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'Smart patrols' to hunt wildlife smugglers on Laos border
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/08/2017
» Mukdahan: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will launch a "smart patrol" system along the Thai-Laos border to deal with crimes against wildlife starting in this northeastern province.
Myanmar moves forward
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 14/08/2017
» The government of Myanmar is about to take dramatic steps to spur economic development and improve government efficiency. Several significant cabinet changes are in the pipeline, detailed economic strategies are being finalised and a shake-up in the bureaucracy is already under way.
King Rama I statue climber sent for mental evaluation
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2017
» A man who climbed the King Rama I statue in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district early on Monday morning has been sent to a hospital for a mental health check after it took police two hours to persuade him to come down.
Nakhon Phanom still hit hard by floods
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2017
» Flooding is still ravaging Nakhon Phanom, while areas in seven other provinces have been submerged since last month, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said on Monday.
Police say viral mistress memo was a joke
Published on 14/08/2017
» Police have said that a sergeant's memo saying he had to miss a daily national anthem session in order to take his mistress on a business trip was a practical joke played by his colleagues.
Ex-sergeant says he killed seized lover
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2017
» A former army sergeant who was arrested for abducting a young woman three years ago has turned himself in and allegedly confessed to murdering her in what he described as a crime of passion.
Park department hatches plan to solve land disputes
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/08/2017
» The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (NPWPCD) has come up with a new proposal to accelerate its work to resolve land disputes at the Thap Lan National Park by dividing the problems into three groups.
Public supports assembly ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/08/2017
» A majority of people are in favour of maintaining the regime's ban on political activities to help foster peace, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University.
No help for kidnap gang, defence vows
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/08/2017
» The military will not protect officers joining the gang that allegedly kidnapped and extorted an airline businessman if they are found guilty, the Defence Ministery spokesman said yesterday.
Cops seize cannabis smuggled from Laos
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/08/2017
» Two lots of cannabis were seized in Nakhon Phanom after being trafficked from Lao PDR, police said yesterday.