The Thai authorities will seek a Court order to shut down the Facebook platform in the country, because they claim that the social media service has accepted advertising fees from…
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The Thai authorities will seek a Court order to shut down the Facebook platform in the country, because they claim that the social media service has accepted advertising fees from…
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The Dean of the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts at Silpakorn University has defended his decision to use the popular “Loopsie” AI application on the faculty’s Facebook page….
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Every coin has two sides, as has the viral online controversy between a luxury Khao Yai hotel employee and her boss, who refused her leave to be with her dying…
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The Thai elephant, recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, Sak Surin, was moved to a new home today (Friday), at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang province, after the completion…
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has opened a channel through which members of the public can lodge complaints, if they feel that the oversized “Kru Kai Kaew” sculpture, located in…
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The Internal Trade Department (ITD) has asked the Thai Rice Packers and Thai Millers associations to postpone their plan to increase the price of packed rice, to ease the burden…
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Thai police seized about 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales, worth about 50 million baht, from a truck in the north-eastern province of Kalasin on Wednesday, as it was heading for…
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An elderly couple and a woman were safely rescued after they became trapped in a burning three-story townhouse in a housing estate in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district late last night…
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A para military ranger was killed and four others were injured when an improvised explosive device, hidden in a house, was remotely detonated as they entered. The incident took place…
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Foreign investors have pledged to invest in various projects in Thailand to the tune of 58.9 billion baht during the first seven months of this year, with those from Japan…
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Actress Preechaya Pongthananikorn, aka “Ice”, is among a group of about 40 people implicated by the Industrial Works Department in a complaint filed with the police for alleged involvement in…
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Three new water management measures were adopted at a meeting of the National Water Command Centre today (Wednesday), in anticipation of a prolonged drought after the rainy season this year,…
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One of Vietnam’s most historic towns, Hue, is packed with relics from the reign of the 19th-century Nguyen emperors. From 1802 to 1945, Hue was the capital of Vietnam and…
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We have one day left to find lottery numbers similar to those of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Pita showed his lottery tickets to reporters during his recent campaign stop,…
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Amidst the constant hustle and bustle of daily life, there are often hidden treasures that escape our notice. Singburi, a small province with a population of around 200,000, has long…
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Bangkok’s Red Line suburban train service will begin daily operations half an hour earlier, at 5am, from tomorrow (Tuesday) and will increase the train frequency from every 12 minutes to…
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Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, whose surprise visit to Thailand last week hit headlines both locally and overseas, will return to the US on Sunday as scheduled, Thai Rath online reported today (Saturday)….
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Hundreds of Thai netizens have heaped praise on the Sithat kindergarten in Udon Thani province for their inclusive approach to children who will not be with their mothers on Saturday,…
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“The value of heritage comes from its inheritors.” This is what Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, 42, wrote on his Facebook page after visiting The Foundation for Slum Child Care (FSCC) in Bangkok….
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Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will file an appeal tomorrow (Friday) against the Supreme Administrative Court’s order for them to disclose to the public its findings in an investigation into…
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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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Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (OERC) will have to wait for the new government to decide whether electricity rates can be cut to Bt4.25 per unit, as requested by…
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The cabinet approved a Bt2.996 billion budget from the Central Fund today (Tuesday), as risk compensation for medical personnel and officials from other ministries and organisations who were involved in…
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Thailand’s eminent historian, social critic and scholar Professor Nithi Iewsriwong died of lung cancer in Chiang Mai province today (Monday). He was 83. A source who is close to Nithi’s…
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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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The firework warehouse explosion in Narathiwat province last week has raised questions over how it was possible to have a warehouse containing a large quantity of volatile materials located in…
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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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Eight people were killed and three others injured in an accident involving a freight train and a pickup truck, at a railway crossing in Mueang district of Chachoengsao province, early…
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The first week in August is World Breastfeeding Week, so UNICEF Thailand is launching a social media campaign called “The Masterpiece”, to raise awareness about and emphasise the importance of…
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Thailand is drafting a law to control the advertising of unhealthy food, in a bid to combat soaring rates of obesity in children. “The draft law will be presented to…
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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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Founder and former CEO of Thai renewable energy firm Wind Energy Holdings (WEH) has been awarded US$900 million (about 30 billion baht) in compensation by a British court over a…
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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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Tourists visiting Ko Lan, a small resort island off Pattaya beach, found to their dismay on Saturday that the sea around the island has turned green and was emitting a…
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Thailand’s Department of Rail Transport will seek approval from the new government for the implementation of four train projects, with a total estimated investment of 63.4 billion baht investment. According…
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The reason behind the Move Forward party’s lack of success in forming a government of the eight coalition parties is its refusal to scrap some of its policies, according to…
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Thai victims of online scams have lost an estimated over 10 billion baht a year in recent years. Wetang Phuangsup, deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, recently…
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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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Ukrainian authorities in Zaporizhzhia said on Saturday (July 29) that at least two people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the south-eastern city. Anatoliy Kurtiev, the city’s council…
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Built in 1890, Bangkok Remand Prison is now poised to receive Thailand’s best-known and most popular convict – Thaksin Shinawatra. Former prime minister Thaksin, now 74, has lived in self-imposed…
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This Monday, Chalermchai Dongchan will be one of the four devotees chanting the Vessantara Jataka or Maha Chat Kham Luang in front of Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua at the Emerald…
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If you experience fatigue or you notice that one or both of your legs is swollen, you will probably brush it off, blaming the tiredness on too busy days and…
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The Move Forward party is conducting a background check into one of its constituency MPs, Nakornchai Khunnarong, after he was accused of having served time in prison on a theft…
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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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The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday after a second day of frantic, but unsuccessful efforts to rescue them, authorities said….
