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Thunderstorms lash North
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2016
» Three people were killed as thunderstorms and hail wreaked havoc in several northern and northeastern provinces on Friday night and yesterday, damaging more than 500 houses.
Party in limbo after Banharn's death
News, Published on 24/04/2016
» The fate of the Chartthaipattana Party hangs in the balance after the death of its chief adviser and de facto leader Banharn Silpa-archa, but several key figures say it will carry on his political legacy.
Pyongyang cancels Bangkok flights over sanctions
News, Published on 24/04/2016
» North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo will terminate its once-a-week flights between Pyongyang and Bangkok at the end of this month.
A leader who played by his own rules
News, Published on 24/04/2016
» Former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa, who died yesterday morning at Siriraj Hospital aged 83, was one of the most controversial and colourful figures in Thai politics.
South Korea deports 30,000 Thais a year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2016
» South Korea last year deported nearly 30,000 Thais, many of whom were trying to enter the country illegally to find work, the Labour Ministry says.
Ganja remains on narcotics list
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/04/2016
» The Justice Ministry has dismissed rumours on social media that the government was poised to remove marijuana from the narcotics list to allow scientists to synthesise substances from the plant for use in treating drug addicts.
Safety fears prompt airport drone detectors
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/04/2016
» Airports of Thailand will introduce drone detectors at airports across the country in a bid to prevent accidents.
NACC warned to back off Somchai case
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 24/04/2016
» The Supreme Court has the final say on whether the case involving the Somchai Wongsawat government's dispersal of yellow shirt protesters in 2008 can be withdrawn, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
Air con bus heads north
News, Published on 24/04/2016
» Chiang Mai: The provincial transport office has launched Chiang Mai's first public air-conditioned bus, which runs in a loop around the downtown area.
Thaksin forms shed little light on lobbying
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2016
» A detailed review of the various lobbying firms' disclosure forms sheds little light on what they actually did for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.