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Muslim leader dies in hospital
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 23/10/2023
» Aziz Phitakkumpol, spiritual leader for Thailand's Muslims, died at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital yesterday morning, aged 76.
First cases of Kraken detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2023
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has found two cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron, XBB.1.5, which has a strong transmission capacity.
Captain Richelieu's descendant visits
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/02/2023
» The Royal Thai Navy on Thursday welcomed the great-grandson of Phraya Cholayuthyothin, a Danish naval officer who was a commander of the Siamese navy during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who also contributed to the modernisation of Siam.
First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China
Online Reporters, Published on 19/10/2022
» The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.
First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2022
» The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Christmas star to shine in Isan
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 13/12/2021
» The Christmas Star Festival in Sakon Nakhon has been among the much-anticipated annual events in Thailand for decades. But it's going to be more exciting this year with a floating procession at Nong Han Lake and a new marble archangel sculpture at the St Michael's Cathedral in tambon Tha Rae of Muang district.
Giving local rivers a voice
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/02/2021
» Activist Pianporn "Pai" Deetes' fight against the planned construction of dams along the lower stretches of the Mekong River by the Chinese government is a David-versus-Goliath story.
Resorts embrace 'Sor Por Kor' rental plan
News, Published on 22/06/2020
» Resort operators in Wang Nam Khieo district in Nakhon Ratchasima province, a popular holiday spot where several resorts face charges of encroaching upon public forest land, have welcomed Deputy Agricultural Minister Thamanat Prompow's proposal to let them rent Sor Por Kor land plots.
Raid reveals investors 'grabbed park land'
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 15/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities on Friday confiscated 200 rai of land under the Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district which was occupied by wealthy investors from Bangkok.
Paying respects to sailors, a century later
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/01/2020
» There are many ways to pay homage to departed souls. Yet one that stood the test of time took place late last month at Soosan Farang (Cemetery for Westerners), formally known as the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery on Charoen Krung Road.