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Five crew still missing from sunken HTMS Sukhothai are presumed dead

The Thai Ministry of Defence has announced that the remaining five missing crew members of HTMS Sukhothai, which sank in stormy seas off Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan…

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The untold story of the teenage mother of a missing baby

“I have never had a dream. Since childhood, I have never thought about what I will be when I grow up, but I have thought that I will get a…

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Pig farmers to discuss smuggled pork with Livestock Development Dept.

Representatives of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand (SRAT) are scheduled to meet with the director-general of the Livestock Development Department to discuss falling pork prices and the smuggling of…

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Canal to be drained in search for missing baby in Nakhon Pathom province

Police in Nakhon Pathom are coordinating with Hin Mun Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO) today (Tuesday) to make arrangements to drain the Thor canal, in the search for the 8-month-old baby…

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Resumption of bull, cock and fish fighting and betting approved

Thailand’s Ministry of Interior has instructed all provincial governors to make preparations to allow the resumption of animal competitions, such as bull, cock and fish fighting, now that the COVID-19…

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Industry Ministry seeks help to curb sugarcane burning

Thailand’s Ministry of Industry is seeking cooperation from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to tackle the problem of sugarcane burning, as many sugarcane…

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Two elephants rescued from sink hole in Kanchanaburi forest

A backhoe and a team of veterinarians in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi province have helped an elephant and its calf to get out of sink…

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Fighting between Myanmar government forces and rebels raging near border

Thai troops, based at a camp in Kanchanaburi province near the border with Myanmar, were put on alert today (Saturday), as fighting broke out between Myanmar government troops and People’s…

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Truck driver arrested over illegal dumping of industrial waste in Saraburi

A truck driver has been arrested and his vehicle impounded by the police after he allegedly dumped industrial waste in Kaeng Khoi industrial estate in Saraburi province. Veeris Ammarapala, governor…

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Over 13,000 seized firearms will be destroyed by the police

The Royal Thai Police plan to destroy 13,559 firearms, which have been seized from criminals whose court cases have been concluded, according to Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the national police…

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Biological father of missing 8-month-old to be charged with statutory rape

“Jae”, the biological father of an 8-month-old baby boy missing in Nakhon Pathom, is to be charged with statutory rape of a minor, while “Pud”, the partner of the mother,…

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Three men found dead in the trunk of a car in Narathiwat province

Police in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat are investigating the murders of three men, whose bodies were found in the trunk of a sedan, which was half-submerged in a pond…

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Another extensive search launched for missing baby in Nakhon Pathom

Police mounted yet another land and river search yesterday (Tuesday) for the 8-month-old baby who went missing from home in the Bang Len district of Nakhon Pathom on February 5th….

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Thai cabinet endorses third phase of “One Million Home” project

The Thai cabinet approved the third phase of the Government Housing Bank’s (GHB) “One Million Home” project today (Tuesday), estimated to be worth about 20 billion baht. According to Finance…

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Three tourist boats catch fire at pier in Samut Prakan

Three tourist boats sustained heavy fire damage as they were anchoring at a river pier in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan on Tuesday morning. According to the Samut Prakan…

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Thai immigration police search house of Shanxi Province Association president

Immigration police searched a luxurious house in an estate in Bangkok’s Watcharaphol area today (Saturday). The house belongs to a Chinese businessman who allegedly set up the “Shanxi Province Association”…

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Chiang Mai’s red “Songthaew” transformation, a new generation of drivers

The red Songthaew minibuses in Chiang Mai have been an iconic form of transport for several decades, for both tourists and locals alike who do not have cars or motorcycles….

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Five Thai Excise Dept. officials suspended for alleged extortion

It has now been confirmed that five men, who have been accused of extorting 5,500 baht from the owner of a grocery in Bangkok’s Sai Mai area a few days…

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Embattled Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn to oversee Thailand’s national parks

The Chief of the Protected Areas Regional Office 9, Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn, has been appointed director of the Office of National Parks in the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant…

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Illegal meatball factory in Pathum Thani raided

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) and the Central Investigation Bureau have raided an illegal meatball producing factory in the Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani Province. The factory…

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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 Khao Nor Mountain in Banphot Phisai district of Nakhon Sawan province….

