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World-renowned Muay Thai boxer Rodtang Jitmuangnon has scheduled his first press conference, at his house tomorrow at 3pm, to bear all about the current drama on social media between him and One Championship Thailand.
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
Sexual harassment among parliamentarians has been in the spotlight, including in Thailand, prompting calls to revise mechanisms to increase workplace safety, to protect politicians, lawmakers and officials.
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun announced a significant restructuring of the Ministry of Commerce today, placing the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) at the forefront of efforts to combat the rising cost of living.
Any individual found encroaching on conserved forests or national forest reserves in Chiang Mai—which are closed to all unauthorised access—will be arrested immediately and face charges, according to a recent directive issued by the provincial governor to police and park rangers in a bid to curb forest fires. A total of 244 hotspots were reported in Chiang Mai today, including 37 in Prao district and 33 in Chiang Dao district. Many of these fires are located on high mountains that are not...
The Fourth Army Region commander has apologised for comments he made after his recent interview in which he accused Muslim religious schools, such as pondoks (boarding schools) and tadikas (kindergartens) of being breeding grounds for violence.
The Thai military is yet to set official reopening dates for visitors to Ta Kwai Temple and Hill 350, former flashpoints during Thai-Cambodian border clashes last year, after temporarily allowing visits during the Songkran festival.
A total of 242 people were killed and 1,200 others injured in 1,242 road accidents recorded over the seven days of Songkran, according to the Road Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Command Centre.
The Department of Land Transport (DLT) started accepting applications today for oil subsidies from owners of licenced haulage trucks, public buses, mini buses, passenger vans, taxi and motorcycle taxi drivers. The application period lasts until Sunday.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul departed for the southernmost provinces this morning, saying he wants to obtain first-hand, on-the-ground information to help him to resolve existing problems as quickly as possible.
A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel went into effect as Friday began. The agreement could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.
The North of Thailand remains under a thick blanket of hazardous smog, as the latest satellite data on April 16 reveals a surge in forest fires, with over 2,000 hotspots detected across 17 provinces.
Twenty-three people were killed and 161 others injured in 156 road accidents across the country yesterday, bringing the cumulative toll over six days of Songkran celebrations to 216 deaths and 1,073 injuries from 1,108 accidents, according to the Road Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Command Centre.
Werapong Prapha found himself a wanted man in April. As the Thai government scrambled to finalise a European Union free trade agreement to blunt the impact of US tariffs, the opposition Democrat Party deputy leader was headhunted for a high-stakes rescue mission.
A people’s sector network today called on the government to accelerate oil price restructuring to ensure fair fuel prices for consumers.
The Navy commander in chief today stressed that border checkpoints with Cambodia in Chanthaburi and Trat provinces will remain closed until the government orders otherwise.
