Justice deputy permanent secretary Thawatchai Thaikhieu today expressed disappointment at the conduct of some foreign journalists who defied advice of psychiatrists and child welfare officials against interviewing the young members…
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Justice deputy permanent secretary Thawatchai Thaikhieu today expressed disappointment at the conduct of some foreign journalists who defied advice of psychiatrists and child welfare officials against interviewing the young members…
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More than 300 houses in Sangkhla district of Kanchanaburi province were half-submerged today, stranding many residents after the district was lashed by heavy rains caused by depression Son Tinh. Mr…
Read MoreThe National Anti-Corruption Commission denies foot-dragging in its investigation into the luxury watches scandal involving Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, saying that information it has obtained so far is still…
Read MoreRed flags and no-swimming signs have been put up in front of hotels and resorts along the beaches in Takua Pa district of Phang-nga province on the Andaman Sea coast…
Read MoreThe private sector of the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani plans to propose the construction of a double-track railway to the Lao border and the expansion of Ubon Ratchathani airport…
Read MoreThe National Council for Peace and Order has nothing to do with the alleged poaching of former MPs to join politcal parties set up to support Prime Minister Gen Prayut…
Read MoreFloodwaters from continuous rain have inundated farmlands in three districts of the northeastern border province of Bung Kan, particularly in Seka district where a pig farm has been severely hit…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Culture is mulling an idea of setting up a national ad hoc committee to handle the copyright of the information related to the Tham Luang cave rescue…
Read MoreThe Marine Department has set up a committee to investigate officials of the department suspected of having received bribes, totaling 20 million baht from a Japanese company to facilitate the…
Read MoreThe century’s longest lunar eclipse will be seen in all parts of Thailand during July 27-28 between 00.14-6.10 am. Dr Sarun Posayachinda, director of the National Institute of Astronomical…
Read MoreNo-swimming signs were put up on Nai Han beach in Phuket today after a crocodile estimated to be about two metres long was sighted swimming in the sea about 100…
Read MoreChuvit Kamolvisit, an outspoken television show host and former leader of the now-defunct Rak Thailand Party, will be released on Saturday, July 21, after serving a one-month jail term at…
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court has accepted the Election Commission’s proposal for it to rule whether Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai should be disqualified for the ministerial post in connection with his wife’s…
Read MoreMembers of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach this morning attended a traditional blessing ceremony at a local temple in Mae Sai District in Chiang Rai as nine…
Read MoreThe 12 Wild Boars footballers and their coach originally intended to spend just an hour exploring the Tham Luang cave on June 23 and to leave the cave before 5…
Read MoreThe 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave waved, smiled and offered traditional “wai” greetings in their first public appearance tonight at a national…
Read MoreJournalists, both Thai and international, have started arriving at the office of Chiang Rai provincial administration for the first press conference with the 12 Wild Boars soccer team and their…
Read MoreThe British Cave Rescue Council has praised the Thai Navy SEAL rescue team for their courage in carrying out the rescue operation to extract the 12 Wild Boars footballers and…
Read MoreA Thai engineer involved in the drilling operation to find alternative entrances into Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai at the height of the “Wild Boars” rescue mission early month…
Read MoreA private helicopter crashed in Chonnabot district of the northeastern province of Khon Kaen on Wednesday morning (July 18), killing three people on board, police said. Pol Col Kirati Amornpatpanin,…
Read MoreThe Cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft agreement on the repatriation of Myanmar refugees as proposed by the Foreign Ministry, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said. The draft agreement was made…
Read MoreThe upper part of Thailand will have more rain and isolated heavy to very heavy rain during July 18-21 as Tropical Storm “Son-tinh,” which is moving in the westerly direction…
Read MoreTeachers who have threatened to stop servicing their debts to the Government Savings Bank were warned that they could face serious consequences, including the prospect of being declared bankrupt by…
Read MorePolice and officials from the national parks, fisheries and marine resources departments seized a substantial haul of decorative corals and coralline algae in raids of several shops in Chatuchak area…
Read MoreTwenty-five French tourists and one Thai guide were injured with 4-5 of them in serious condition after a tour bus in which they were travelling overturned on a secondary road…
Read MoreThe Navy SEALs are known as the toughest warriors of the Thai fighting forces. But even their most grueling training apparently didn’t prepare them for what they had to…
Read MoreThe parents of a young engineer shot dead by police in Sakhon Nakhon seven years ago on the pretext that he was involved in drug dealing were finally vindicated when…
Read MoreThe 12 Moo Pa Academy football players and their coach will be released from hospital tomorrow — a day earlier than planned, Chiang Rai Governor Prajon Pratsakul confirmed today. Mr…
Read MoreThe legal criteria for granting Thai nationality to stateless people must be strictly adhered to in the case of three members of the Moo Pa Academy football team and their…
Read MoreAbundance of rain is forecast for the upper part of the country this week, with isolated heavy rain predicted for the North, the Northeast, the Central, the East and west…
Read MoreOne of the two Australians who were with the Wild Boars football team and helped them escape safely from the Tham Luong cave in Chiang Rai has revealed the boys…