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Spokesman of ISOC’s regional forward unit Col Kiatisak Neewong insists that none of the soldiers visiting the Islamic school in Narathiwat was armed.

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 Thai province of Narathiwat, by a group of soldiers accompanied by…

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Eight national parks and wildlife sanctuaries to be closed due to forest fires

Thailand’s Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation has asked the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to close eight national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in 17 northern provinces, in…

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PM hits back over Chinese businessman’s Thai citizenship

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hit back at the Opposition over the accusation that his government granted Thai citizenship to Chaiyanat Kornchayanant, in return for the Chinese businessman’s purchase of an…

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Online advance booking of train tickets now requires credit or debit card

From today (Thursday), passengers who make online advance bookings for train tickets, through the D-Ticket website of the State Railway of Thailand or through its application, must pay for the…

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Man who walked 1,200km to meet his online mate weds on Valentine’s Day

The 52-year-old Yasothon man, who started walking the 1,200km from Nakhon Nayok on January 14th to ask for the hand of his love in the southern province of Satun, whom…

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Army cadet and NCO killed in accident during joint exercise in Lop Buri

An army cadet and a master sergeant were killed when the light tank in which they were travelling overturned in during a joint exercise being held in Lop Buri province…

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21 Myanmar migrants found on cargo vessel heading towards Chumphon

A Myanmar cargo vessel was intercepted by Thai troops at sea off the southern province of Ranong. It was carrying 21 Myanmar migrants to work at construction sites in Chumphon…

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4 police officers deny demanding fees escorting Chinese tourists

Four junior police officers, who are accused of providing vehicular escort services for a fee to Chinese tourists travelling from Suvarnabhumi international airport to their hotels in Bangkok, have been…

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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 explain the mysterious disappearance of hundreds of macaque monkeys from a…

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Thai navy insists there were sufficient life jackets on ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai

The Naval Supply Department has insisted that there were 130 life jackets on board HTMS Sukhothai for the 105 crew members when it sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan province on…

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Khon Thai Pracharath housing projects in seven provinces scrapped

The cabinet has decided to scrap the Khon Thai Pracharath housing projects for low income earners in seven out of eight provinces, after the projects either failed to attract bidders…

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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 morning (Friday), after several explosions were heard coming from the compound….

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Rabies scare in Maha Sarakham province

Two villages in the Chuen Chom district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Maha Sarakham have been declared rabies control areas, after a number of people and animals were attacked by…

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Seven French motorcyclists fined for causing a nuisance in Phuket

Seven French tourists were arrested and fined by Phuket police last night (Wednesday) for causing a nuisance to motorists, residents and other tourists in the Patong area. Patong police decided…

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Thai land transport officials will collect traffic fines on behalf of the police

The Land Transport Department (LTD) signed an agreement with the Royal Thai Police today (Wednesday), under which LTD officials will collect traffic ticket fines on behalf of the police when…

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33 Myanmar workears arrested at a warehouse in Songkhla province

Thai immigration police arrested 33 Myanmar illegal migrant workers at a deserted warehouse in Bang Klam district of the southern province of Songkhla today (Wednesday). Police also arrested three Thai…

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110 cattle seized at border checkpoint for examination

Thai livestock officials seized 110 head of cattle from two trucks on Sunday, at a border checkpoint in the north-eastern province of Mukdahan, after it was discovered that the drivers…

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Five students suffer burns at a scout camp in Nong Bua Lamphu Province

Five boy scouts suffered burns, with three of them in a serious condition, after one of them tried to light a bonfire at a scout camp in Non Sang district…

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Thailand’s DES minister supports legalisation of e-cigarettes

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said on Thursday that it is about time that Thailand amended the law to legalise electronic cigarettes, as the device is a way…

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Court orders arrest of former DSI chief to hear Supreme Court’s verdict

Thailand’s Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant today (Thursday) for former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, Tarit Pengdit, to ensure his presence at the court to hear the…

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Bhumjaithai and Move Forward parties in spat over hospital director’s transfer

The pro-government Bhumjaithai Party and the opposition Move Forward Party are engaged in a spat over the recent transfer of the director of Chana District Hospital, Dr. Supat Hasuwannakit, to…

