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Narathiwat officials visit Marine Corps museum
Top government and police officials from Thailand’s embattled Narathiwat Province learned about the history of the Royal Thai Marine Corps during a visit...
Running red light results in 1 dead, 3 injured
One person was killed and three injured when two pickup trucks collided in Najomtien. Pong Daoyan, 48, was crushed inside the passenger seat...
Another 80 start drug rehab in Sattahip
Another 80 Sattahip residents escaped jail sentences for drug charges when they agreed to enter a 10-day “behavior modification camp” run by the...
Rayong celebrates Jayanti with alms offering to 2,600 monks
Rayong celebrated the 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment with a merit-making ceremony offering alms to 2,600 monks. About 10,000 people turned out as...
U.S., Thai marine chiefs meet to close Cobra Gold
Wrapping up their annual Cobra Gold war games, the heads of the marine forces for the United States and Thailand met to review...
Food vendors briefed on sanitation laws
About 80 Sattahip-area bureaucrats and restaurateurs were briefed on food-safety laws at a sanitation knowledge and consumer-protection seminar in Khet Udomsak. ...
Rayong Prison issues stay for feline inmates
Rayong Prison officials have dropped plans to rid the penitentiary of hundreds of stray cats, saying feline inmates’ impact on rodent populations and...
Navy seizes 3 Vietnamese fishing boats off Sattahip
The Royal Thai Navy captured three Vietnamese fishing boats illegally catching sea snakes used as aphrodisiacs off Sattahip. Crews from the HTMS Ratanakosin arrested...
Naklua parents hold engagement ceremony for their 4-year-old twins
Call them old fashioned or just superstitious, but a Naklua couple had their 4-year-old fraternal twins engaged to be married to ward off...
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Bangkok orders safety inspections after historic district awning collapse kills man
BANGKOK, Thailand – A concrete awning collapsed from a row of old commercial buildings in Bangkok’s historic district on Saturday, killing one person and...
Thailand launches high-tech crime war with AI systems and global SHIELD database
BANGKOK, Thailand – The government is intensifying its crackdown on transnational networks by integrating the SHIELD international database and artificial intelligence surveillance systems to...
Thailand advances green energy push with solar rollout at 25 public hospitals
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Government Spokesperson Lalida Periswiwatana announced that the government is advancing its Green Hospital policy by promoting clean and renewable energy...
Minister Suphajee drives Thai soft power push at SACIT
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Suphajee Suthumpun led a ministry delegation to the Sustainable Arts and Crafts Institute of...
Thai JIC Director rejects Cambodia’s claims over border flag incident
BANGKOK, Thailand – Director of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Information Coordination Center (JIC) Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee confirmed that Thai authorities have operated only...