Read MoreAbout 450,000 teachers who are members of the funeral welfare fund for teachers have vowed to stop reimbursing the Government Savings Bank for debts they owe to the bank starting…
Read MoreTham Luang Nang-Khun Nam Nang Non forest park has been closed indefinitely due to extensive damages caused to the park’s environment during the recent dramatic rescue operations. Forestry officials said…
Read MoreBritish caver Vernon Unsworth who helped rescue the Wild Boars soccer team from Tham Luang cave said today he may take legal action against Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO…
Read MoreThere was an emotional scene when Lt Col Dr Pak Loharnchun, a military doctor better known as “Mor Pak”, visited the 12 young footballers and their coach in a happy…
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A Muslim militant has been sentenced to death for his parts in three violent incidents in Pattani province in which seven people were killed and eight others injured, said Col…
Read MoreThe government is planning to hold a party to thank all the people who were involved in the successful operation to rescue the 12 Wild Boars soccer players and their…
Read MorePrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thanks all authorities, both Thai and Chinese, for having successfully recovered the bodies of all 47 victims who died on July 5 when the Phoenix dive…
Read MoreThe Thai Government thanks international efforts to rescue the “Wild Boars” soccer team and their coach from captivity in Tham Luang cave. The show of gratitude comes in the form…
Read MoreTesla and Space-X CEO Elon Musk came under fire yesterday after launching a bizarre attack on a British diver who helped rescue the “Wild Boars” soccer team trapped in Tham…
Read MoreFrance’s players celebrate as they hold their World Cup trophy during the trophy ceremony at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia…
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The managing director TC Blue Dream Company which operated the Phoenix dive boat before it went down iin rough seas resulting in the death of 46 Chinese tourists will be…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Culture is inviting members of the media and the public to send their still pictures, video clips, paintings, drawings or documents about the Tham Luang dramatic rescue…
Read MoreA British diver involved in the rescue of a Thai soccer team from the flooded Tham Luang cave system has dismissed Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposed mini-submarine as a PR…
Read MoreThe Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) has questioned what it suspect to be foot-dragging by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over its investigation into two controversial cases – Deputy Prime Minister…
Read MoreThe 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were today informed of the sacrifice made by Petty Officer 1st Class Samarn Gunan, and ex-Navy SEAL who lost…
Read MoreThe huge painting in Sepia colour which will tell the amazing story of the Tham Luang rescue operation is almost completed – thanks to the joint efforts of more than…
Read MoreA ministerial order has been issued by the Public Health Ministry banning the production, import and distribution of food containing trans fat. The order which was issued on June 13…
Read MoreBelgium las night beat England 2-0 to win the bronze in the World Cup in the match at Saint Petersburg. Thomas Meunier gave Belgium an early lead when he diverted…
Read MoreThe Marine Department has ordered an immediate transfer of the chief officer of Phuket Marine Office and the setting up of a panel to consider disciplinary action against him for…
Read MoreMae Sai district officials are searching for the birth certificates of three members of the Wild Boars Academy football team and their coach, Aekkaphol Chanthawong, legally required for the process…
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A large number of people have since this morning gathered at Wat Nong Khu temple in Tambon Muang Hong of Chaturaphak Phiman district in the northeastern province of Roi-et where…
Read MoreA big cleaning day has begun today at Tham Luang cave in the Tham Luang – Khun Nam Nang Non National Park in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district which was…
Read MoreThe 12 young members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach are expected to be discharged from Chiang Rai hospital this coming Thursday, Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn….
Read MoreThe new Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has given an assurance that press freedom in the country would be given more space to grow, national news agency…
Read MoreThe trial of the so-called “Mother of Corruption” case concerning the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant has come to an end with the Supreme Court finally sentencing 11 individuals, including…
Read MorePhuket hotel bookings cancellation by Chinese tourists have unnerved Thai authorities and tourism-related business The Transport Ministry and governmental agencies concerned have been working frantically to plug public safety…
Read MoreThe Meteorological Department has warned people across the country to brace for intense rains, with heavy rains in some parts of the northern, northeastern, central, eastern and southern regions which…
Read MoreIntersex people who are born with a combination of male and female biological characteristics are entitled to health security right for sex change but with approval of a medical practitioner,…
Read MoreThe National Legislative Assembly today passed in three straight readings a bill to transfer 12.7 billion baht from the 2018 budget to a central fund for development under the 20-year…
Read MoreTwenty-nine tourists were injured when the wooden floor of a beach-front seafood restaurant in which they were having a buffet lunch caved in. The incident took place at about noon…
Read MoreAsean can continue to play a constructive role in helping to usher in peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, said South Korean President Moon Jae-in today. “It is necessary…
Read MoreThe United Nations is preparing to send teams to Rakhine state of Myanmar to begin work aimed at repatriating Rohinya Muslims from Bangladesh to Myanmar, The Irrawaddy News reported today,…
Read MoreThe Appeals Court today upheld the death sentence handed down on a Spanish man for murdering a fellow Spaniard and dumping the dismembered body in the Chao Phraya River in…