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Most business leaders in Thailand are concerned that the delay in the formation of a new government and post-election political conflicts will impact the Thai economy during the second half…
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The board of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) has decided to freeze the tolls on the Bang Phli-Suk Sawat (Kanchanapisek) expressway for six months, from September 1st to February…
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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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Thailand’s exports have contracted for nine months in a row, but are expected to rebound during the second half of this year, with export growth of 1-2% for the whole…
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An award for an invented product, from NRCT 2023, has gone to the ‘sPace’ Dynamic Prosthetic Foot, from Thai medical researchers and innovators. It offers a human prosthetic foot that…
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For the convenience of patients, especially those with existing appointments, hospitals operated by the Ministry of Public Health and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will open as normal on Monday July…
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Third-culture kids are a distinct group of people who spend a major portion of their upbringing outside of their parent’s native culture. Third culture kids usually accompany their parents’ on…
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George Orwell, the author of the dystopian “1984”, is known to have frequented London pubs, and half of the gin mills in the city are said to have had him…
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Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by scientists…
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Over 7,000 fake news stories were reported in Thailand last year, according to the country’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES). The statistics indicate that most fake news involved…
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Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to charge former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda and two senior police officers over their approval of a 2.1 billion baht…
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Malaysia’s government halted a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, a day after the frontman of British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage…
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Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested three suspected unlicensed gun traders and seized two handguns, along with more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition of various calibres,…
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German police extended the search Friday for a wild animal believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin more than 24 hours since the last reported sighting.In a…
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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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Bangkok motorists are being advised to avoid two roads in the vicinity of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre and Pathumwan intersection, as protesters plan to hold a rally there…
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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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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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Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt’s son Sanpiti has offered a public apology after his harsh criticism of the Move Forward party and its supporters backfired. He branded the party’s supporters as…
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Language barriers and cultural differences remain major obstacles to globalised trade, in a world that might not be as interconnected and integrated as we think. While cultural and linguistic diversity…
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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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Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung…
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Four online influencers reported to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) today (Sunday), to acknowledge charges of advertising or attempting to persuade people, directly or indirectly, to engage in online…
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The recent deportation of at least 59 children to Myanmar – which has been engulfed in violence since the 2021 military coup – has brought to light many problems in…
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The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has ordered an investigation into tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition and grenades missing from a Marine Corps armoury at the Sattahip naval base….
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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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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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Olaf Thorsten Brinkmann, one of the suspects in the murder of German businessman Hans Peter Mack, was arrested Tuesday night in the On Nut district of Bangkok. He was immediately…
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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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Thai Sang Thai Party leader Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan announced on Tuesday that she has tendered her resignation as a party-list MP. Her resignation will see the party’s secretary general Takorn…
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Thailand, with participation from the US Embassy in Bangkok, discussed on Tuesday how to handle the remaining Myanmar children retrieved from a school in Ang Thong province. Deputy national police…
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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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A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. The six-month-old is suffering from a strain of…
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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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A segment of an overpass under construction collapsed on Monday evening in Lat Krabang district, killing at least two and injuring 13 others. As of 7.48pm, JS100 traffic radio station…
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Thailand is making good progress on child wellbeing in many areas, including a rise in breastfeeding, declining adolescent birth rates and less violence against children at home, according to the…
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Thailand is host to the second-largest refugee population in Asia. There are over 150,000 stateless children in the system, plus an estimated 50,000 who are not registered. Though Thailand has…
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Outgoing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and some of his ministers will inspect the readiness of the Pink Line monorail system on Monday, before the launch of its public trial run….
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Dubbed the “Twitter Killer”, Mark Zuckerberg’s conversation app “Threads” has been overwhelmingly well-received by users around the globe. Thirty million signed up within the first 24 hours of its launch, exceeding…
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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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At 59, Wan needs to visit a doctor every four months to keep her hypertension and high cholesterol under control. So, she ends up being a factor in hospital overcrowding…
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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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The first ever Sumo experience in Thailand is being showcased at the “Wondrous Heritage of Japan” cultural event, at Siam Paragon in Bangkok this weekend, celebrating the 136 years of…
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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,…
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China becoming a signatory to the ASEAN no-nuclear weapons treaty could persuade other nuclear powers to consider their accession, a senior Thai official said today (Thursday). During the weekly press…
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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