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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today welcomed the Thai Government’s decision to grant Thai citizenship to three stateless Wild Boars boys and their football coach on Wednesday. “By providing these boys and their coach with citizenship, Thailand has given them the chance to both dream of a brighter future and to reach
Water in the Mekong River along the northeastern border province of Nakhon Phanom is receding, enabling water in the tributaries to flow in a larger volume into the the main river, according to provincial governor Somchai Witdamrong. The Mekong water level was measured 11.42 metres on Thursday morning, about 1.60m below the maximum level of
Wirapol Sukphol, better known as Luang Pu Nen Kham Chattiko, former monastic chief of Wat Pa Khantitham monastery in Ubon Ratchathani province, was today sentenced to 114 years in jail for cheating the public, violating the computer act and money-laundering. The Court also ordered the former monk to return 28.6 million baht to 29 individuals
A total of 161 foreign tourists, including Chinese and Russians, and 16 crewmen of a tour boat were on Wednesday night brought back to Phuket by a navy ship, HTMS Narathiwat, after being stranded for two days on Koh Racha Yai island off Phuket. Vice Admiral Somnuek Prempramote, commander of the Third Naval Area, said
China is slapping additional tariffs of 25 percent on $16 billion worth of US imports from fuel and steel products to autos and medical equipment, the Chinese commerce ministry said, as the world’s largest economies escalated their trade dispute. The tariffs will be activated on August 23, the ministry said, the same day that the
Outbreaks of rain and isolated heavy downpours are likely to hit the North, Northeast, Central, East and South regions today, the Meteorological Department has warned. The bad weather conditions are being brought about by the monsoon trough lying across the upper North and the upper Northeast, the active low pressure over the South China
The death toll from Sunday’s devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has climbed to 347, the state-run Antara news agency reported today. It said the majority of the victims were in Kayangan, on the north side of the island. Another 1,447 people were injured and 165,003 were displaced by the 6.9 magnitude quake,
The spillover of water at the spillway of Kaeng Krachan dam in Phetchaburi today is the first time ever in 15 years of the history of the dam mainly due to a huge water mass, estimated at 160 milllion cubic metres, that poured into the dam on one single day on July 19 as a
Water in the Phetchaburi river is anticipated to rise to its highest level this Sunday and to start swamping low-lying areas of the Muang district of Phetchaburi between 30-50 cm under water, said Agriculture Minister Grisda Boonrach on Wednesday after an inspection trip to the province by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. However, he said the
The three stateless Wild Boars footballers and their coach have been granted Thai citizenship. Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district chief Somsak Khanakham said he signed the approval of Thai citizenships for the three footballers, Adul Sam-on, Mongkol Boonpiam, Pornchai Kamluang and coach Aekkaphol Chanthawong today. The four were among a group of 18 stateless people
India has dethroned Thailand as the world’s top rice exporter for the first seven months of this year with a total export of 7.05 million tonnes – a slight increase of 0.8 percent against the same period last year, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. Thailand ranks second after India with a total export
Facebook apologised on Wednesday after users posting about a deadly earthquake in Indonesia on the social media platform saw their messages decorated with images of balloons and confetti. A 7.0 magnitude quake struck the tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least 347 people and leaving thousands homeless, according to the government-run Antara news
By Kyaw Phyo Tha, The Irrawaddy YANGON — Prominent student leaders of the 1988 uprising stressed that Myanmar’s political achievements to date were only a partial victory and called for more democratic reforms on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the mass protests on Wednesday. During a commemoration ceremony at Yangon University to remember
For the young footballers, aged only between 11 and 16, the transformation that they have been through in a just a period of slightly over a month is nothing short of being dramatic and breathtaking. The moment they and their Wild Boars soccer team coach decided to enter Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai after