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Twenty-nine tourists were injured when the wooden floor of a beach-front seafood restaurant in which they were having a buffet lunch caved in. The incident took place at about noon on the second floor of the well-known restaurant in Bang Saray seaside village, Sattahip district of eastern province of Chon Buri. Rescue workers from Sawangrote
Intersex people who are born with a combination of male and female biological characteristics are entitled to health security right for sex change but with approval of a medical practitioner, said Dr Sakchai Kanchanawattana, secretary-general of the Office n of National Health Security. His was responding to a question raised by the National Human
The United Nations is preparing to send teams to Rakhine state of Myanmar to begin work aimed at repatriating Rohinya Muslims from Bangladesh to Myanmar, The Irrawaddy News reported today, quoting the regional head of the UN Development Programme’s Asia-Pacific region. UNDP’s director for Asia-Pacific region Haoliang Xu said Thursday that UN officials were last
There is no political agenda in the mobile Cabinet meeting scheduled for July 23-24 in the northeastern provinces of Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said today. Mr Somkid was speaking to reporters at the Government House in response to suggestions by some political parties that the meeting was part of
Asean can continue to play a constructive role in helping to usher in peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, said South Korean President Moon Jae-in today. “It is necessary to create opportunities for North Korea to fulfil its role as a responsible member of the international community,” he said in the highlight lecture of
The state of health of the 12 Wild Boars Academy football team members and their coach has continued to improve and they are expected to be allowed to go home next week, Public Health Ministry’s inspector-general Dr Thongchai Lertwilairattanapong said on this morning. The 13 were trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae
The Appeals Court today upheld the death sentence handed down on a Spanish man for murdering a fellow Spaniard and dumping the dismembered body in the Chao Phraya River in 2016. According to the verdict, between January 20-26, 2016, Artur Segarra tortured and latere murdered David Bernat in a room of PG Condominium on Rama
As a show of gratitude to the international rescuers who took part in the 17-day rescue operations at Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, the government is offering them a free-of-charge tourism treat. For those who are still in Thailand, the Bureau of the Royal Household, the Foreign Ministry and the Tourism
A complaint was today (Thursday) lodged with Nakhon Ratchasima governor by a group of parents accusing the school director in Tambon Thai Samakkhi of corruption concerning school lunch program. One of the parents, Mrs Sommai Kamsoongnern, told the media that the Ban Puphai school in Tambon Thai Samakkhi, Wang Namkhieu district, has about 100 students
The five incumbent election commissioners must quit their posts in 15 days starting from today (Thursday) when the National Legislative Assembly voted to endorse five candidates nominated by the selection committee, NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholachai said today. In the next step, he said the Office of the Secretary-General of the Senate would arrange for five
A total of 159 naval officers, including 127 Navy SEAL members, were given a hero’s welcome upon their arrival at the U-tapao airbase in Sattahip naval base, Chon Buri province, this afternoon. They were flown out of Chiang Rai this morning after the end of the 17-day high-risk rescue operation on Tuesday night to bring
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration launched a city-wide crackdown on Thursday against motorcycle riding or car parking on sidewalks. The crackdown was focused on 115 points of sidewalks where there have been numerous complaints against car parking or driving of motorcycles. City police have been deployed to man all the 115 points, with a table being placed
The 12 football players of the Wild Boars Academy today go on Facebook to express their thanks to all those who took part in the high-profile operation to rescue them from Tham Luang cave early this week. A picture, with a headline “All of you are our heroes,” showing people, both Thais and foreigners, taking
The Department of Agricultural Extension today (Thursday) presented plant seeds, plant saplings, and biological control products to about 100 rice farmers who sacrificed their farmland to be used as a catchment area for excess water drained out of Tham Luang cave during the search and rescue operation. During the presentation ceremony held at the Ban
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) today voted to endorse five of the seven persons nominated to form a new Election Commission and rejected two nominees. Of the seven people nominated for the EC posts, five were nominated by a selection committee and two by a plenary session of Supreme Court judges. Of the five nominated
The Australian doctor who was the last man out of Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai has praised the 12 young footballers whose ordeal sparked the rescue, according to ABC News. Adelaide anaesthetist Dr Richard Harris is mourning the death of his father, after being informed of his death shortly after the daring rescue mission
