Thai royal fashion takes centre stage in Paris exhibition
An exhibition celebrating the evolution of Thai royal dress and its global influence will open in Paris next month, marking key milestones in relations between Thailand and France.
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An exhibition celebrating the evolution of Thai royal dress and its global influence will open in Paris next month, marking key milestones in relations between Thailand and France.
The Songkran celebrations across the country, especially at the hotspots in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai, are expected to generate about 30 billion baht in revenue, representing a 6% increase over last year, according to Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Top-tier English football clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Thai-owned Leicester City, have taken to social media to celebrate Thailand’s Songkran festival, sending good wishes to their massive local fan base.
ASEAN is concerned that any move by the US to impose a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz could sharply escalate tensions and disrupt global energy supplies, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.
Deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Patrushev, has reaffirmed Thailand’s status as Russia’s oldest partner in Southeast Asia, signaling a commitment to expand bilateral trade following high-level talks in Bangkok.
Fifty-one people were killed and 224 others were injured in 237 road accidents on Monday, bringing the death toll for the first four days of the weeklong Songkran travel period to 154.
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Police have arrested the fourth of five people wanted over the attempted killing of Prachachart Party Narathiwat MP Kamolsak Leewamoh in Narathiwat’s Bacho district last month.
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that any Iranian attack boats that approach the American naval blockade around Iran's ports would be destroyed, despite international calls for a ceasefire to be respected and negotiations to resume.
In a festive treat from nature, a healthy adolescent leopard has been captured on camera drinking from a stream in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand’s Phetchaburi province.
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to halt once again after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media that the United States would impose a naval blockade on the strategic waterway, according to British maritime intelligence sources.
The Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) issued a statement today appealing to football fans not to light flares during matches, warning that such actions could subject Thailand to heavy fines or prevent it from hosting the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup in the future.
Road accidents and associated fatalities and injuries during the first three days of the Songkran festival dropped by 30%, 18% and 31%, respectively, compared to the same period last year, according to the Communication Safety Command Centre.
The military has revealed that a total of 27,698 men have volunteered for active military service, accounting for 44% of those called up.
Professor-turned-politician Rachada Dhnadirek has been chosen to lead an all-female communications team tasked with shielding the government from growing public criticism over the rising oil prices and economic downturn.
A tanker chartered by Thai state-owned energy firm PTT was among three fully laden supertankers that passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, in what appeared to be the first vessels to exit the Gulf since the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.