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Soldiers have been dispatched to Nan province, on the orders of Defence Minister Lt-Gen. Adul Boonthamcharoen, to help in the evacuation of flood victims and their valuable belongings to safer places and to support local officials in rescue and relief operations.
More than half a million people have subscribed for free access to AI models for one-year under the Digital Economy and Society Ministry’s controversial ‘TH-AI Passport’ project on the first day of registration on Wednesday.
Thailand lacks accurate and geographically and locally specific data on areas vulnerable to severe flooding, hindering efforts to prepare for and mitigate the impact of disasters, according to experts.
Thai teenage rock music prodigy ‘Nene Royal’ left for the US today to prepare for the Live Show round of ‘America’s Got Talent’ (AGT) next week.
Fares for all passengers on Chao Phraya express boat services will be raised by 1 baht from this Friday due to an increase in diesel prices.
The Ministry of Transport will open the Bang Pa-in to Pak Chong section of Intercity Motorway No. 6 (M6) for free trial runs every weekend, starting at noon tomorrow.
A joint operation, codenamed ‘Phra Pirun’, has seized more than 68 tonnes of untaxed pet food during separate raids on warehouses in Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon provinces.
Renowned Thai actor and television personality Ray MacDonald was found dead at his home in the Pattanakarn area of Bangkok this morning. He was 49.
The first 26 vulnerable people in Muang district of Nan province have been evacuated to a temporary shelter, as the government maps out evacuation and other contingency plans to cope with flooding from the swollen Nan River, which is threatening to inundate areas in Muang and Wiang Sa districts.
Thailand and Australia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in combating transnational crime, including drug and human trafficking, online scams and cybercrime.
Border patrol officers braved strong currents from an overflowing creek to rescue a family of three stranded in their heavily-flooded house in Pua district of Thailand’s northern province of Nan today.
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is preparing for a major operational overhaul, as it transitions to electric buses, with a plan to lease 1,520 electric vehicles (EVs) over seven years under a 14.9-billion-baht contract with Nakhonchai Air Co, Ltd.
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is gearing up for the launch, tentatively on October 1, of the first phase of the ‘Thai Tiew Thai Plus’ program, aimed at boosting domestic tourism.
The Cabinet has approved an extension and budget increase for the Khlong Phlo reservoir construction project in Rayong province, to cover rising land compensation costs and accelerate construction. The project is aimed at securing water supplies for over 4,800 hectares of agricultural land and supporting the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Thai immigration police in the northeastern province of Nong Khai seized 13 computer notebooks, 19 smart phones and four Wi-Fi boosters after they stopped a car and arrested four Chinese nationals and a Thai driver at an intersection in Muang district on Tuesday evening.
A Hat Yai traffic police officer has countered claims by a group of Malaysian bikers who criticised the way they were stopped and fined, insisting that his handling of the incident was in accordance with Thai traffic laws.
