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The chance of an amnesty bill for political offenders, including those charged with lèse majesté, appears doomed after the House of Representatives rejected, by 270:149 votes yesterday, the observations made by a House panel on a report on how to draft an amnesty bill for political offenders. Five MPs abstained.
PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Bangkok will increase today and over the weekend, due to the cool weather and poor air circulation, according to the Pollution Control Department.
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Geneva, Switzerland - UN rights experts said they were extremely concerned that no one would be held accountable over a notorious massacre in Thailand once the 20-year statute of limitations expires on Friday.
Kazan, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday closed a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West’s “perverse methods.”
Narathiwat - Khalijah Musa was just 12 years old when her brother Sari was stuffed into a Thai army truck, hands bound, joining a pile of arrested protesters who all suffocated to death.
This Sunday, the best seat in Thailand is along the banks of the Chao Phraya River, as Bangkok showcases one of the country’s most majestic traditions – the Royal Barge Procession, held as part of the Royal Kathin Robe Offering Ceremony.
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is to investigate the iCon Group case, as it pertains to money laundering, as there are sufficient grounds to believe that the money received from the investors has been converted into movable and immovable properties to evade detection.
Shine Muscat grapes imported from China have been found to be heavily laced with dangerous chemicals, including chlorpyrifos, the Thai Pesticides Alert Network (Thai-Pan) and the Foundation for Consumers announced today.
Southern insurgents detonated a car bomb in Panare district of Pattani province Wednesday night, causing extensive damage to the district office, the district police station and several motorcycles. There were no injuries reported.
London, United Kingdom - A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's classic "The Little Prince", complete with the author's hand-written corrections and revisions.
The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases sentenced the former mayor of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) to seven years in prison today in a corruption case from 2011.
The wife of a former deputy national police commissioner, for whom arrest warrants have been issued for trespass and the theft of assets worth 6 million baht, surrendered to the police today to deny the charges against her.
Two suspected drug traffickers were arrested by police after a car chase and shootout in Bangkok’s Sai Mai district late last night. A third suspect is still on the run.
As the 20-year statute of limitations is due to expire on the Tak Bai massacre case tomorrow at midnight, the opposition Thai Sang Thai party urged Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today to offer a public apology for the deaths of 85 people
With Halloween less than a week away, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hosting the “Thailand Goosebumps Festival 2024: Goosebump Market” in Bangkok, starting today and running until next Thursday.
