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‘Alien fever’ fuels grave robbing in Peru
Published on 06/04/2024
» NAZCA, Peru - Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru’s remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts — including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be only three fingers on each hand.
Seamless connectivity in subregion touted
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/04/2024
» The International Institute for Trade and Development is proposing the acceleration of seamless connectivity in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries via the Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (CBTA) with member countries to establish common measures and rules that foster effective cross-border movement of people, goods and services.
Drive to reopen border checkpoints with Laos
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/04/2024
» Thailand is holding talks with Laos to expedite the reopening of border checkpoints to facilitate border trade and tourism between the two countries.
Five more groups of Myanmar border-crossers caught
Published on 28/03/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Seventy-nine Myanmar nationals in five groups were arrested separately over two days after crossing the border illegally into Thong Pha Phum district. Five smugglers were also caught.
Cops on the brink
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2024
» A report about a female police officer suffering from depression induced by boot camp-style work training is a red flag suggesting officers may be in need of professional help despite how tough they might seem.
Thai beggars target Malaysia's Kelantan during Ramadan
Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2024
» Thai nationals are among the foreign beggars found seeking their fortune on the streets in Malaysia's Kelantan state during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a Malaysian state official said.
Chanthaburi lauded in fruit export deal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/03/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is to promote Chanthaburi as the No.1 fruit exporter to China via advance contracts to encourage sales of durian and mangosteen worth more than 3 billion baht.
Ministry task force accused of extortion
News, Published on 26/03/2024
» Senator Poldej Pinprateep on Monday accused a special task force appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of abusing its authority by extorting money from a number of rubber growers and traders.
Casinos must benefit Thais
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/03/2024
» As the digital wallet and land bridge plans face uncertainty, the Srettha administration is making a new political move with its casino complex economic stimulus project.
Destruction, lawlessness and red tape hobble aid as Gazans go hungry
Published on 25/03/2024
» CAIRO - In mid-March, a line of trucks stretched for 3 kilometres along a desert road near a crossing point from Israel into the Gaza Strip. On the same day, another line of trucks about 1.5 kilometres long and sometimes two or three across was backed up near a crossing from Egypt into Gaza.