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Thai-Korean ties: Building on solid foundations
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/02/2024
» Despite the recent outrage surrounding the mistreatment of Thai travellers by South Korean immigration officials, the country remains committed to strengthening bilateral ties so both countries can move forward together, assured the new South Korean ambassador to Thailand, Park Yong Min.
Expert calls for clarity in army, state agency assets
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/02/2024
» A security expert has proposed scrutinising military and state agency assets through regulated financial accounts and expenditure disclosure, for the sake of transparency.
BMA eyes first Green Line debt payment
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/02/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administrative (BMA) will notify the Interior Ministry regarding an extra budget for the first tranche of debt, worth over 23 billion baht, owed to the Green Line electric rail service operator.
Dragons and blessings at lucky temple
News, Published on 10/02/2024
» The Year of the Dragon begins on Saturday, the start of the Lunar New Year, which is especially meaningful for Thais with Chinese ancestry.
Stormy, windy days during Lunar New Year
Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2024
» Bangkok and several provinces across Thailand are bracing for rain and winds, followed by a slight drop in temperatures over the weekend, as numerous families will travel during Chinese New Year vacations.
Thai artists shine at Japan snow sculpture competition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2024
» A team of Thai ice sculpture artists were runners-up at the Sapporo International Snow Sculpture in Japan on Wednesday with their artwork inspired by the Mekong River's mystical nagas.
Asean dept DG reinforces ties during retreat
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/02/2024
» Bolbongse Vangphaen, deputy director-general of the Department of Asean, has outlined discussions Thailand held with foreign ministers of Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia during the Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat held in the Lao city of Luang Prabang on Sunday and Monday.
Unsafe dust levels in 51 provinces
Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2024
» Fifty-one of the 77 provinces were shrouded with hazardous levels of ultra-fine dust on Monday morning, most of them in the Central Plains, the North and the Northeast.
Muay Thai enthusiasts welcome 90-day visas, but want more
News, Published on 21/01/2024
» Muay Thai gym operators and foreign Muay Thai enthusiasts in Phuket and Bangkok have welcomed the government's decision to grant a 90-day special visa for foreigners who want to visit Thailand to practise Muay Thai.
US economist weighs in on globalisation
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/01/2024
» Globalisation may have been viewed as a powerful force for worldwide economic growth. However, according to Eric S Maskin, Adams University Professor at Harvard's Department of Economics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, its evolvement has also brought several economic challenges, especially a rise in income inequality and market failures due to carbon emissions.