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Unseeded Sramkova takes Thailand Open top honours
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/09/2024
» Slovakia's world No.102 Rebecca Sramkova breezed through the singles title showdown of the Allied Thailand Open at Arena Hua Hin on Sunday when she overpowered Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-4 with ease.
All eyes on the baht
Business, Published on 23/09/2024
» The direction of the Thai currency for the remainder of the year is critical for local industries after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected last Wednesday, putting more pressure on the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which has held steady on rates since last year.
Decade-old sketch leads to woman's arrest
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/09/2024
» Police with the Anti Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) of the Central Investigation Bureau spent one month looking through loads of files to catch the last suspect in a decade-old human trafficking case. They had only one clue -- a sketch of an anonymous woman.
Explore 5 Must-See Zones at Sustainability Expo 2024
Published on 23/09/2024
» The Sustainability Expo (SX) 2024 is set to return as ASEAN’s largest sustainability event, taking place from September 27 to October 6, 2024, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. Now in its fifth consecutive year, SX has grown into a regional platform for sustainability, innovation, and collaboration. Supported by five leading corporations—Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd., PTT Public Co., Ltd., SCG, ThaiBev, and Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd.—SX 2024 aims to inspire businesses, governments, and individuals to work together toward a sustainable future.
Marxist leads presidential vote as Sri Lanka rejects the old order
Published on 22/09/2024
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that has run the South Asian nation’s economy into the ground.
Suspected drunk drivers in Thailand to undergo new tests
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/09/2024
» Thai police may now take urine or blood samples to test the blood alcohol levels of drivers who refuse to blow into breathalyser devices, under a new regulation.
Condo thugs wreak havoc; fatal trap; pond crash hoax
News, Mae Moo, Published on 22/09/2024
» Blatant attack
Thailand's most unlikely A-list celebrity
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/09/2024
» Unless you have been in hibernation for the past few weeks you may have noticed that making the news has been the two-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng (Bouncy Pork) which has been attracting large crowds to Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri. The little hippo, which acquired its name due to its "bouncy" behaviour has become an internet celebrity and indeed, an international star. She even made a guest appearance on the BBC World news.
Thailand's Election Commission must improve local poll practices
Editorial, Published on 22/09/2024
» Thailand is set for major provincial elections early next year, after the four-year terms of their administrative leaders and councillors end in December.
Zidansek shocks Podoroska
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 21/09/2024
» Unseeded Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia booked her berth in the semi-finals of the US$267,082 WTA Allied Thailand Open at Arena Hua Hin on Friday.