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Pheu Thai, Move Forward up against bill policing NGO activities
The Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties have joined a growing call by activists against a bill to keep activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in check.
Published on: 16 minutes ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Wildlife dept struggling to feed 26,000 rescued wildlife
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is struggling to feed some 26,000 rescued wild animals, as the government has cut the yearly budget for taking care of them by 50 million baht.
Published on: 1 hour ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Tourists found safe after going missing in Khao Sok jungle
SURAT THANI: Two tourists have been rescued after losing their way during a jungle trip in Khao Sok National Park in Phanom district on Wednesday.
Published on: 3 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Court grants bail to activist Tawan on royal motorcade charge
The Criminal Court on Thursday approved the release on bail of 20-year-old hunger-strike activist Tantawan "Tawan" Tuatulanon, who is charged with lese majeste for running an opinion poll on royal motorcades.
Published on: 3 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Wife of disappeared Karen activist ‘still waiting for justice’
The wife of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, a victim of a 2014 forced disappearance who is now believed dead, on Thursday renewed her call for legal action in the long-delayed case.
Published on: 4 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
More job seekers headed to Malaysia arrested in Songkhla
SONGKHLA: Twenty-six illegal Myanmar migrants heading for promised work in Malaysia, after borrowing up to 50,00 baht to pay job brokers, were arrested near the southern border in Sadao district early on Thursday.
Published on: 6 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
French cyclist killed by car in Ayutthaya
A young French woman was killed when a car hit her bicycle at an intersection in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district on Wednesday night.
Published on: 7 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Militants cut road to police station before attacking it
NARATHIWAT: Militants bombed power poles and scattered tyre spikes on the road to isolate a marine police station before attacking it with bombs and automatic weapons, in Tak Bai district on Wednesday night.
Published on: 8 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Bogus cosmetic doctor arrested, again
A 30-year-old woman who has been prosecuted many times for falsely claiming to be a cosmetic doctor, using bogus qualifications to get jobs at beauty clinics, has again been arrested by police.
Published on: 8 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Marine police station attacked, 3 wounded
NARATHIWAT: Three security officials were injured when a marine police station was attacked with gunfire and grenades on Wednesday night.
Published on: 10 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Flights resume at Ubon Ratchathani airport
All flights resumed at Ubon Ratchathani airport on Thursday after a C-130 plane of the Royal Thai Air Force was removed from its runway.
Published on: 13 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Chadchart offered convicts to clear drains
The Corrections Department has been instructed to write to Bangkok governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt and seek his permission to use convicts to clean out sewers and reduce the risk of flooding in the capital.
Published on: 13 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
4,924 new Covid cases, 37 more deaths announced Thursday
The country registered 37 more Covid-19 fatalities and 4,924 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.
Published on: 13 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Active Covid caseload continues slow decine with 4,924 more infections
The country registered 37 more Covid-19 fatalities and 4,924 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Thursday morning.
Published on: 13 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
4,924 new Covid cases, 37 more deaths
The country registered 37 more Covid-19 fatalities and 4,924 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.
Published on: 13 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Govt ups monkeypox alert level
Monkeypox is now classified as a communicable disease that requires close surveillance.
Published on: 15 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Forced haircuts 'belittle kids' self-esteem'
School should be a safe place for children to express their self-esteem through their hairstyles. Any violence against their choice of hair will destroy their self-confidence and the children's right to have control over their bodies, says Dr Jiraporn Arunakul, an adolescent medicine specialist at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Published on: 15 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
'Kru Thi' hailed as river guard
Niwat Roykaew, a teacher, activist as well as founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai province, has been awarded a 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the world's pre-eminent awards for grassroots environmental activism.
Published on: 16 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Thamanat says he's ready to lead
Capt Thamanat Prompow announced on Wednesday he is ready to lead the Setthakij Thai Party which is expected to select a new executive committee on June 7.
Published on: 16 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
More border checkpoints set to open
The Thai-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC) agreed to open the Mae Sai and other border checkpoints on June 1 to boost local economies and resume cross-border trade.
Published on: 17 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Govt aims to slash road deaths by 2/3
The government has set an ambitious goal of slashing road fatalities by almost two-thirds within five years although it admits the effort could be hampered by a lack of public cooperation.
Published on: 17 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Face mask-wearing mandate to be lifted 'only in certain areas'
The Public Health Ministry has issued a clarification about news regarding the lifting of the mask mandate next month, saying the mask requirement may be eased only in some designated areas.
Published on: 17 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Cops arrest Estonian drug suspect
CHON BURI: Immigration police arrested an Estonian man wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for drug possession in Pattaya on Tuesday.
Published on: 17 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
'Phuket Sandbox' bags B66bn
The Phuket Sandbox has generated over 66 billion baht in revenue since its inception, the province's governor said yesterday.
Published on: 17 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Busted C-130 blocks runway
The air force apologised to the public yesterday after one of its C-130 aircraft broke down and blocked the runway at Ubon Ratchathani international airport for several hours, causing the cancellation of flights.
Published on: 17 hours ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Teen sex-trade procurer and customer arrested, 2 underage girls rescued
A teen girl who allegedly acted as a sex-trade procurer and a customer have been arrested at a love motel in Muang district of Kanchanaburi, police said.
Published on: 1 day ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Air force apologises after busted C-130 closes airport
The air force on Wednesday apologised to the public after one of its C-130 aircraft broke down and blocked the runway at Ubon Ratchathani international airport for several hours, causing the cancellation of flights.
Published on: 1 day ago
Source: Bangkok Post
Ubon Ratchathani airport closed after military plane's brakes fail while landing
Ubon Ratchathani airport has been closed until at least 8pm Wednesday after an Air Force transport plane suffered a brake failure while landing earlier in the day.
Published on: 1 day ago
Source: Bangkok Post
New Pattaya mayor told to fix city's 'embarrassing' problems
PATTAYA: A hotel business leader has identified five "embarrassing" problems the new mayor needs to address urgently so the city will be ready for next tourist season.
Published on: 1 day ago
Source: Bangkok Post
B100m of drug assets seized in police raids
Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) police on Wednesday seized about 100 million baht worth of assets suspected to have been acquired through the drug trade for examination, during searches of 31 premises in five provinces, and arrested one suspect.
Published on: 1 day ago
Source: Bangkok Post
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