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Mekong River Commission detects heavy metal contamination along the Mekong
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat is warning about a "moderately serious" situation following the detection of heavy metal contamination in the Mekong River, believed to have originated from poorly regulated mining operations in a self-administered region of Myanmar.
PM backs tourism industry
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/06/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is backing the idea of turning Lamphun into a city of museums and lifting efforts to make Nan a Unesco world heritage site as part of efforts to boost the kingdom's tourism industry.
Nan latest province to get Unesco world heritage push
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/06/2024
» The government aims to promote cultural tourism between Nan in the North of Thailand and Luang Prabang, the old capital of Laos, government spokesman Chai Watcharonke said.
Acid spill in Laos yet to reach Thai towns on Mekong River
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2024
» The water quality in a stretch of the Mekong River along the Thailand-Laos border was still safe on Monday following Wednesday's incident in Laos, in which a lorry leaked sulphuric acid into one of the river's tributaries. Authorities will continue monitoring the water quality until Friday.
Thai-Laos QR payments to boost tourism
News, CHAKKRAPAN NATANRI, Published on 08/04/2024
» Tourist spending on both sides of the Thai-Laos border looks set to increase after the Bank of Thailand (BoT) and the Bank of Lao (BoL) on Sunday launched a new QR payment system to support electronic transactions.
Ramp up role in the region
News, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2024
» The Srettha administration deserves praise for running a proactive foreign policy that aims to see the country play a leading role in the region. Yet there are critical issues that demand urgent government attention.
Teenager detained after stabbing 'bully' to death
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/02/2024
» The 14-year-old schoolboy who stabbed and killed a fellow student at a school in Suan Laung district on Monday has been detained at a juvenile detention centre and charged with premeditated murder and carrying a weapon in public.
Asean dept DG reinforces ties during retreat
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/02/2024
» Bolbongse Vangphaen, deputy director-general of the Department of Asean, has outlined discussions Thailand held with foreign ministers of Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia during the Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat held in the Lao city of Luang Prabang on Sunday and Monday.
Thai FM backs Laos in Asean affairs
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/01/2024
» Luang Prabang: The Thai foreign minister said Thailand is ready to support Laos's role in dealing with the Myanmar crisis and other areas important to the Asean region.
Teenager who killed fellow student claims victim bullied him
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2024
» A 14-year-old schoolboy who stabbed and killed a fellow student at a school in Suan Laung district yesterday morning, told investigators he carried out the killing after being bullied by the boy for the last two weeks, police said.