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Beam me up please, Scotty
Published on 26/05/2024
» With a rhonchi-like sound in their throats as a signal from five Lord Buddhas, a man and a woman duo in Udon Thani claim they can cure sick people using a celestial frequency.
Monk caper; bullet in bed; undertaker's woe; polite robber
News, Mae Moo, Published on 26/05/2024
» An Uthai Thani man is calling on his estranged wife to reconsider after she allegedly ran off with an errant monk.
Telling fortunes 'a nice little earner'
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/05/2024
» A recent Thai news story concerned a man nabbed in an online fortune-telling scam. He would inform customers suffering from misfortune that their situation would dramatically improve if for a small fee he made a few prayers on his "direct line" to the deities in heaven.
Sea people still wait for justice
Editorial, Published on 26/05/2024
» Against a background in which the government refuses to recognise indigenous peoples, two recent landmark court verdicts have acknowledged the rights of Urak Lawoi, or Chao Lay in Thai (sea people) to live and earn a living in their traditional homes. Efforts to give them justice must not stop here. Their fight for their traditional rights are far from over.
Thaksin hints he knows who’s behind anti-PM push
Published on 25/05/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party, yesterday dropped a hint that he knows who is behind the legal move led by 40 caretaker senators that may cost Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin his job.
Governor sets sights on Old Town revamp
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/05/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has vowed to bring to Bangkok’s Old Town the best aspects of sustainable development, before his four-year term ends in 2026
48,000 vie for Senate seats
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/05/2024
» More than 48,000 people nationwide have registered to compete in the Senate race to fill 200 seats, the Election Commission said on Saturday.
Media forum agrees to support climate awareness
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 25/05/2024
» DILI, Timor-Leste - The National Press Council of Thailand (NPCT) has urged the media in Southeast Asia to help promote environmental awareness among the public, so that more people realise the need to stop harming the environment and start repairing the damage.
Phuket expects B400bn bonanza in 2024
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/05/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident that tourism revenue in Phuket this year will reach at least 400 billion baht, reporting that more than 3.6 million tourists visited the resort island in the first quarter.