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Japan to withdraw from IWC to resume whaling
Kyodo News, Published on 20/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in a bid to resume commercial whaling for the first time in about 30 years, government sources said Thursday.
Death sentences for police gang that killed teenager
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/12/2018
» TRANG: Two policemen and a man were sentenced to death -- and a police colonel and two others to life imprisonment -- for killing a 17-year-old boy in Songkhla province and dumping the body in Trang in September last year.
'No need' for election monitor
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/12/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday shrugged off calls by political parties to permit foreign organisations to observe the general election, saying that there is no need for foreign observers as Thailand has its own election regulator.
EC to check social media posts
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/12/2018
» The Election Commission (EC) yesterday welcomed a proposal for the poll agency to monitor use of social media platforms during the election campaign and curb misleading or false information in a timely fashion.
THAI pilots to get higher allowances
News, Suchat Sritama, Published on 20/12/2018
» Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) has increased pilot allowances in a bid to stop pilot poaching by competitors.
Queen in hospital for check-up
News, Published on 20/12/2018
» Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is undergoing a general physical check-up at Chulalongkorn Hospital until tomorrow, according to the Royal Household Bureau.
Rungroj lands senior Amlo appointment
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/12/2018
» Deputy national police chief Rungroj Saengkhram has been appointed as acting secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo).
Thailand 1st in Asia to adopt plain packaging
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/12/2018
» The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended Thailand's stronger tobacco control measures, as the kingdom emerges as the first country in Asia and the first low and middle-income country to adopt plain packaging for all tobacco products.
Actor's gripe sparks driver hunt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/12/2018
» Chiang Mai: Transport officials will summon a rot daeng passenger pickup truck driver for questioning after he allegedly charged a TV actor and singer 600 baht for a one-kilometre journey.
Stargazers get visual feast in 2019
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2018
» The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Narit) has invited public to watch the Great Conjunction 2020, a major astronomical event in which Jupiter and Saturn approach their closest point in 397 years.