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Local administration officials on the popular resort island of Koh Tao have heaved a big sigh of relief after a municipality in Poonpin district of Surat Thani province has agreed to accept 45,000 tonnes of garbage from the island for disposal. About 50,000 tonnes of garbage have been left on the compound of a
Thailand aims to become Asean’s hub of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for medium- and large-sized airliners, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. The demand for jet MRO services in Thailand is growing as the country is becoming an air travel hub of Asean and the government was implementing a plan to further expand
The rail traffic in the North was suspended this morning as the operation to salvage a petroleum-transporting train derailing Thursday night in Lampang was still underway after 12 hours of attempting to remove the derailed train. Hundreds of passengers were left stranded in Lampang from last night until this morning when a special shuttle bus
The new laws on elections and structures of the House of Representatives and the Senate have set the ball rolling for Thailand’s first democratic exercise at ballot boxes since the coup in 2014. The most anticipated part, however, is yet to come. Military-backed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, leader of the 2014 coup, has yet to
Two men who were allegedly involved in the twin bombing of Big C Super Store in the southern province of Pattani in 2017 were today sentenced to life imprisonment by the Pattani Provincial Court. Suhaimee Sama-ae and Sama-ae Mama, were initially condemned to death, but the court commuted the sentence to life imprisonment after they
Confidence index of business operators for the month of August was 92.5 points – down from 93.2 points recorded in July, according to the Federation of Thai Industries. FTA president Supan Mongkolsuthee said the drop in confidence index was due mainly to season factor – that was rain and flooding in several areas, especially in
Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram, better known as Wat Pho, in Tha Tian area of Bangkok’s old town, has beaten the Great Wall of China in the 2018 world’s top 25 landmarks by TripAdvisor. Also known as Temple of the Reclining Buddha, the Buddhist temple is ranked 17th this year, a jump from 24th last year,
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday charged former Prime Minister Najib Razak with abuse of power and money laundering over hundreds of millions of dollars of funds received in his personal bank account. They charged Najib with four counts of abuse of power regarding an amount of 2.3 billion ringgit ($556.23 million) in
A coalition of Indonesian civil society groups has urged the government of Indonesia to utilize its position as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to help put an end to the humanitarian crisis against Rohingya people in Myanmar, Antara news agency reported. The call was made by Fatia Maulidiyanti from the Commission for
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) react as they watch the large-scale gymnastic and artistic performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on September 19, 2018, after their summit. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un agreed to make a historic visit to Seoul soon and close a
A senior police officer tasked with overseeing the investigation into the missing paintings of the late national artist Thawan Datchanee said Thursday that the artworks were not stolen and the whole thing was the matter of family affairs. Pol Lt-Gen Charnthep Sesavech, the metropolitan police commissioner, did not elaborate but said that police were in
Bangkok still has to watch out for possible flooding while massive run-offs from upper Thailand are expected to pass the capital through Chao Phraya River in the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut and the monsoon will continue for a month or two. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working closely together with the Royal Irrigation Department
The new laws on elections and structures of the House of Representatives and the Senate have set the ball rolling for Thailand’s first democratic exercise at ballot boxes since the coup in 2014. The most anticipated part, however, is yet to come. Military-backed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, leader of the 2014 coup, has yet to
Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali has been discharged from Chulalongkorn Hospital and returned to Thewet Palace after almost full recovery, the Royal Household Bureau said in its third announcement since the princess was admitted to the hospital on Aug 27. Doctors agreed the princess had almost fully recovered from a shin infection and fatigue on
GENEVA (Reuters) — Myanmar’s democratic transition has ground to a standstill as authorities seek to silence critics while allowing hate speech, particularly against Muslim Rohingya, the head of the UN human rights mission said on Tuesday. Marzuki Darusman, chair of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, denounced what he called “the extreme brutality of the
Former prime minister of Malaysia Najib Razak was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal over the RM2.6 billion (about 20 billion baht) deposited into his personal account, according to New Straits Times Malaysia. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said in a statement that Najib was taken in the
