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Thailand scores poorly in corruption ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2026
» The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Chiang Mai seeks solution to smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2023
» As the smog season draws nearer, Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the government to speed up the passage of the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution from the agricultural sector.
Chinese investors buying up real estate in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/03/2023
» Chinese investors are rushing to buy real estate in Phuket, snapping up condos, villas, shophouses and even durian orchards, according to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand.
1 sailor rescued, 6 bodies retrieved
R May, Published on 21/12/2022
» One sailor was rescued while the bodies of six others among 30 missing were retrieved on Tuesday following the capsizing of a Thai warship in choppy seas, according to the Royal Thai Navy.
Covid-19 spokesman in quarantine
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2021
» The government's Covid-19 spokesman has gone into self quarantine, but his initial test was negative.
TV news anchor Sorrayuth sent to prison for 8 years
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/01/2020
» Former TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda lost his final appeal and the Supreme Court sent him to prison for eight years on Tuesday.
Hun Sen denies allowing China naval base
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/07/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday strongly denied that he was allowing China to set up a military outpost in the country.
Video shows dolphins caught in fishermen's net
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/07/2019
» An online video showing many dolphins caught in a net set by fishermen for tuna has upset netizens, a marine scientist and the incoming natural resources and environment minister.
Police doctor draws flak over US citizenship for son
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/05/2019
» A former deputy police spokeswoman is facing criticism after urging Thai women to deliver babies in the United States as she did so that their newborns can get American citizenship.
Seastead couple 'hiding on Tarutao'
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2019
» An American man and his Thai wife, accused of illegally building a floating home - called a seastead - close to Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea, are believed to be hiding on Tarutao Island to escape police arrest.