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Lao villagers accused of yearly festival 'fireball con'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» A Facebook page submitted a petition to the Lao Embassy on Monday, asking that it look into evidence that Lao villagers along the Mekong River have for many years been shooting flares intended to resemble Bang Fai Phaya Nak, or Naga fireballs, to deceive northeastern Thais during the annual festival.
Wildlife recovery spotted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» Flocks of hornbills and herds of gaurs recently seen in Khao Yai National Park, have been heralded as symptomatic of a recovery in the park's wildlife.
Justice still sought for Tak Bai deaths
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» Human rights defender Angkhana Neelaphaijit on Monday called for improvements in the country's justice system and for the political willpower to hold to account those responsible for the deaths of more than 80 Muslim protesters in Tak Bai in 2004.
Crop price scheme enters third year
News, Published on 26/10/2021
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved price guarantee schemes for rice, tapioca and corn for the 2021-22 season under a budget of 27 billion baht, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.
Probe into bogus exports
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a further probe into tens of millions of counterfeit medical gloves reportedly imported into the US from Thailand, following an investigative report by CNN.
PM backs B100m NYE plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has defended the government's plan to spend some 100 million baht to secure K-pop sensation Lalisa "Lisa" Manobal of Blackpink and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli for the New Year's Eve celebrations.
Ministry finds 1st local Delta Plus case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» The first case of the so-called Delta Plus coronavirus variant has been found in Thailand, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Biden to be first US president to join Asean summit in four years
Published on 26/10/2021
» WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: US President Joe Biden will take part in a virtual summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday, the first time in four years Washington will engage at the top level with a bloc it sees as key to its strategy of pushing back against China.
Tesla tops $1tn in market value as Hertz deal fuels latest surge
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» NEW YORK: Tesla became the latest US tech giant to hit $1 trillion in market value Monday as investors cheered a large order from Hertz and shrugged off criticism from a US auto safety official.
Bomb cyclone slams rain-starved US west, bringing floods
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES - A "bomb cyclone" brought floods and landslides to drought-hit California as forest fire-scarred landscapes were unable to soak up record-breaking rains.