Prices of jasmine have increased as the country prepares to celebrate Mother’s Day on August 12. Following Thai tradition on this special day, children will present jasmine garlands to their…
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Prices of jasmine have increased as the country prepares to celebrate Mother’s Day on August 12. Following Thai tradition on this special day, children will present jasmine garlands to their…
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August 12 is Thailand’s national Mother’s Day, commemorating Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother’s birthday. On Saturday, people all over the country will be seen celebrating by enjoying special meals…
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Highways Department has warned people travelling in two northern provinces of road obstructions caused by landslides and flash floods. In Nan, embankments at the 78.5km marker on Highway 1081, connecting…
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Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan visited the firework explosion site in Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district on Monday. He informed the people affected that he will seek cabinet approval for a…
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Mothers visiting Bangkok’s district offices will, from now on, face no difficulties if they wish to breastfeed or pump breast milk, because the Bangkok governor has ordered the setting up…
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Phu Soi Dao National Park in Uttaradit province has been temporarily closed, effective today (Monday), for the safety of visitors due to the risks of possible flash flood and mud…
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Marine Department official in Phuket have been asked to check ships which have sailed past the popular island in the past seven days, to discover whether any of them illegally…
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The couple who own the fireworks warehouse in Su-Ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province, which exploded on July 29, have offered to surrender to police, according to Pol Gen Surachate…
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Chuwit Kamolvisit, a massage parlour tycoon turned anti-corruption crusader, has revealed that he has Stage 3 liver cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Chuwit, 62, said his doctors have given him…
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On Friday, the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang collected a final set of specimens from Sak Surin, a Thai elephant repatriated from Sri Lanka early last month. Sak Surin…
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Police on Pha-ngan Island are holding a Spaniard for questioning, suspecting that he may be involved in the murder and decapitation of a foreigner whose remains were found in a…
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Thailand’s Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum, Nam Nao National Park in Phetchabun and Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei were declared ASEAN heritage parks at the ASEAN senior environmental…
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Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers have arrested two men who allegedly hacked into the computer system of the Land Transport Department (LTD), using an official’s username and password, to…
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha travelled to the southernmost province of Narathiwat on Friday, to follow up on the assistance being given to those affected by the deadly explosion at a…
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Narathiwat provincial police will seek a warrant for the arrest of the owner of the fireworks warehouse, which was destroyed by an explosion and fire last week, after he failed…
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A Japanese tourist, who shared photos of a Kiha-183 series train, donated to Thailand by Japan, passing through piles of garbage in the Phaya Thai area, thanked the State Railway…
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Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has warned against the use of water in the area around the fireworks warehouse explosion, in Sungai-Kolok district of Narathiwat province, after it was found to…
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Move Forward MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn said he will question the interior minister, the national police chief, the commander of the Fourth Army Region and the director-general of Provincial Administration Department…
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The Royal Thai Navy’s HTMS Naresuan frigate sustained damage to its torpedo launcher and life rafts as it was leaving port at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Chon…
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Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has been recruiting as many as 13,000 new forest rangers, to protect the country’s dwindling forests and resources. Besides the recruitment…
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Authorities in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s Narathiwat province have seized about a ton of fireworks from shop houses, located about 150 metres from a fireworks warehouse at which there…
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Fighting has been raging in Kayah state in Myanmar since Thursday, when government troops launched ground and air attacks on rebel forces in the Demoso Township, forcing 117 Karenni to…
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King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang has recently unveiled its locally-developed prototype luxury train carriage, to be put into service on the State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) high-speed and tourist…
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The death toll in the fireworks warehouse explosion and fire, in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat, increased to 12 today (Sunday). Ten of the survivors are…
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The explosion at a warehouse storing fireworks, in Sungai-Kolok district of Narathiwat province yesterday (Saturday), was probably caused by sparks from welding, as a mechanic was trying to fix a…
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Thailand is well-known for its brightly coloured tuk-tuks, which are as much of a feature of the country as the ancient temples built during the Ayutthaya period. Today, the country…
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The Khok Charoen district hospital in Lop Buri province announced today (Saturday) that they will operate as normal, after it had advised patients to seek treatment at other hospitals because,…
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Anti-human trafficking police arrested a man and seized more than 1,000 items of child pornography in a raid on a house in Pattaya on Saturday. Police allege that the suspect,…
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At least nine people were killed and more than 100 injured when flares, firecrackers and other pyrotechnics, being kept in a warehouse in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s Narathiwat province,…
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There are now as many as 189 wild tigers in Thailand’s forests, a 100% increase since 2014, according to a census conducted using camera traps, said Atthaphon Charoenchansa, director-general of…
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The chief of Khao Kho National Park in Thailand’s Phetchabun province has been transferred and placed under investigation for allowing illegal resorts to be built at Pha Hua Sing (Lion’s…
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People living around a landfill on Samui Island are planning to file a lawsuit to demand compensation from the municipality, the city mayor and the governor of Surat Thani for…
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People living in northern, north-eastern, central and southern Thailand can expect heavy to very heavy rain and accumulations, which may cause flash floods and overflows, especially along waterways and lowland…
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In the quaint backwater community of Ladchado, nestled in the tranquil embrace of Ayutthaya’s Phak Hai district, a humble yet awe-inspiring celebration is set to unfold on Tuesday, August 1….
