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Former Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt remains ahead of the pack of gubernatorial hopefuls in the election in Bangkok on June 28, according to an opinion poll conducted by the King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI).
May 31 is Visakha Bucha Day. To remember the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing, the candlelit – or wian tian - ceremonies unfold as a shared, understated language of devotion across Thailand.
Thai rescuers have revealed that five survivors managed to stay alive for 11 days in a Lao mine by eating ‘gold-panning wood’, an edible wood fungus.
Former Democrat MP Watchara Petthong has challenged the governance within the Office of National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over the recent promotion of the director of the Office of Investigation and Special Operations, Jarong Krohmoh, who was the official allegedly involved in the fatal hit and run this week in Nonthaburi.
Torrential rain triggered severe flash floods and landslides across Mae Sariang and Sop Moei districts of Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province on Friday evening, temporarily blocking major roads and forcing teachers to evacuate students across a raging creek.
Rescue teams in Laos successfully extracted the first of seven men trapped for over a week inside a partially flooded cave at around 8pm last night local time.
I have been thinking recently about how much contemporary culture enjoys the idea of “discomfort” while remaining slightly unwilling to experience it actively.
More than 100 residents in Krabi’s Ao Luek district are urging the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to alter the path of the planned Thap Put-Krabi railway line, warning that the current route will devastate local communities and vast tracts of farmland.
The director of the Office of Investigation and Special Operations of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) reported to Nonthaburi provincial police today, to acknowledge charges against him over a fatal road collision yesterday when his pickup truck struck a delivery rider in Bangrak Noi sub-district.
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has issued a set of guidelines which apply to hotels, guest houses and other lodgings for guests arriving from countries facing or at risk of facing an Ebola virus outbreak.
A proposal by the Ministry of Education to incorporate TikTok and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into school curricula has ignited widespread online debate, with frontline educators arguing that the plan completely fails to address the actual root cause of their crushing workloads.
Thai agricultural exporters are facing growing pressure to prove that their products are not linked to deforestation, illegal land use or poor labour practices, as European sustainability and due diligence rules begin to reshape global supply chains.
Political Activist and whistle blower Srisuwan Janya submitted a letter to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today, demanding the release, under the provisions of the Official Information Act, of its findings in former transport minister Saksayam Chidchob’s assets concealment case.
A member of the Thai rescue team in Laos has admitted that it is almost impossible for the five Laotian miners trapped inside a flooded cave to get out by SCUBA diving, because they have no cave diving experience and the flooded tunnel stretches for about 30 metres.
A marked increase in rainfall across Thailand, with some very heavy downpours in the southwest and rough conditions in the Andaman Sea, have prompted meteorologists to warn of potential flash floods and to advise small vessels to remain ashore.
The House of Representatives resolved by 266:174 votes today to reject an Opposition motion calling for the formation of a House panel to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study of the government’s one-trillion baht land bridge infrastructure project.
