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Palestinian militants on Thursday freed three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals, captured in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The five Thais released were working as labourers on a farm in southern Israel as the attack took place.
A low-profile local election in the southern province of Phatthalung started to attract more attention on Wednesday, after former-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva appeared on stage to campaign for one of the candidates.
People’s Party-list MP Rangsiman Rome is asking why the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has not cut the electricity supply to several townships in Myanmar, known to be havens for Chinese-operated call centres, even though it has the authority to do so.
Kumphawapi - The family of a Thai farm worker held for over a year in Gaza wept with relief Thursday as he was freed in a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Rural Roads Department has ordered water sprayers to be installed on several bridges in Bangkok, in a bid to reduce dust in the atmosphere, the department’s chief Montri Dechasakulsom said today.
The Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF) has returned after a 12-year hiatus, bringing a vibrant showcase of avant-garde cinema and art to the heart of Bangkok. Running from January 25 to February 2, 2025, at the One Bangkok Forum, BEFF7 explores the theme “Nowhere Somewhere,” delving into questions of space, identity, and the fluid nature of existence.
Japanese police have been trying to locate a female Thai student, who was reported by her Thai friends to have been missing since last Friday.
The former head of a sub-district in Nakhon Pathom province, Praween Chanklai, aka ‘Kamnan Nok’, was sentenced to life in prison by the Criminal Court today for the murder of a highway police officer at Praween’s house on September 6th, 2023.
Police presence and security have been beefed up at and around the Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok campus in Phaya Thai district of Bangkok today, ahead of the anniversary of the founding of the institute on February 1st, after one of its students was seriously injured by a gunman near the institute on Wednesday evening.
Jerusalem — Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday, Israel and Hamas said Wednesday as their tenuous ceasefire moves ahead.
The tourism industry is once again under scrutiny as safety concerns and air pollution threaten to undermine post-pandemic recovery and growth.
The Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township has postponed the handover, scheduled for today, of 61 people of various nationalities to Thai authorities at the Second Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot district of Tak province, claiming that they have not yet received approval from Myanmar’s junta.
Bidding will open next month for the contract to demolish the old Klang Dong Police Station building in Nakhon Ratchasima province, with a starting price of just Bt18,000.
The House approved by 226:142 votes today the Pheu Thai party’s draft bill on an integrated ticketing system, so passengers can use a single ticket for their entire journey, involving urban train and bus services.
Thailand, now one of the world’s most-visited destinations, was once an enigma to the Europeans.
Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has vowed today to cease supplying power to border towns in Myanmar if activities there are affecting national security.