Read MoreThere is no political agenda in the mobile Cabinet meeting scheduled for July 23-24 in the northeastern provinces of Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said…
Read MoreThe state of health of the 12 Wild Boars Academy football team members and their coach has continued to improve and they are expected to be allowed to go home…
Read MoreAs a show of gratitude to the international rescuers who took part in the 17-day rescue operations at Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, the government is…
Read MoreA complaint was today (Thursday) lodged with Nakhon Ratchasima governor by a group of parents accusing the school director in Tambon Thai Samakkhi of corruption concerning school lunch program. One…
Read MoreBangkok Metropolitan Administration launched a city-wide crackdown on Thursday against motorcycle riding or car parking on sidewalks. The crackdown was focused on 115 points of sidewalks where there have been…
Read MoreThe five incumbent election commissioners must quit their posts in 15 days starting from today (Thursday) when the National Legislative Assembly voted to endorse five candidates nominated by the selection…
Read MoreA total of 159 naval officers, including 127 Navy SEAL members, were given a hero’s welcome upon their arrival at the U-tapao airbase in Sattahip naval base, Chon Buri province,…
Read MoreThe Department of Agricultural Extension today (Thursday) presented plant seeds, plant saplings, and biological control products to about 100 rice farmers who sacrificed their farmland to be used as a…
Read MoreThe National Legislative Assembly (NLA) today voted to endorse five of the seven persons nominated to form a new Election Commission and rejected two nominees. Of the seven people nominated…
Read MoreThe 12 football players of the Wild Boars Academy today go on Facebook to express their thanks to all those who took part in the high-profile operation to rescue them…
Read MoreAn operation is now underway to retrieve the body of a Chinese tourist, believed to be the last victim, stuck under the wreckage of Phoenix boat near Koh Heh in…
Read MoreThe Thai Meteorological Department has warned people throughout the country to brace for rain, isolated heavy rain, and flash floods during July 12-15 as a result of the monsoon trough…
Read MoreCroatia created history last night by crushing England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final for the first time. England, meanwhile, had its dream of reaching its World Cup final…
Read MoreThe Australian doctor who was the last man out of Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai has praised the 12 young footballers whose ordeal sparked the rescue, according to ABC…
Read MoreThe dwindling amount of oxygen in Tham Luang cave coupled with looming monsoon rains were two crucial factors that forced the rescue teams to decide to extract the 12 members…
Read MorePrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today thanked all who have contributed to the successful search and rescue mission that saved 12 young footballers and their coach from more than two weeks…
Read MoreAuthorities this evening showed the first video clips of the 12 young footballers and their coach recuperating at Chiang Rai hospital after they were taken out of Tham Luang cave…
Read MoreThe Thai Navy SEAL, hailed as hero in the two-weeks-long Tham Luang ordeal, this morning thanks all the people and organizations that contributed to the success of the high-risk rescue…
Read MoreAll the 12 young Wild Boars footballers and their coach who have been rescued after being trapped for two weeks in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai were this morning…
Read MoreHollywood film producers are wasting no time and have already started plotting a movie based on what is seen as one of the world’s most daring rescue operations that saw…
Read MoreSamuel Umtiti’s 51st-minute header sent France into the World Cup final for the first time since 2006. The 1-0 win over Belgium in Saint Petersburg makes it the third time…
Read MoreThe international divers and Thai Navy SEAL frogmen who were involved in the high-risk operation to bring all the 13 survivors out of Tham Luang cave were given a resounding…
Read MoreThe five remaining survivors of the Wild Boards soccer team have been safely brought out of Tham Luang cave, ending three days of high-risk rescue operation that has captivated the…
Read MoreThe Thai Navy SEAL has confirmed that one of the five remaining survivors still trapped in Tham Luang cave was savely taken out. It said in its Facebook page that…
Read MorePrime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha denied today that the young footballers trapped in Tham Luang cave were tranquilized before being put on the journey out to freedom but admitted that…
Read MoreA soldier was killed in a gun attack in Cho Ai Rong district of Narathiwat this morning, police said. A police investigation found that while Chief Warrant Officer Patchai Suree,…
Read MoreNaval search teams have plucked three more bodies from the sea, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from Phoenix dive boat accident to 44 and the number of missing down…
Read MoreThe final operation to extract the remaining five survivors out of the flooded Tham Luang cave began at 10.48 am this morning. Rescue operations commander Mr Narongsak Osotthanakorn said at…
Read MoreElon Musk, Americian chief executive of Tesla Inc, SpaceX and Boring Company, visited Tham Luang this morning, and left behind a mini-sub prototype in the cave where five members of…
Read MoreThe first eight members of the Moo Pa Academy football team who have been brought out of Tham Luang cave are in good health though two of them are found…
Read MoreThai and international divers are preparing to resume the rescue operation to bring out the last five members of the “Wild Boars” soccer team from Tham Luang cave in Chiang…
Read MoreRescue operations commander Narongsak Osotthanakorn announced the successful extraction of four more “Wild Boars” soccer team members out of the Tham Luang cave and expressed confidence that rescuers would be…
Read MoreThai media have come under heavy criticisms for what is seen as their overzealous competition in covering the Tham Luang rescue operation, with some being accused of breaching ethics and…
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