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Thailand pushing for talks to repair key Myanmar highway
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» The government wants to work with warring sides in Myanmar to repair a key highway cutting through the conflict-ridden country as it seeks to stabilise its borders areas and ensure trade routes are open, Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said on Thursday.
Thailand expects less than 40m to join handout scheme: Lavaron
Published on 16/09/2024
» The government expects less than 40 million people to sign up for its flagship digital wallet handout scheme, with the first phase set to be distributed to 14.5 million vulnerable people from Sept 25, a finance ministry official said on Monday.
US equipment firm settles Thai bribery case
Published on 12/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
Anti-graft body begins new probe into opposition politicians
Published on 30/08/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) comfirmed on Friday that it has launched an investigation into 44 members of the disbanded Move Forward Party, 25 of whom are current parliamentarians, for supporting legislation seeking to amend the lese-majeste law.
Thais in Taiwan warned to stay alert as typhoon nears
Online Reporters, Published on 24/07/2024
» Thais in Taiwan have been advised to strictly follow orders given by authorities as the country goes on the alert, with Typhoon Gaemi expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening.
Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis
Published on 23/07/2024
» Thailand will work towards controlling the use of cannabis through legislation instead of re-listing it as a narcotic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, signalling yet another policy U-turn.
Malaysia to float diesel prices to curb smuggling
Published on 31/05/2024
» The days of cheap fuel for Thai vehicles filling their tanks across the southern border could soon be over as the Malaysian government is preparing to float diesel prices, probably this year.
48 people from Singapore Airlines flight still under treatment
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» Forty-eight people who were on board a Singapore Airlines flight diverted to Bangkok after hitting severe turbulence remain hospitalised for treatment, officials said on Friday.
20 in intensive care after turbulence scare
Published on 22/05/2024
» Twenty people remained in intensive care in two Bangkok hospitals on Wednesday, following treatment for injuries sustained during extreme turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday.
Emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi: Turbulence on flight kills 1
Published on 21/05/2024
» A Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday had fallen into an air pocket before it encountered turbulence, with one man killed and seven people critically injured on board, a senior airport official said.