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Wildlife photographers have been warned not to use baits or sound recorder to lure wild animals out of the bushes to the open so they can take their pictures or face legal action from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. The Khao Yai national park issued an announcement on its Facebook page
The Student Loan Fund Office has set a target to deduct a certain portion of the salaries paid to about one million government officials and employees of private companies who took out loans as students from the office and have defaulted on loan repayments, said the fund manager Mr Chainarong Katchapanant on Wednesday. He explained
The list of the five newly-designated Election Commission members, including its chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong, is expected to be forwarded to His Majesty the King for royal approval on Aug 3, National Legislative Assembly chairman Pornpetch Wichitcholachai said today. The NLA last month endorsed five of the seven candidates nominated for the commission. The five commissioners-designate
A foundation stone laying ceremony was held at the entrance of Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district today for the construction of a gallery-cum-museum in memory of the dramatic rescue operation to help the 12 Wild Boars boys and their coach from flooded cave. It will be dedicated to all the rescuers,
Officials of the Livestock Development Department have seized 1,089 pigs from two pig farms in Muang district of Chachoengsao province after urine tests show positive result of red meat enhancer. More than 100 livestock development officials took part in the raid on five pig farms in Muang district to investigate allegation of the use of
Vendors on Khao Sarn road, an area renowned for street foods and popular with western backpackers, have openly defied the City Hall’s vending ban on the sidewalks. Officials of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said they wanted to impose order in the area which for years has been occupied by vendors who ply their trade on
The Democrat Party has decided to take legal action against Nakhon Machim, a former Democrat MP for Phitsanulok, for allegedly accusing it of conspiring with the military and the judiciary to topple the governments of former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra. Mr Wirat Kallayasiri, head of the party’s legal affairs, said the
Police from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) and the Counter Corruption Division (CCD) this morning arrested at least seven people, including Panom Sornsilp, former director of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB), in connection with the widely-publicised embezzlement of funds for the development and renovation of temples nationwide. The police, armed with search and arrest warrants issued
Spiritual leader of ethnic Karens of Kaeng Krachan forest in Phetchaburi, 107-year old Ko-ee Meeme, registered for a Thai identity card at Kaeng Krachang district office on Tuesday after he was granted Thai citizenship. On hand to witness the ID card registration process were Mrs Tuenjai Deethet, a member of the National Human Rights Commission,
Chiang Rai’s Phu Chee-fah was on Tuesday declared a disaster zone after the cave-in of a section of the mountain road leading to the popular tourist destination which subsequently pulled down five roadside shophouses. Four other shophouses, including a tourist service centre, located nearby are on the verge of collapsing. Governor Prachon Pratsakun, Thoen district
Pichai Naripthaphan, a former energy minister and a member of the Pheu Thai Party’s economic team, has been summoned to report to the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) police tomorrow. Mr Pichai said that he received a TCSD summons on Wednesday morning. The TCSD issued the summons on July 26 after receiving a complaint from
Thai rescue volunteers have ended their mission in the flood-ravaged Sanamxay district of Attapeu in southern Laos and are headed back to Thailand where their service will be needed in many flood-affected areas in the northeast. Vientiane Times reported today that Laotian officials declared a conclusion to the ground search and rescue mission yesterday. It said
New graduates, especially those with bachelor’s degrees in fields not highly demanded by the labour market, are likely to face stiff competition from robots, warned Mr Thanit Sorat, vice president of Council of Thai Industrial Employers, on Tuesday. He said the warning was based on the council’s survey of industrial operators on the use of
The Mekong River in the northeastern border province of Mukdahan has burst its banks, allowing water to flow into riverside areas. Before noon today, the water level at the Mukdahan hydrographic centre was measured 12.54 metres, 4 centimetres higher than the designated “maximum level” of 12.50m. Shops on the basement floor of the Indochina Market
The Myanmar government today announced the formation of a four-member commission tasked with investigating allegations of human rights abuses in Rakhine state in the aftermath of attacks of police outposts by the Arakan Rohingya Army militants last August, The Irrawaddy News Online reported on Monday. The independent commission is led by Rosario Manalo, a
