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King's second son obtains Thai ID
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2024
» Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second-eldest son of His Majesty the King, says he is delighted he can now call himself a Thai citizen as he recently obtained his first-ever ID card after living abroad for almost 30 years.
25 Thais from tour group have Omicron
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2021
» Most of the group of 31 Thais who returned from a pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on Dec 15 have now been found to have been infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant.
HM King honours, posthumously promotes ex-Seal Saman
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2018
» His Majesty the King has posthumously promoted former Navy Seal Saman Gunan, who died during the Tham Luang cave rescue mission, to the rank of lieutenant commander -- an unprecedented rise of seven ranks.
SRT set for a 'bright future' after hitting speed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/07/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the country's main railway authority, may still be operating half-century-old trains countrywide, but acting governor Voravuth Mala believes the debt-ridden organisation is headed for "a bright future".
DSI wildlife efforts bag big game
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2018
» The arrest of wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach in Nakhon Phanom last Friday received international media attention. Mr Boonchai was a member of a notorious Southeast Asian trafficking syndicate known as "Hydra", which was a major trader of illegal ivory, pangolin, tiger, prayoon wood, and tiger and rhino horns.
Scorned She-Devil takes a back seat
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/08/2017
» The phone number was not one I knew, but still I took the call. "This is immigration police … we'd like to make a time to see you." Would such a phone call initially have given you a chill down your spine as it did with me? I may live a life as chaste as Mother Teresa but I still feel a sudden surge of guilt.
Global shares follow wall street upward
Business, Published on 20/02/2017
» Recap: Wall Street's record highs spurred other stock markets globally early last week. President Donald Trump's comment that his administration would soon unveil a "phenomenal "tax policy spurred the rally in stocks, the dollar and emerging-market assets. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's upbeat assessment of the US outlook and hints at a March interest-rate increase also bolstered investor risk sentiment.
A complete waste
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/05/2016
» When the Samart Corporation partnered in a lucrative deal to dispose of waste at Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2006, questions were raised as to why a telecommunications company was awarded the contract. The 600 million baht agreement with the Airports of Thailand (AoT) called for the construction of two incinerators to handle all waste generated at the country's biggest airport.
Mixed Fed rate signals spook stock investors
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/11/2015
» Recap: Global stock markets edged down last week after the US Federal Reserve suggested that an interest-rate increase was still possible before the end of this year. The news triggered a substantial sell-off by foreign investors in emerging markets in Asia.