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Art and history enthusiasts have until the end of September to explore the Main Building of Thewet Palace before Deva Manor, the café on its ground floor, closes permanently to the public.
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Art and history enthusiasts have until the end of September to explore the Main Building of Thewet Palace before Deva Manor, the café on its ground floor, closes permanently to the public.

Foreigners who commit offences in Thailand face deportation to their home countries or third countries under a new order from the Prime Minister’s Office that took effect today, following its publication in the Royal Gazette yesterday.

A high school student in Nong Khai province was taken into police custody for questioning today after she allegedly threatened to use a gun to cause violence at school in a Line Open Chat post on Monday.

One of the stranger side effects of modern image culture is that we're starting to doubt the extraordinary. When we see an incredible landscape, a stunning face, or a photo of an animal doing something unlikely, our first thought isn't just how remarkable it is, but whether it's even real. More often than not, we're asking: Is this AI? There's a little sadness in this shift.

Norway's King Harald has died aged 89, the palace said on Friday, his 53-year-old son Crown Prince Haakon automatically succeeding him on the throne.

Polathep Vichitkunakorn has been named one of the nation’s youngest professors as a reward for his tireless battle against Thailand’s biggest health epidemic.

Police and security agencies are stepping up security ahead of the two-day mobile Cabinet meeting in Songkhla next week, following a recent wave of unrest in Thailand’s three southernmost border provinces, regional police commander Pol Lt-Gen Piyawat Chalermsri said today.

Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC) today approved the proposed appointment of General Chaiyapruek Duangprapat, the army chief of staff, as the new NSC secretary-general, succeeding Chatchai Bangchuad.

Thailand is staring at the dire consequences of the El Niño phenomenon and below-average rainfall on the economy as well as the wider impact on society, many experts have warned.

Fueang Nakhon Road offers a plethora of good things guaranteed to slow you down. An old bookshop with decades of stories on its shelves, bottles of chilli sauce still labelled by hand, a royal temple shimmering with coloured tiles, coffee served inside a former printing house and even a cemetery can tempt you to linger.

Malaysia plans to appoint a new facilitator for peace talks between the Thai government and insurgent groups as it steps up security along its border with Thailand, according to the Malaysian defence minister.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that he does not have the authority to directly appoint a fact-finding committee to investigate an allegation that youths were shot at from a helicopter in Narathiwat, saying the matter falls under the authority of the Fourth Army Region because martial law is in effect in the area.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa.

The location of the Korat World Horticultural Expo 2029 will change from Khong to Pak Chong district following a review by the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) that found Pak Chong better prepared in terms of transport and communications, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said today.

The devastating flash floods and massive landslides that recently swept through regions of Tibet and Nepal were likely caused by the catastrophic failure of a glacial lake natural dam, triggered by a sudden ice-rock avalanche, according to a leading Thai geotechnical expert.

The pursuit of health is fuelling a massive fitness boom across the world, but many medical experts are warning against the much-touted “no pain, no gain” ethos. While regular physical activity remains a cornerstone of good health, excessive exertion can lead to catastrophic consequences.