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Opponents to the controversial Doi Suthep foothill housing estate for court judges and officials plan to demonstrate at Tha Pae gate in Chiang Mai on August 26 to demand immediate dismantling of the housing units in the carved-out forest. In its Facebook post on Tuesday, the opponents under the name of ‘Network to Reclaim Doi
Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) secretary-general Pol Maj-Gen Romsith Viriyasan has been fired in a lightning order issued today by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as head of the National Council for Peace and Order. The NCPO chief invoked Section 44 of the interim Constitution removing Pol Maj-Gen Romsit to the Prime Minister’s Office
Thae Prakas-vudhisarn, a national artist in the field of performing art (movie and drama) in 1999 and well-known Thai film maker, died on Aug 12 at the age of 100, according to a release of the Thai Film Archive. He was a legendary Thai film maker with the longest life in the Thai film history.
The situation at Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Nayok province has returned to normal following a water run-off that sent tourists fleeing on Monday, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department deputy director general Kobchai Boon-orana said today. Mr Kobchai said flood walls made of sandbags have been erected along both sides of the Nakhon Nayok river, especially
The death toll in the recent earthquakes in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, has increased to 436 as of today, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). “The victims in the figure are those recorded by village heads and village security officers. They have been verified, and death certificates have been issued for a
The North and Northeast regions will continue to be hit with widespread rain and isolated torrential downpours during Aug 16-17 as tropical storm “Bebinca” is expected to move to upper Vietnam and Laos during that period, the Meteorological Department said in its weather forecast this morning. As of 4am today, the storm was almost stationary
Mong Thongdee’s hope of getting Thai citizenship is one step closer to reality as he has now received three letters of certification which are crucial in proving his contributions to the Thai society. Mong, 21, who was born to a family of Myanmar migrants, gained national attention back in 2009 when he became a national
In a move to block what is seen by critics as an attempt to delay the general elections, a member of the Pheu Thai Party this morning asked the Election Commission (EC) to request the Constitutional Court to rule on the constitutionality of a motion filed by 36 National Legislative Council (NLA) members to overturn
The long weekend saw particularly large numbers of people flocking to Dusit Zoo in the heart of Bangkok to have a last glimpse of one of the city’s most memorable landmarks before its permanent closure at the end of this month. Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand officials said the flow of people into the Dusit
The Meteorological Department today issued a warning to people in the northern and northeastern provinces to brace for heavy rain and accumulated rainfall which may cause flash flood, river or stream overflow and landslides during August 15-16 as a result of a depression. The department said that the depression has formed in the upper part
A suspect was arrested soon after a man staged a bank robbery near the Victory Monument with a fake hand grenade and made off with 55,760 baht on Sunday night, police said. Pol Lt Pichetsak Piyaratsathit, an investigator at Bang Khen police station, said the robbery took place at about 7.40 pm when the suspect,
(REUTERS) – North and South Korea agreed to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, the latest step forward in cross-border ties this year after more high-level talks today, the South’s Unification Ministry said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met in April and May at the border truce
Despite earlier warnings, Phetchaburi town has not been affected by water discharged from the Kaeng Krachan dam and the Phetchaburi River has not yet overflowed as feared, Phetchaburi irrigation project director San Joncharoen said in Monday. Mr San said the Kaeng Krachan dam is now holding about 726 million cubic metres of water or 102% of
Thai athletes are among as many as 20 contingents which will participate in the 2018 Asian Games and have begun to occupy the Athlete Village in Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta, before the opening ceremony of the largest multi-sporting event in Asia this week. Antara News said the the 20-state contingents that would inhabit the athlete`s
Remember the little stateless boy born to a family of Myanmar migrant workers in Chiang Mai who won Thai people’s hearts with his superb paper plane skills back in 2009? Mong Thongdee became Thailand’s champion at the age of 12 before going on to capture the third place at a paper plane contest in Chiba
Super Poll Research Office Noppadol Kanikar has expressed doubts over the reliability of an opinion poll conducted by the Office of the Secretary-General of the Senate on the Election Commission Bill regarding the question of provincial election inspectors. The poll shows 90 percent of some 60,000 respondents oppose the bill. Mr Noppadol said the poll
