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'Not enough monks' in anthem vid
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/05/2019
» The government will re-edit a music video accompanying the Thai national anthem after a Buddhist group criticised it for not featuring enough Buddhist imagery.
June 3 now national holiday
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2019
» The cabinet has declared June 3 a national holiday because it is the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.
Suspect arrested after British tourist raped on Koh Phi Phi
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/04/2019
» A member of a boat crew has been detained and charged with the rape of a British tourist on Koh Phi Phi.
PM Prayut calls for unity to 'keep peace'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for national unity in a Songkran message, saying that it is important to work together to maintain peace and steer the country toward democracy.
'Big Joke' seen at headquarters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» Surachate Hakparn, aka "Big Joke", removed on Friday as Immigration Bureau chief, reported to the Royal Thai Police head office on Monday after vanishing from the limelight since his reassignment, a police source said.
'Big Joke' transferred to police HQ
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/04/2019
» Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, the country’s highest-profile policeman, has been transferred to the Royal Thai Police Operations Centre under an order signed by national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda. No reasons were given.
87 students apply to resit exam
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/03/2019
» Eighty-seven students have applied to retake a university entrance examination disrupted by drunk men at Mathayomwatsing School in Bangkok last Sunday.
Cyclist runs from Khao Yai elephant
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/02/2019
» A cyclist ran for his life as a wild elephant chased him along a road during a visit to Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
Drunk monk crashes pickup
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2019
» CHAI NAT: A 67-year-old monk suffered leg and knee injuries when he crashed his pickup truck while driving under the influence of alcohol in Manorom district on Wednesday.
Police seek to identify bodies stuffed with concrete
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/12/2018
» Police on Monday were trying to identify the bodies of two men dumped into the Mekong River with concrete placed inside their ruptured bellies. The bodies washed up on a riverbank in Nakhon Phanom province.