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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is leading a high-level delegation on an official visit to Indonesia today and tomorrow, the first by a Thai prime minister in 15 years, potentially heralding a new chapter in Thailand’s pro-active foreign policy aimed at building a closer relationship and strategic partnership with Indonesia.
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has challenged the report on the human rights situation in Cambodia by UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews, questioning his impartiality and fairness over some aspects in the report in reference to Thailand.
Rising living costs around the globe are reshaping the international pet food market, steering pet owners towards ‘affordable premium’ products, as consumers balance high nutritional standards with household budgets, according to the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO).
Khao Khitchakut National Park in Chanthaburi province has released images of gaurs in their natural habitat captured during a routine ‘Smart Patrol’ and natural resource monitoring operation on Sunday.
Sniffer dogs have been deployed on permanent basis at Suvarnabhumi international airport to help officials in drug trafficking interdiction operations.
Rangers from Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park rescued nearly 100 marine animals after discovering an illegal fish trap submerged in a coral reef off Bida Nok Island, a renowned diving spot in Krabi province.
Thai anti-narcotics officers took into custody for questioning a Thai woman upon her return from Japan yesterday, after Japan’s public prosecutors dropped narcotics trafficking charges against her due to insufficient evidence.
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the now defunct Move Forward party, told People’s party MPs that they may feel tired and demoralised, but they must never give up their fight and must be prepared to convert opportunities into victory.
Four suspects are in military custody for questioning in connection with a police drug raid in an oil palm plantation in Tak Bai district of the southern province of Narathiwat on Sunday, during which two police officers were killed and four others injured.
Insurgents launched an armed attack on Lam Mai Police Station in Mueang district of Yala province in southern Thailand this morning, triggering an ongoing clash with security forces. No casualties have been reported so far.
Salawin National Park officers, a ranger task force and local community leaders have intercepted 18 illegally cut teak logs floating along the Salween River near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province.
Two police officers were killed and three others injured while they were raiding a house in an oil palm plantation in Tak Bai district of the southern province of Narathiwat to search for illegal narcotics, according to an initial police report.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Typhoon Dolphin remains far out in the Pacific Ocean and is tracking towards Japan and China, heading directly towards Thailand, according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) on Sunday.
Thailand’s overall political index edged up slightly in July to 3.71, from 3.69 in June, with the public giving the highest scores to opposition performance and national security, according to a survey by Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit University released today.
A fire broke out at an auto repair shop in Ratchadapisek Soi 36, Sub-soi 11, on Sunday morning before spreading to the second floor of an adjacent condominium, forcing residents to evacuate. No injuries have been reported.
