instructed international disease control checkpoints at all ports of entry to screen all arrivals...

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Crime News

Bus driver suspended for 30 days, fined ฿5k over road accident in Bangkok

A bus driver was fined 5,000 baht and suspended from driving for 30 days after he allegedly jumped a...

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Top Thai virologist says 2023 is game over for COVID-19

This year is “game over” for COVID-19, as the World Health Organisation is expected to stop counting global daily...

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Mae Sai-Tachileik border checkpoint reopens Monday

The Mae Sai-Tachileik border checkpoint, between Thailand and Myanmar, was officially reopened today (Monday), after about three years of...

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Crime News

6-year-old boy falls to his death from expressway after road accident

A six-year-old boy fell to his death from an expressway onto the road about 30 meters below when a...

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General Highlight News

Thai Health minister says no to 4am pub closing, except in tourist areas

The Ministry of Public Health is against a proposal to allow pubs to stay open until 4am (instead of...

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General Highlight News

Rejection of passengers tops list of complaints about Bangkok’s cabbies

The Land Transport Department has received more than 2,000 passenger complaints against taxi drivers in Bangkok, with most of...

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Police to use a submersible in search for missing baby in Nakhon Pathom

Nakhon Pathom provincial police will deploy a submersible drone to search all waterways close to the home of an...

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Opinion South Watch

Gen. Zulkifli’s first task for peace process

It seems like the right thing to do – a visit by Malaysia’s newly appointed facilitator for the peace...

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ASEAN News

First ASEAN online sale day is fixed for Aug 8th

ASEAN will stage its first region-wide online shopping event in August, to promote cross-border trade through e-commerce, according to...

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Highlight News

Excessive PM2.5 in Bangkok’s atmosphere on Sunday

PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere of most of Bangkok today (Sunday) exceeds the 50-micron safety level and the air...

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General Highlight News

School students in Thailand can no longer be expelled if pregnant

Administrators of schools, colleges and universities are now prohibited from expelling pregnant students or forcing them to transfer to...

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This Week with Thai PBS World Video

Internet literacy is a key tool to protect children online – This Week with Thai PBS World (February 17th 2023)

Thailand is among the countries with the most stable Internet connections in the world. The high level of connectivity also...

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News World

Blinken, China’s top diplomat in ‘direct, candid talks’ amid balloon spat

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China not to repeat its “irresponsible act” of sending a spy balloon...

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Cyclone death toll in New Zealand rises to 11 as recovery continues

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained...

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Turkey earthquake death toll passes 46,000; desperation for signs of life

More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is...

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News South Watch

Police officer dies, four injured in insurgent attack in Yala Province

One police major was killed and four other officers were injured when the blast from a bomb, hidden under...

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Crime Highlight News

DSI to question friend of Kong Salak Plus CEOs over ฿100m bank transfer

Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has issued a summons for the questioning of a business associate of Kong...

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Around Thailand Highlight News

Two monkey catchers caught with nine primates and hunting gear

Wildlife officials and police in Thailand arrested two men yesterday (Thursday) while they were hunting for macaque monkeys on...

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General News

33 lecturers pass off purchased research papers as their own work

Thirty-three lecturers at eight of Thailand’s universities have been found to have submitted research papers bought from some overseas...

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Business & Economy News

Two senior Finance Ministry officials under suspicion for insider trading

The directors-general of the Treasury and Comptroller-General departments are suspected of involvement in insider trading, in violation of the...

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Around Thailand News South Watch

Security officials defend visit to Islamic school in South

Local security officials have come in defense of last weekend’s visit to an Islamic school, in the strife-torn southern...

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Wild Boar football team captain collapsed in his room in Leicester on Sunday

Wild Boar soccer team captain Duangphet “Dom” Promthep collapsed in his room in England on Sunday and was rushed...

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Thai police general unsure whether missing 8-month-old boy is still alive

Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the national deputy police chief, said today (Wednesday) that he does not know whether the...

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Editor's Choice General Opinion

Are some Thai metaphors stigmatising single women?

 “Do you have a boyfriend?” “When are you getting married?” “When will you come down off the ‘kaan’?” These...

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Crime News

Police investigating a case of illegal detention in Chachoengsao

Police in Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao are investigating a complaint, filed by a 67-year-old man who claims he...

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Crime Highlight News

Rama 9 housing project engineer faces legal action over collapse

The Huai Khwang district office has ordered the construction of a housing project in the Rama 9 area to...

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Crime Highlight News

Students evacuated from school as nearby factory in Chon Buri catches fire

About 300 students were hastily evacuated from of their school on Monday afternoon, after two wells containing used oil...

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Minor earthquake felt in Phang-nga Monday afternoon, no damage

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was reported in Kapong district of Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga this afternoon (Monday), but...

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Crime Highlight News

Fake cosmetics from China worth ฿14m seized in Bangkok and Samut Prakan

Police from Thailand’s Consumer Protection Division (CPD) seized fake cosmetics and substandard medical supplies today (Monday), worth about 14...