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Thailand’s state welfare card holders will soon be able to use the 750 baht/month travelling subsidy, provided by the government, to travel by boat, “song thaew” and other transport services…
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For the first time since reliable records have been kept, Thailand is experiencing a tourism deficit with Japan, according to statistics for the first 6 months of 2023, revealed the…
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The Pheu Thai party has assigned Suriya Juangroongruangkit, a key member, to head a small team to approach senators individually, seeking their support for the party’s bid to form the…
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A former dean of the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University has asked Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate 235 senators for allegedly defying ethical conduct rules over their…
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Blame for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s failed bid to become prime minister has fallen on Article 272 of the Constitution. Pita fell short of the majority required to take…
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Cambodia holds a one-sided election on Sunday that is certain to prolong the ruling party’s dominance of politics, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of…
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The Bhumjaithai party has informed the Pheu Thai party that it cannot join the coalition in their bid to form a government with the Move Forward party still part of…
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Core members of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties held an informal meeting this afternoon (Saturday) at the Pheu Thai party head office, at the invitation of Pheu Thai, to…
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As the Pheu Thai party takes over from the Move Forward party at the core of the government- forming 8-party coalition, it is a good time to take a look…
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Pheu Thai Party, entrusted with forming the post-election coalition by its political allies, will today meet with two political parties in the outgoing Prayut administration to seek their support for…
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Being prime minister is not as important as stopping the continued succession of “old power”, said Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat in his social media post Friday night. It…
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Police have arrested 14 people allegedly involved in an online gambling network, in which serial cyanide murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn and her husband, Pol Lt-Col Vitoon, were regular customers, Pol…
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Members of the Sak Surin fan club, the Thai elephant recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, will have a chance to meet him during Thailand’s Mother’s Day holidays, between August 11th and…
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Fighting between Myanmar government forces and Karenni Army troops is expected to escalate, after the Myanmar military sent three battalions of reinforcements to a border base opposite Mueang district of…
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Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police and officials from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) seized assets worth about 90 million baht in coordinated raids yesterday (Thursday) on six locations in…
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Greater Bangkok’s MRT underground and BTS Skytrain transport systems are so convenient that millions of residents and visitors rely on them despite the high fares. Hence, the Thai Consumers Council…
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A report on gender equality and development shows that, despite significant progress in education equality, the disparity still exists. The literacy rate of Thailand’s adult females in 2022 was 92.4%,…
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Heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday has caused waterways to overflow into low-lying areas in Mueang district of Chumphon, forcing several households along a canal in Ban Na and Khun…
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Another joint sitting of the House and Senate, for the selection of Thailand’s new prime minister, has been scheduled for 9.30am on Thursday July 27th, House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor…
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Thai students have won 30 awards, including 11 gold medals, seven silvers and three bronzes, at the 2023 international mathematics contest held in Seoul, South Korea. The Thai students also…
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The segment of an overpass in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district collapsed on July 10th, causing two fatalities and 13 injuries. It was a major incident which shocked people in Bangkok….
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A student at a high school in Nong Chok district apologised to a foreign English teacher on Monday, after she insulted the teacher and raised her middle fingers. The incident…
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Euthanizing stray animals is a sensitive topic in Thailand. It is wildly misunderstood that it is a main tool used in controlling the number of strays. A non-governmental organisation (NGO)…
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The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) may be asked to help resolve a conflict over the management of Bang Khlan Temple in Pho Thale district of Phichit province. A clash…
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Wildlife officials in Thailand’s eastern province of Trat have been trying to push two herds of wild elephants back into the forest, after they emerged to search for food on…
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Bangkok is to start using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to manage traffic flow on Ratchadapisek, Prasertmanukit and Ratchapruek roads. The traffic management model, developed through cooperation between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration…
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Myanmar’s armed resistance groups are asking the US government for over half a billion dollars in humanitarian and non-lethal aid to help them oust the country’s military regime, including money…
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A 10-year-old boy has become the youngest novice ever to pass the examination of Buddhism’s third level in Pali studies (Parian Dham 3), according to the latest issue of the…
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The Move Forward Party has shifted its focus to the amendment of Section 272 of the constitution, to exclude senators from the prime minister voting process, after leader of the…
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Tropical storm Talim is forecast to make landfall in northern Vietnam by Wednesday and is likely to bring more rain, with isolated heavy to very heavy downfalls in northern, north-eastern,…
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Over 9,000 refugees from Myanmar, who have escaped the ongoing fighting, are now taking shelter in five villages in Mueang, Mae Sariang and Khun Yuan districts of Thailand’s northernmost province…
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One para-military ranger was killed and two others were injured in a roadside bomb blast, believed to have been remotely detonated by insurgents, in Ba Cho sub-district of Bannang Sata…
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Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman, whose body was discovered under Tha Phra sky train station on Friday night. The woman has only been identified as “Kotchapan”,…
