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No 'fast-track' in appointments
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/12/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin has denied providing a "fast-track pass" for a police appointment, saying an investigation will get underway to determine if there was any wrongdoing.
Bus accident kills 14
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/12/2023
» Double-decker buses will be banned in the next four to five years after an accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan province killed 14 passengers.
Fatal accident leads to double-decker bus ban
Published on 06/12/2023
» Double-decker buses will be banned in the next four to five years, a change needed after an accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan province killed 14 passengers, said deputy government spokeswoman Rudklao Suwankiri.
Nepotism questions raised about police promotions
Published on 06/12/2023
» Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome has demanded an explanation about how a police officer who happens to be a nephew of Thaksin Shinawatra’s ex-wife managed to secure the top job with the immigration police at Phuket airport.
English proficiency on the wane, says latest EF survey
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2023
» English proficiency among Thais ranks low globally and is the worst in Asean, according to the latest EF Education First (EF) survey.
Chinese tourist numbers to miss 4m target by 500,000: agency
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 24/11/2023
» The tourism sector is almost certain to miss its lower target of 4 million Chinese arrivals, with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) now projecting 3.4-3.5 million tourists from the mainland this year, generating 190-196 billion baht.
Spite takes boy's life, bitter old love, parting anxiety
News, Mae Moo, Published on 05/11/2023
» Loving dad turns bad
Agency touts success of digital tourism app
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/10/2023
» The nation's digital tourism application, ThailandCONNEX, has drawn more than 100,000 business operators in its first year with an economic contribution of more than 12 billion baht.
Call of the wild
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/10/2023
» Woraphot Bunkhwamdi is a naturalist with a special interest in the sounds of nature and birds. While he was an undergraduate student at the Faculty of Sciences, Silpakorn University, he was walking on Ao Manao beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan at night and heard the tinkling sound of numerous button top shells being washed up on the shore then pulled back into the sea. The sound of the shells left a lasting impression on him. Woraphot returned to Ao Manao several years later, but never heard that sound again since the numbers of button top shells had decreased. This incident was one of several reasons which encouraged him to record the sounds of nature.