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Two more helicopters deployed to combat forest fires in Chiang Mai

Two helicopters from the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation are being deployed today (Monday) to help firemen...

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Around Thailand News

Hundreds of macaque monkeys disappear from temple in Loei

An investigation is under way in Wang Saphung district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Loei, in an effort to...

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Entertainment News World

Rihanna performs hits at Super Bowl – with a very special guest

Rihanna made her long-awaited return to the stage at the Super Bowl with a career-spanning medley of pop bangers,...

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News World

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll tops 33,000

The United Nations decried Sunday the failure to ship desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning...

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News World

Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake

Turkish police have detained 12 people over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, local media...

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Five migrant workers injured in building collapse in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area

Five Cambodian nationals were injured when a building, which was under construction in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area, caved in...

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General Highlight News

Employers warned to extend migrant work permits by Monday deadline

Companies who employ workers from Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos have until tomorrow (Monday) to extend their work permits...

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This Week with Thai PBS World Video

Why do fewer people want to get married? – This Week with Thai PBS World (February 10th 2023)

It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Many people often take this opportunity to go on a special date, give each other...

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Crime Highlight News

Thai police launch extensive search for missing 8-month-old baby

Police, volunteers and officials from the Mirror Foundation launched an extensive search around a village in Bang Luang sub-district...

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General Highlight News

Over 300 hotspots detected in Chiang Mai Province on Sunday

More than 300 hotspots have been detected in forests in Chiang Mai Province on Sunday and a member of...

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General Highlight News

Number of passengers using train services in Bangkok hits new record

The number of passengers travelling by rail in and around Bangkok reached a record high of 1,577,330 in a...

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News World

Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, millions in need of aid

Rescuers pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after an...

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Empowering Thai Women Video

From Thailand’s “Queen of Dance” to new advocacy role for gender equality – Christina Aguilar

When we think of Thailand’s best-selling female artists of all time, Christina Aguilar, who is widely dubbed as the...

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General Highlight News

Industry Ministry seeks help to curb illegal sugarcane burning

Thailand’s Ministry of Industry is seeking cooperation from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Natural Resources and...

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News Politics

Thai Supreme Court grants bail for a lèse majesté convict

A pro-democracy protester, who is serving two years and four months jail term on a lèse majesté conviction, was...

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Around Thailand News

Explosions at army ordnance factory in Ayutthaya

Several fire trucks rushed to a bomb fuse manufacturing facility of the Army Ordnance Department in Ayutthaya province this...

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Crime Highlight News

Forensic team joins investigation of missing baby in Nakhon Pathom

Forensic science officers have joined Bang Luang district police in Nakhon Pathom in the investigation into the mysterious disappearance...

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EXPLAINED: The making of the media ethics bill

For many, the bill on media ethics and professional standards, which was hotly debated in a joint parliamentary session...

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Crime News

Standoff in Phuket after gunman shoots two passengers on mini bus

Two people were shot by a fellow passenger on a Phuket-Phatthalung mini bus, as it was travelling through Mueang...

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Revenue Department to tax Youtubers, online vendors and influencers

Youtubers, social media influencers and online vendors are to be taxed on advertising revenue, sales of merchandise or donations...

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News World

Hope fades for survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 20,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and...

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Highlight News

Vote on media ethics bill adjourned due to lack of a quorum

A lack of quorum forced the joint sitting of the Thai Parliament today to adjourn before a vote on...

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Court grants temporary release to two hunger strikers

Thailand’s Criminal Court granted temporary release to two hunger strikers today (Tuesday), at the request of the director of...

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News World

France hit by new strikes, protests over pension reform

Fresh strikes hit trains, schools and refineries in France on Tuesday over an unpopular pension reform pushed by President...

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Earthquake kills more than 5,000 in Turkey, Syria

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried...

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Thailand records 621 approved surrogacy cases in seven years

Altogether 621 surrogacy cases have been approved in Thailand in the seven years since surrogacy services were legalised in...

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19-month-old girl, trapped in groundwater well for over 17 hours, rescued

Rescuers have successfully pulled a 19-month-old Myanmar girl from a 15-metre deep groundwater hole, where she had been trapped...

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Opinion

No one should ever die from overwork

If you think hard work won’t kill you, think again. The story of a senior employee of a television...

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Singer attacked on stage at a pub in a Bangkok suburb

A well-known singer was attacked while performing on the stage of a pub in the Rangsit district of Pathum...

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News World

China accuses US of indiscriminate use of force over balloon

BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force when the American military...

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News World

Powerful 7.8 quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 7.8 magnitude quake knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday...

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Crime Highlight News

Former national park chief sues seven officials involved in his arrest

A lawsuit has been filed against seven officials with the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases by former...

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News World

Nine missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea

Rescue workers were searching by sea and air for nine people missing after a fishing boat capsized in waters...

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Highlight News Tourism

Forest park in Phetchaburi to become geological tourist attraction

Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans to develop the Khao Nang Phanthurat Forest Park in Phetchaburi province...

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