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The second round of two major public opinion surveys has indicated that the People’s party and its leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut are the most favoured among voters ahead of the general election on February 8.
Bird conservation groups have expressed concern that the massive fires in rice fields in the Pak Phli district of Nakhon Nayok may have impacted hundreds of bird species, including migratory birds that rely on the rice fields as their natural breeding and feeding grounds.
Most Thai working people are aware of the health risks posed by PM2.5 airborne pollution but are reluctant to buy quality N95 face masks to protect themselves, claiming that they are too expensive, according to Arkhom Praditsuwan, director-general of the Health Service Support Department, on Monday.
A British tourist has been rescued by officials of the Hat Noppharat Thara Phi-Phi National Park in Krabi province, after he performed a base jump, in contravention of park regulations, and his parachute became entangled on the cliff face.
Washington - The US Treasury said on Thursday it was strengthening scrutiny of countries' foreign exchange practices, including their interventions to resist both depreciation and appreciation against the dollar, but it did not accuse any major trading partner of currency manipulation.
ASEAN foreign ministers today reaffirmed the Five-Point Consensus as the bloc’s only framework for resolving Myanmar’s political crisis, according to the press statement by the Philippine chair.
The Nakhon Nayok provincial administration has offered a 10,000 baht reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of those responsible for starting a massive fire in Pak Phli district. The blaze has raged through harvested rice fields covering about 1,520 hectares over the past few days.
The Bank of Thailand has ordered two unnamed commercial banks to investigate suspicious cash withdrawals of 200 million baht in one case and 250 million in another, as well as unusual withdrawals of 500-baht banknotes, according to Vitai Ratanakorn, the Governor of Bank of Thailand.
At first glance, it seems a fatal blow has been dealt to Dr Supat Hasuwannakit’s hopes for election as a People’s Party candidate in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province. However, the leading public health defender remains defiant, even using the setback to his advantage.
Thailand and Cambodia have failed to make any headway on the joint management of the common border area in Sa Kaeo province after two days of talks between the secretariats of the Regional Border Committee (RBC), held at the permanent border checkpoint in the Cambodian border town of Poipet on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The pilot and co-pilot of the Royal Thai Force’s (RTAF) AT-6 turboprop light attack and reconnaissance aircraft were killed when their plane crashed into dense forest in Chom Thong district of Chiang Mai during a routine training exercise this morning, according to the RTAF.
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow today called for a “calibrated re-engagement” with Myanmar’s military leadership, arguing that the regional peace plan must adapt to a new political reality following the country’s recent elections.
A Royal Thai Air Force AT-6 turboprop light attack and reconnaissance plane crashed into dense forest in Chom Thong district of Chiang Mai this morning.
Cambodian troops are continuing to dig trenches near the Thai border, but there are no indications they are preparing for a third round of fighting with Thailand, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday.
It happens in schools, universities, theaters, pubs, and offices. It transcends gender and geography. We are talking about sexual harassment—a topic that has dominated headlines recently.
China is increasingly becoming a major importer of Thai palm oil for its food industry, which will help reduce Thailand’s dependence on India as its only major market to date, according to Nantapong Jiralertphong, director of the Office of Trade Policy and Strategy at the Ministry of Commerce.