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Search resumes for German who jumped into the sea off a Koh Pha-ngan ferry

The search resumed today (Wednesday) in the seas around Koh Pha-ngan, in Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani, for a German tourist who jumped into the sea from a double-decked…

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Myanmar man missing after being swept into the sea around Samui Island

A Myanmar migrant worker went missing and is believed to have drowned after he was swept into the sea, as he was sitting on rocks near a viewpoint on Samui…

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Floating café and restaurant sinks in Pattaya Bay on Monday, no casualties

A floating café and restaurant sank in rough seas in Pattaya Bay yesterday (Monday), but there were no injuries or deaths. Eyewitnesses on the beach near the Bali Hai pier…

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Clampdown on jet skis and parasail boats at Phuket’s Surin beach

The Phuket provincial marine office has started clamping down on jet skis and parasail boats in the sea off Surin Beach, which has been declared off-limits to all motorised marine…

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Woman dies, three injured in machine shop fire in Samut Prakan

A woman burned to death and three others were injured in a fire at a machine shop in Phra Samut Chedi district of Samut Prakan province early Saturday morning. Police…

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22 children injured in school van accident in Nakhon Ratchasima

Twenty-two school children were injured, mostly suffering bruises, in a road accident involving a school van in Non Thai district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday morning….

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Malaysian tourist, 5-year-old daughter drown in seas off Krabi

A Malaysian tourist and her five-year-old daughter have drowned after a long-tailed boat, in which her family of three were travelling, capsized in the seas off the Mueang district of…

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New head of Thailand’s National Parks Department appointed

Atthaphon Charoenchansa, director-general of Marine and Coastal Resources Department, was appointed the director-general of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Wednesday, with immediate effect by Minister of Natural Resources…

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Crane lifts huge sheet of metal from riverbed after oil tanker fire

A floating crane was deployed on Saturday to salvage a huge metal sheet from the bottom of the Mae Klong River in Samut Songkhram Province, following the explosion of an…

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Over 27,000 runners to join Buri Ram Marathon 2023

Over 27,000 professional and amateur runners are expected to join the 7th Buri Ram Marathon 2023 today (Saturday), in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Buri Ram. Provincial Governor Chaiwat Chuntirapong estimates…

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Sick wild elephant being treated in Chachoengsao

Wildlife officials and veterinarians used a tranquiliser shot to sedate a sick wild elephant before they could treat the animal in a forest in the Tha Takiap district of Chachoengsao…

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Eight bodies found after oil tank fire, search continues for one missing man

Rescue teams recovered five out of six bodies found on Wednesday in the Mae Klong River, bringing the confirmed death toll in the oil tanker fire and explosion to eight….

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6.2 billion baht approved for a reservoir project in Nan Province

The Thai cabinet has approved 6.2 billion baht for the Royal Irrigation Department to build a reservoir in Tha Wang Pha district of the northern province of Nan. Deputy Government…

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Moken sea nomads seek justice against island land grab in Satun Province 

A group of Moken sea nomads, from Lipe Island in Thailand’s southernmost province of Satun, rallied in front of the Treasury Department on Tuesday, to demand justice over alleged land…

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Oil tanker catches fire in Samut Songkhram dockyard, four injured

At least four people were injured and a number of houses sustained damage when an empty oil tanker caught fire, followed by an explosion, while it was undergoing maintenance at…

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Krungthep Thanakom claims BTS contract for Green Line extension services is illegal

Krungthep Thanakom, a state enterprise under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), has informed the Administrative Court that the company, under its previous administration, was not authorised to hire the Bangkok…

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Will Thailand’s driver’s licence point system work?

