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Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to visit Chiang Mai tomorrow to spearhead efforts in tackling the persistent wildfire, haze, and PM2.5 dust crisis gripping Northern Thailand.
The People’s party has formed a team of successors to replace its party leader, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, and other key party figures in case they are suspended from their parliamentary duties by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders.
The Forest Fires Control Operations Centre of the Department of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported today the detection of 647 hotspots in 17 northern provinces, including 133 in Chiang Mai alone.
The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has announced an extension for transport operators using diesel and gasoline to register for financial assistance, aimed at mitigating the impacts of rising fuel prices driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The Thai music community is mourning the loss of Pukapon Siribootr, a fourth-year music student at Chulalongkorn University, who died in a tuk-tuk accident during the Songkran festival.
Seoul, South Korea - The South Korean internet erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was captured safely Friday after a nine-day search that kept the nation on edge and made it a national celebrity.
The Cabinet has approved the use of state funds to subsidise half of the 6% interest charged by the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) on loans granted to farmers for the purchase of chemical fertiliser through farmers’ institutions, community enterprises or outlets endorsed by the bank.
Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday.
Police are looking for the owner of a vessel that ran aground on rocks off Trat province, spilling about two tonnes of allegedly untaxed products, mainly fresh food and meat, into the sea.
Public Health Ministry is closely monitoring cases of melioidosis, especially in northeastern provinces, after 712 infections, including 23 fatalities, have been reported since the beginning of the year.
Similan Islands National Park officials successfully removed a massive 500kg of discarded fishing gear, commonly known as “ghost nets,” during a routine Marine Smart Patrol near Payang Island.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is scheduled to visit Naypyidaw next week to strengthen bilateral ties, as Thailand and Myanmar have just formed new cabinets, according to an informed source.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has endorsed the building of fences along the Thai-Malaysian border in Narathiwat to curb illegal crossings, weapons smuggling and drug trafficking, in a bid to strengthen security and restore public confidence in the restive southern border region.
Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as Tehran maintained its grip on the who got through and threatened to close it again if the U.S. kept in place its blockade of Iranian ships and ports.Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as...
Thai officials have emphasised the urgent need to support affected sectors and vulnerable groups amid the current oil crisis, despite budget constraints.
Summonses have been issued by police and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to eight of ten companies suspected of hoarding oil for profit between March 21 and 25, when most service stations across the country were experiencing fuel shortages, before the Oil Fuel Fund Executive Committee decided to raise fuel prices by six baht per litre.
