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Interior minister calls for crackdown on jet skis, late-night bars
Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung demanded Chonburi provincial police crack down on Pattaya jet ski operators and enforce legal bar-closing times to help clean...
U-Tapao takes in Bangkok flights diverted by radar blackout
A historic breakdown of air-traffic control systems at Bangkok’s main airport put U-Tapao-Pattaya International Airport into the role of emergency backup again, with...
Dhammasiri students watch Venus solar transit
More than 2,000 Sattahip students were given a chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon as they lined up to watch Venus transit the...
520 police trained to protect PM on Pattaya visit
More than 500 police officers from four provinces trained to protect Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra during her appearance at this week’s cabinet meeting...
60 Ubon tourists sickened by Rayong som tam
About 60 Ubon Ratchathani residents sustained food poisoning after eating som tam on the beach in Rayong. About 20...
Rayong governor leads beach cleanup
The governor of Rayong led dozens of public and private-sector workers and students on a cleanup of Mae Rampung Beach, helping to beautify...
Singsamut students flagged to start new school year
More than 3,000 Singsamut School students kicked off their school year by receiving “flags of unity” they will carry throughout their education. ...
3-meter-long crocodile captured off Samae San
Scuba divers found themselves with an unwelcome dive buddy when two three-meter sea crocodiles took up hunting around the islands off Samae San. ...
Navy welcome home marines from joint Thai-Chinese exercise
Royal Thai Marines officials welcomed home a contingent of marines who’d participated in a joint Thai-Chinese military exercise. Battalion...
Singaporean family rescued after boat sinks in Rayong
A Singaporean family was rescued after their speedboat sunk off Rayong. IT businessman Jack Ueng, 56, Mrs. Cherly Tal Ueng, 56, and daughter...