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Japan to issue more work visas to Thais, other foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2019
» Japan launched on Monday a new visa system to bring in more foreign workers to the country struggling with an acute labour shortage, marking a major policy shift from its traditionally strict immigration rules.
China agrees to drop plans to clear Mekong River islets after opposition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/03/2019
» Beijing has agreed to scrap a controversial project to clear the rocky outcrops and islets in the upper section of the Mekong River to ease transport of cargo from China, said Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.
Spaniard nabbed for 'handcuffing, raping' Thai woman
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2019
» A Spanish national has been arrested for allegedly handcuffing and raping a Thai woman in a Bangkok condominium.
1st Thai-made satellite successfully enters orbit
Kyodo News, Published on 18/12/2018
» Thailand's first indigenous satellite that was launched on a US rocket earlier this month has successfully entered orbit, a Thai university announced Tuesday.
Japanese restaurants increase by 8.3% in a year
Kyodo News, Published on 14/09/2018
» The number of Japanese restaurants in Thailand increased to 3,004 by the end of August, up 8.3% from the same date a year earlier, the Bangkok office of the Japan External Trade Organisation said Thursday.
US presses Thailand, Asean on Iran sanctions
Kyodo News, Published on 15/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: A senior US official is currently touring Southeast Asian capitals to seek their enforcement of newly re-imposed sanctions on Iran.
Bangkok is 'No.1' in Asia for startups
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/05/2018
» The government is preparing to showcase its success in developing startups -- dubbed "economic warriors" -- over the last two years at a key industry event in Bangkok next week.
Norwegian paedophile in custody
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/05/2018
» Police have arrested a Norwegian national for possession of child pornography.
Orang Asli adapt to new lifestyle in South
Kyodo News, Published on 08/04/2018
» YALA: The Orang Asli indigenous people have lived in seclusion in the rainforests of southern Thailand since ancient times, but more than a few of them have lately changed the way they live because forest food has gradually grown scarce.
Cabinet approves high-speed train project linking 3 main airports
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 200-billion-baht high-speed train network connecting three international airports.