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An overwhelming majority of Thai citizens feel profoundly threatened by the growing presence of illegal foreign syndicates, specifically involved in money laundering, proxy land acquisitions and ‘zero-dollar’ business models, as severe national perils, according to a poll released by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) on Sunday.
A speeding BMW, being driven by an intoxicated motorist, slammed into a tuk-tuk in Bang Bua Thong district in Nonthaburi province early this morning, immediately killing the tuk-tuk driver and two elderly passengers.
A rotting wooden coffin containing a woman’s skeleton has been uncovered beneath the floor of a 155-year-old hall at That Thong Temple in Bangkok.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told Thai media in China’s Chengdu that the controversial land bridge project can wait and the seaports in the southern provinces of Ranong and Chumphon should be upgraded as the first priority.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has declared that Thailand is a premier location for industrial manufacturing, promising Chinese investors that the government will maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy against bribery and corruption, colloquially known as ‘tea money’, especially when demanded by officials.
Thailand has managed to convince four of China’s leading companies to expand their production bases in Thailand during talks between a Thai delegation, led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and their representatives in Chengdu on Saturday, according to Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas today.
The death toll from the tragic fire at a Ladprao pub-restaurant has risen to 34 after another victim succumbed to injuries in hospital, the Bangkok Emergency Medical Service Centre reported on Sunday morning.
The director general of Thailand’s Livestock Development Department will soon travel to China in an attempt to convince Chinese authorities about the quality of frozen chicken legs, after the products from five Thai companies were banned by Chinese customs officials.
Three inbound lanes on Prajadhipok Road, from the Wongwian Yai roundabout heading towards the Ban Khaek intersection, were reopened to 24-hour traffic at 6am this morning, following successful efforts to control a water leak in an underground railway tunnel.
Most people don’t associate the Bank of Thailand with a romantic weekend getaway. But right now, the most exclusive booking in Bangkok isn’t a trendy rooftop bar or a Michelin-starred restaurant— it's a 120-year-old palace hidden behind the security gate of the Bank of Thailand (BOT), on the banks of the Chao Phraya.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé made history at the World Cup on Saturday. He would have preferred a different outcome.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalization.
Metropolitan Police officers, alongside anti-narcotics agents, busted a hidden entertainment venue, disguised as an internet café, in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district on Saturday morning, arresting 11 suspects and seizing an array of illicit drugs.
Understanding the many facets of Southeast Asia reveals a newly found appreciation for certain nuances and emotions that are uniquely our own. While young people today are often no longer aware of the stories behind these old traditions, many of these rituals, most of which have been replaced by more modern gestures, reflect our complex relationship with our heritage and culture. While we differ in the ways that we give and receive love, by asking our partner to love us as we want to be...
