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Hong Kong jails former editor for sedition
Published on 26/09/2024
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry.
Thai rice export prices hit 14-month low
Published on 26/09/2024
» Thai rice export prices fell to a 14-month low this week pressured by quiet demand and competition from cheaper rivals, while Indian prices edged higher on a stronger rupee, despite sluggish demand from Asian and African buyers.
Suvarnabhumi reports bomb hoax on inbound flight
Published on 26/09/2024
» Officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport said they received a bomb threat concerning an incoming Thai VietJet Air flight travelling from Danang on Thursday, but no explosives were found and all passengers and crew were safe.
Baht exchange rate in focus at talks next week
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2024
» Keeping the baht exchange rate at an appropriate level will be among the key issues on the agenda when senior officials of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand meet next week, says Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.
Opposition won’t pursue ethics amendments for now
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/09/2024
» The People’s Party has agreed to put on hold its push to amend articles in the constitution that deal with ethical standards for political officeholders, following a U-turn by the Pheu Thai Party on the matter.
Tourists shun soaked Chiang Mai
Published on 26/09/2024
» A month of flooding in the North has led to a dire low season in Chiang Mai this year, as tourists cancel plans and avoid the whole region, according to the Tourism Council of Chiang Mai.
B400 daily wage plan ‘cannot be derailed’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/09/2024
» Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has insisted the 400-baht daily minimum wage must take effect on Oct 1 as planned despite the failure of the national wage committee to endorse it yet.
1.3 tonnes of UK-bound cannabis seized
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/09/2024
» Customs officials have seized more than 1.3 tonnes of dry cannabis buds bound for the United Kingdom at Laem Chabang Port.
China Celebrates 75th National Day with Thai Leaders
Published on 26/09/2024
» Chinese Ambassador to Thailand, Han Zhiqiang, delivered a speech at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Bangkok on the evening of September 24, 2024.
Rights body seeks Land Bridge changes
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/09/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is petitioning Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to consider revising the government’s southern Land Bridge megaproject, saying it is not worth investing in and could pose a serious threat to the environment and local way of life.