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6 new Covid quarantine cases Thursday
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» The government on Thursday reported six new coronavirus cases detected in quarantine, taking the country to 38 days without a local transmission, while global Covid-19 cases rose at a record pace.
UN 'reprisal' report fingers Thailand
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/09/2018
» The government will investigate details in cases identified in a United Nations secretary-general's report on reprisals and intimidation against people cooperating with the UN on human rights, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
Mobile phones banned in schools in France
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/09/2018
» Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class on Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools.
Bus and rail ticketing plan falls into chaos
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/06/2018
» The Transport Ministry's efforts to integrate a common ticketing system into 2,600 public buses in Bangkok will be delayed for a month, the ministry says.
Thailand threatens to quit Pisa test
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/06/2018
» Thailand may boycott the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) this August if the test organiser refuses to allow the Education Ministry to proofread the translated examination papers in advance.
Former mayor jailed for forcing reporter to strip
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/06/2018
» A court in Khon Kaen has sentenced former Ban Phai municipality mayor Premsak Piayura to two months in jail without suspension for detaining a journalist who reported his apparent engagement to an underage girl and forcing him to strip.
'Penguin' sets up Student Union coalition
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/06/2018
» Led by activist Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak, students from 10 universities have set up the Student Union of Thailand in a bid to tackle undemocratic politics, economic inequality and social injustice.
Second suspect hunted in wake of Monday's execution
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/06/2018
» Police are stepping up the hunt for the second suspect in the murder of a 17-year-old student in a public park in Trang six years ago, in the wake of the controversial execution on Monday of the youth's convicted killer.
36 foreigners detained in coordinated raids
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/05/2018
» Thirty-six foreign nationals and one Thai were detained during Tourist Police-led raids in 104 locations across the country in the early hours of Thursday.
Government urged to blitz corruption
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» The government is under pressure to provide results in its fight against corruption amid the many scandals that have erupted involving state officials.