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Keeping politics in the family
News, Karishma Vaswani, Published on 28/08/2024
» Politics is increasingly returning to being a family business in Southeast Asia, despite its large and vibrant democracies. It's a worrying trend. Power is at risk of being concentrated in the hands of an exclusive club of entrenched clans. That will disproportionately disadvantage the region's dynamic youth who are getting more frustrated with nepotism.
Vesak celebrations to make return
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2023
» More than 3,500 monks from 50 countries will take part in a ceremony to mark Vesak, or Visakha Bucha Day, at the beginning of June in Thailand.
CIB mulls temple fund investigations
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2023
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has assigned the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) to work with the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to put an end to financial crimes and sexual misconduct by monks.
Boats capsize as storms wreak havoc
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2023
» Summer storms hit the South and the Northeast, leaving one person dead and sinking dozens of fishing boats.
Tourist spots gear up for holiday week
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 10/07/2022
» Surat Thani: More than 70,000 visitors to popular destinations are expected to bring in about 833 million baht during the long holiday next week, says Nanthawan Siripoksapat, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Surat Thani office.
Rebels sidelined from talks admit to Pattani blast
News, Wassana Nanuam, Abdullah Benjakat and Reuters, Published on 16/04/2022
» PATTANI: Rebels sidelined from peace talks claimed responsibility on Saturday for deadly bombings that broke a Ramadan truce agreed between the main rebel group and the government in the troubled southern border provinces.
Contractor appears in US court in fraud case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2021
» A Thai woman extradited to the United States and accused of participating in a US$5 million (152.7 million baht) scheme by Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) to defraud the US navy made her first appearance in court on Monday, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
Ferry set to be salvaged
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/08/2020
» SURAT THANI: An operation to salvage the Raja 4 ferry, which capsized on Aug 1 off Koh Samui, is expected to begin later this month when weather conditions are expected to be more favourable, governor Wichawut Jinto said yesterday.
Navy to look for lost ferry passengers
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/08/2020
» Royal Thai Navy SEALs will be mobilised to search for three passengers still missing after a ferry capsized near Koh Samui on Saturday night.
Panel to probe cause of Surat Thani ferry sinking
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/08/2020
» SURAT THANI: The Marine Department has set up a panel to determine how a ferry headed to Don Sak Pier from Koh Samui capsized during a storm on Saturday.