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Concerns over vaccine
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/01/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health has requested further information about the vaccine it has ordered from China following a report it might not be as effective as first thought.
Thailand's internet censorship rates 6/10
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/01/2020
» Thailand has received a score of 6 out of 10 for internet censorship, on par with various regional peers, according to UK-based tech research firm Comparitech.
Regime seeks neighbours' help on smog
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/04/2019
» The government has sought cooperation from Myanmar and Laos to help mitigate haze, which is wreaking havoc in the North, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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.
319 foreigners arrested in latest 'outlaws' raids
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/10/2018
» A total of 319 foreigners were arrested for immigration offences in the latest "outlaw tourists" raids, which targeted 337 locations across the country early on Friday morning.
Thailand needs hyperloop, not China-built high-speed rail says Thanathorn
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/10/2018
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the tycoon turned politician who opposes Thailand’s ruling junta, has criticised the government's $5.6 billion high-speed rail project with China, arguing that hyperloop technology offers a more modern alternative.
British divers rescued Thai adults before Wild Boars
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/09/2018
» Two British divers who helped rescue the Thai youth football team from a flooded cave had earlier saved four adults also stranded in the complex, according to a new report on the mission that gripped the world in July.
Lao murder suspect arrested trying to flee back home
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/09/2018
» A Lao national suspected of killing a 67-year-old woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter in their house in Samut Prakan was arrested in the border province of Mukdahan early on Monday morning.
Flooding overnight in Bangkok and more rain on the way
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/09/2018
» Following a night of torrential rain which paralysed traffic on several main roads in the capital well into Monday morning, the weather office has warned residents there could be a repeat on Tuesday night.
Activists call on Laos dam operator to own up
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/08/2018
» Activists and regional development experts on Thursday demanded that Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company (PNPC) take responsibility for all damage caused by the collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam on July 25.