• THAILAND

  Israel to help return Thais

  News, Published on 14/10/2023

  » Israel will help negotiate the release of 16 Thai people held hostage by Hamas and fully support the Thai government's efforts to repatriate its citizens from Israel, according to Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Orna Sagiv.

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  Jail beckons for Thaksin

  News, Published on 27/07/2023

  » Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be treated as an elderly prisoner if he returns to Thailand to face his jail term, according to the Department of Corrections.

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  Songkran kept in check

  News, Published on 15/04/2023

  » Police on Friday decided to open only one entrance to Khao San Road, the city's most popular Songkran celebration site, while allowing visitors to leave through eight alleys designated as exits to prevent the place getting as overcrowded as on Thursday night.

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  PM calls for NYE caution

  News, Published on 27/12/2022

  » People can decide for themselves whether to organise New Year's Eve events but organisers should exercise "maximum precautions", Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday.

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  Bid to prevent oil slick reaching Gulf of Thailand shore

  Published on 23/01/2022

  » The Marine Department and Royal Thai Navy are trying to prevent oil leaking from a sunken tanker from reaching the coastline in Chumphon and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces.

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  Their Majesties to lay foundation stone

  News, Published on 05/12/2021

  » Their Majesties the King and Queen will on Sunday lay the foundation stone for a statue of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great at a new public park under construction in honour of the late king, which is expected to become a new major landmark in Bangkok.

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  Military to boost border security

  News, Published on 20/10/2021

  » The armed forces are preparing to heighten border security in a bid to block illegal entry by migrant workers, which is expected to rise when the country reopens on Nov 1, Defence Forces chief Gen Chalermpol Srisawat said yesterday.

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  Armed forces prepare thousands of beds

  News, Published on 13/04/2021

  » The three armed forces and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have helped prepare nearly 5,000 beds in field hospitals around the country to cope with the surging number of Covid-19 infections.

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  SRT governor tests positive

  News, Published on 09/04/2021

  » The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Nirut Maneephan has tested positive for Covid-19 while the test results of several other senior transport officials have come back negative.

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  PM hails Bang Sue Grand Station progress

  News, Published on 16/12/2020

  » Bang Sue Grand Station, covering 2,235 rai of land in Bangkok, will be opened as the country's new and largest rail transport centre by late next year as planned, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.

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