Two years ago, a driver’s licence point system was introduced in Thailand, in an attempt to decrease road accidents. There is, however, scant evidence that the system really works, as…

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Russian tourists abandoned on island off Pattaya rescued

A family of six Russian tourists were safely brought ashore in Pattaya on Sunday night by Thai tourist police, after they were abandoned on Sak Island, by a boat service…

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Five die, four seriously injured in car accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province

Five people were killed and four others seriously injured when a pickup truck crashed into a roadside tree and overturned in Non Thai district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon…

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The younger generation takes PM’s chair at Govt. House on Children’s Day

An elementary school girl became the first person to sit in the chair of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his office at Government House on Children’s Day today (Saturday). Chotika…

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Pain and fever relief medications being bought up by Chinese tourists

Pain and fever relief medications are running out at some pharmacies in Bangkok, particularly in areas where there is a high concentration of tourists from China, according to a random…

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251 Thai children went missing from home last year

A total of 251 children went missing from home last year, the highest in four years and an increase of 25% from 2021, according to the Mirror Foundation, a non-profit…

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฿100m needed to salvage the sunken HTMS Sukhothai

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is going to need about 100 million baht to raise the sunken HTMS Sukhothai from the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand and 12 suitably…

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Plastic barrels store in Saraburi province destroyed by fire

A warehouse storing about 5,000 plastic barrels in Kaeng Khoi district of Saraburi was razed to the ground by fire late Wednesday night. More than 20 fire trucks rushed to…

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SRT conducts trial run of electric locomotives

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) began a test run of an electric locomotive, powered by on-board batteries, on Wednesday. The engine was jointly developed by the King of Mongkut…

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Report on casinos to reach Thailand’s House of Representatives on Thursday

A full report prepared by a House committee on the legalisation of casinos in Thailand and the setting up of entertainment complexes, including casinos, will be submitted to the House…

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540 drivers have driving license points deducted on 1st day of new system

Altogether 540 motorists and motorcyclists had driving license points deducted on the first day of the enforcement of the points system yesterday (Monday), said the spokesman for the Royal Thai…

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Seven boats catch fire on Thailand’s Mak Island on Saturday night

Six speed boats and a wooden tour vessel, moored at a wharf on Mak Island, off the eastern province of Trat, were destroyed by fire last night (Saturday). The fire…

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Woods behind Mahidol U in Kanchanaburi off-limits after tiger sighting

Mahidol University in Kanchanaburi has banned its students and staff from venturing into the woods behind the campus, after a tiger was seen by a villager in the forest last…

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Tiger seen behind Mahidol University in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province

A tiger was sighted early yesterday morning (Friday) in the woods behind the Mahidol University campus in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi province. A villager from Lum Sum sub-district, Pranom…

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Two musical events expected to snarl up Bangkok traffic this weekend

Bangkok motorists are advised to avoid certain roads today (Saturday) and tomorrow due to two major events which are expected to attract big crowds. The first is the Blackpink World…

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A water buffalo cools down in a pond in the Ancient City Heritage Park in Samut Prakan on December 9, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

“You buffalo!” How this animal became an insult in Thai

“Ai Kwai!!!” literally translated as “you buffalo”, as in “you idiot”, is one of the most common insults in the Thai language. In light of a recent controversy, where the…

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317 die, 2,437 injured on Thai roads during 7-day New Year holiday

A total of 317 people were killed and 2,437 others injured in 2,440 road accidents across Thailand between December 29th and January 4th, according to statistics provided by the Department…

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Dr. Supat Hasuwannakit

Supporters offer moral support to activist doctor in Songkhla’s Chana district 

Supporters of Dr. Supat Hasuwannakit showed up at Chana District Hospital in Thailand’s Songkhla province on Wednesday morning to offer moral support, after they learned that he might be transferred…

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Thai King renames Bangkok’s main rail station to “Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal”

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has recently signed a contract with Uniq Engineering and Construction (UNIQ) to change the name of Bang Sue Grand Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat…

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The mass return to Bangkok begins

Bangkok’s light traffic and quiet roads over the last couple of days will begin to return to the normal congestion today (Monday), as New Year revellers return in droves, making…

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Thailand’s New Year holiday road carnage leads to 85 deaths in two days

Death toll in road accidents during the first two days of the 7-day New Year holiday period increased from 37 on Thursday to 85 yesterday (Friday) and the number of…

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HTMS Sukhothai communications dome found Thursday, five crew still missing

A communications dome, belonging to sunken HTMS Sukhothai, was found drifting at sea this morning (Thursday), but there is still no trace of the last five missing crew members, as…

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Mass exodus from Bangkok for New Year celebrations begins