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) may introduce a new set of guidelines for the selection of contractors to implement its major construction projects, in an effort to tighten up controls…
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Visitors to the Khao Kheow open zoo in Chon Buri province can now get a glimpse of three young capybara, which were born in the zoo on May 5th. The…
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About 1,000 Karenni refugees fled across the Thai-Myanmar border to seek shelter in a rural village in Mueang district of the northernmost province of Mae Hong Son yesterday (Wednesday), after…
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set an ambitious goal of welcoming 68.5 million foreign tourists in 2028, which will generate an estimated total revenue of 5.6 trillion baht,…
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Summonses have been issued by Bangkok police for 11 witnesses, including those involved in the construction, to visit Chorakhe police station within three days for questioning over the collapse of…
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Chiang Mai province has set up a public health emergency operations centre to contain the spread of dengue fever, after 1,805 people have been infected since January 1st and two…
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The Airline Association of Thailand presented three strategies, to revive the tourism industry, Thailand’s economy and to support the aviation sector, during a meeting today (Tuesday) with Move Forward Party…
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A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for two suspects linked to the gruesome murder of German real estate broker, Hans Peter Mack, in Chon Buri province. The suspects were…
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Pheu Thai party leader Chonlanan Srikaew will nominate Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as candidate for prime minister at the joint meeting of the House and Senate to select…
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Fitch credit rating agency has affirmed Thailand’s long-germ foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at BBB+, with a stable outlook. Fitch warns, however, that lingering political uncertainty may weigh on Thailand’s…
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Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Tuesday that it will take 3-4 days to clear the Luang Phaeng Road in Lat Krabang of the collapsed segment of an overpass, because each…
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Police have issued warrants for the arrests of two German nationals, suspected of involvement in the murder of a German property broker, after his decapitated body was found in a…
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In a last-minute attempt to delay the reading of the Supreme Court’s verdict, scheduled on Monday, former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Tarit Pengdit, submitted a petition…
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As he tried to find off attempts by the emergency services to rescue him from the third level of the Phra Mahathat Chedi, a tower structure in Phuket’s Wat (temple)…
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The administrator of a foundation in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, which is providing temporary shelter to 18 of 126 undocumented Myanmar children from a school in Ang Thong…
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Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has told all executives of 50 districts in the capital that the over 1,000 garbage trucks rented from the private sector are underutilized, working only an…
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More than 19,000 of the 44,000 fire extinguishers, distributed by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to communities, district offices, volunteer units and public disaster prevention and mitigation offices in the capital,…
Read MoreThailand’s National Human Rights Commission will try to stop 126 undocumented students from Myanmar being repatriated, after the Ang Thong primary education office became suspicious that they might have been…
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Fewer passengers are using the Yellow Line train service, from Lat Phrao to Samrong in Samut Prakan province, since the operator, Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (EBM), started charging passengers…
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The Thai parliament will sit on July 13th to select the next prime minister and will sit again on July 19th and 20th if it cannot make the selection, Deputy…
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Thailand’s Fisheries Department has defended the exhibition of a highly venomous sea snake, a yellow-lipped sea krait or banded sea krait, at the “Wonders of the Aquatic World”, being held…
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People living near waterways and in foothills in 34 districts of 12 north-eastern, eastern and southern provinces have been advised to brace for flash floods and waterway overflows from this…
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The Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang has changed the live broadcast times for Sak Surin, now the most popular elephant in the country, to 1pm and 4pm. Today (Thursday)…
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The procedure for the selection of the prime minister at the joint meeting of members of the House and the Senate on July 13th is as follows: The names of…
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is accelerating the demolition of stalls illegally built along a pavement beside the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal, using a backhoe and other heavy equipment. Deputy…
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His Majesty the King has agreed to take ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin, recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, under his patronage, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said today…
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Thai highway police discovered 12 undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar when they stopped a pickup truck in Suphan Buri province today (Tuesday). A police car was patrolling Highway 3496 this…
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A school in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Soeng Sang district has resorted to using a drone in an attempt to chase away thousands of herons, which have occupied a forest close to…
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Thai health officials have been carrying out rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 infection among people from Myanmar taking refuge in shelters in the Khun Yuam district of Mae Hong Son…
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Some people may wonder why Sak Surin, a Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka about two decades ago and recently repatriated due to ill health, has such long and beautifully-shaped…
Read MoreMembers of the public are cautioned against falling prey to scammers on social media calling for donations for Sak Surin, the ailing elephant recently returned from Sri Lanka. Suratchai Inwiset,…
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The Pheu Thai party is set to nominate Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as its candidate for the House speakership, in an attempt to resolve the conflict with…
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) began dismantling about 110 stalls today (Monday), illegally located on pavements alongside the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal. They are being removed as part of the…
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