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Second runway planned for U-Tapao airport
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/09/2024
» The U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport plans to begin construction of its second runway this year.
Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2024
» Thailand will work towards controlling the use of cannabis through laws instead of re-listing it as a narcotic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in yet another policy U-turn.
Red Bull family now richest in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2024
» Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya heads Thailand's richest family according to the latest Forbes list, but the combined wealth of Thailand's 50 richest fell by 15%.
Pride event to last five days
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/05/2024
» The government will host a five-day Pride event in Bangkok to show Thailand's readiness to be Asia's "rainbow" capital.
Stolen 1,000-year-old statues returned to Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/05/2024
» Two ancient bronze statues were returned to Thailand on Monday by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday said that cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of 2024.
Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2024
» The Philippines has closed schools down and warned of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across Southeast Asia issued a series of health alerts for a deadly heat wave.
PM wants F1 race in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2024
» Thailand wants to host a Formula One event, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin pitching Bangkok as a circuit for a street race that will help the nation’s status as a major tourism hub.
Dissident Russian rock band deported to Israel
Published on 01/02/2024
» Members of a Russian rock band opposed to the Ukraine war have left Thailand for Israel a week after authorities threatened to deport them to Moscow.
Rare whale seen near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2024
» A white Omura's whale has been spotted near Koh He in Phuket, possibly marking the first sighting of this very rare mammal in Thailand and even the world, according to a marine biologist.