Over 60,000 passengers are expected to travel out of Bangkok today (Thursday) using bus services of the state-run Transport Company, managing director Dr. Sanlak Panwatanalikit said today. He said that…

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Massive road checkpoint mobilisation over 7 days of New Year celebrations

About 50,000 police officers will be deployed at road checkpoints and at public celebration venues across Thailand between December 29th and January 4th, to ensure public safety, Pol Gen Damrongsak…

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No bans on New Year celebrations

The Ministry of Interior has no policy to prohibit units under its supervision or the private sector from holding celebrations or other entertainment between December 30th and January 2nd, according…

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New Zealand tourist in fatal fall from “Death Railway”

A tourist from New Zealand fell to his death from a “Death Railway” train in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi Province on Tuesday. According to witnesses, the accident took place…

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UPDATE – Missing HTMS Sukhothai crew

Two bodies have been recovered from the sea between Sak and Samet islands off Chumphon. The first body, without a life jacket, was found drifting near Sak Island of Chumphon…

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Thailand’s national park chief in custody on corruption charges

Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, was arrested today (Tuesday) on corruption charges. Armed with a search warrant, officials from the…

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Cabbie fined ฿3k, driving license suspended for overcharging passenger

A Bangkok taxi-driver has been fined 3,000 baht and has had his driving license suspended for 90 days by the Land Transport Department for overcharging a passenger by 299 baht….

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Body in mechanic’s jumpsuit found near island in Chumphon on Tuesday

A body was found drifting at sea, near Sak Island of Chumphon province, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this morning (Tuesday). A Fisheries Department boat has been sent to…

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For safety, downhill cycling banned in Doi Inthanon National Park

The Doi Inthanon National Park in Chom Thong district of Chiang Mai province has banned all cyclists from riding downhill, citing the slippery condition of the roads, which can easily…

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Two die in a fire in Bangkok’s Samsen community Tuesday morning

Two people were killed in a fire which spread to four houses in Bangkok’s Dusit district early this morning (Tuesday). The fire broke out at about 2.30am in a wooden…

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Three more bodies recovered, 11 still missing from HTMS Sukhothai

Three more bodies, believed to be crew from HTMS Sukhothai, were recovered from the sea on Sunday, the seventh day of the extensive search operations, both on the sea’s surface…

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Search teams hope to find last 16 missing HTMS Sukhothai crew on Sunday

Search teams expect to find the 16 crew of the HTMS Sukhothai who remain missing tomorrow (Sunday), hopefully including survivors, Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of the First Naval Area…

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Six more bodies found floating in Gulf of Thailand sent for identification

The team searching for crew, missing from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai, found six more bodies drifting at sea off the Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan today (Saturday), reducing…

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Seawalls: A boon or bane for Thailand’s beautiful beaches?

Seawalls have sprouted at many of Thailand’s beautiful beaches, much to the dismay of locals and tourists alike. And that feeling is shared by many experts, who say these coastal…

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Southern train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai resume Saturday

Southern train services, between Bangkok and Hat Yai, resume today (Saturday), after their suspension last Sunday due to rail damage in Phatthalung and Songkhla provinces caused by heavy flooding, according…

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Drone deployed in night-time search for missing HTMS Sukhothai crew

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to conduct a night search for the 22 crew members of the sunken HTMS Sukhothai who are still…

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Another empty life raft washes ashore in Lang Suan district

A second empty life raft, possibly from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai, was found washed ashore in Lang Suan district of Chumphon province on Thursday, as the search for the 23…

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Transport Co. buses already 90% booked for next Wednesday and Thursday

More than 90% of advance bus tickets, for travel from Bangkok to other provinces on December 28th and 29th, have been sold. Managing Director of the state-run Transport Company, Sanlak…

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Search for HTMS Sukhothai’s missing crew intensifies, empty life raft found

A radar dome and an empty life raft, believed to belong to the ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai, have been found drifting at sea off Chumphon Province by Thai fishermen, as the…

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Trawler crew member rescued, three die, one missing off Songkhla Province

A Cambodian member of the crew of a Thai trawler, which sank off the coast of Songkhla Province, was rescued by another trawler yesterday (Wednesday). Three other crew members, including…

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