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Local doctor to receive WHO award
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2026
» Director of Umphang Hospital in Tak province, Worawit Tantiwattanasap, will receive the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize 2026 in recognition of his humanitarian service and sustained efforts to expand healthcare access for vulnerable populations in remote border areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
Movement Party pushes practicality
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/01/2026
» Kannavee Suebsang, the former secretary-general of the Fair Party, has returned to politics as the leader of the newly-formed Movement Party (Phonlawat Party), presenting himself as a practitioner rather than a career politician and pledging to build a comprehensive safety net while protecting the rights of all Thais.
Myanmar poll branded a sham
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/01/2026
» Four years after Myanmar's 2021 military coup, the junta's long‑promised general election has arrived not as a democratic renewal but as a source of anger, fear and rejection among many citizens, including those living abroad.
Universities pushed to engage
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 16/01/2026
» Thai universities must redefine their roles and become more active partners in society, particularly during times of crisis, former deputy prime minister Surakiart Sathirathai said at the 10th Engagement Thailand Annual Conference 2026.
Thailand seeks to speed up border talks
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/12/2025
» The government is pushing to accelerate border discussions with Cambodia to ensure that all Cambodian nationals residing Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province can be relocated before the end of January, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Wednesday.
Thailand extradites Vietnamese activist
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2025
» Thai authorities have extradited Vietnamese activist Y Quynh Bdap after the Court of Appeal upheld the extradition order, despite warnings by human rights groups that he could face torture in Vietnam.
Appeal court approves extradition of Vietnamese activist
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2025
» The Court of Appeal has approved the extradition from Thailand of a prominent Vietnamese activist who was granted refugee status by the United Nations, in a case that is being watched by numerous international human rights groups.
Rohingya survivor recalls deadly sinking
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2025
» LANGKAWI, Malaysia - The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority climbed to 27 on Tuesday, as a survivor recalled a harrowing journey that left him floating for days in the Andaman Sea.
Thailand, Malaysia resume search for missing Rohingya after deadly boat sinking
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2025
» LANGKAWI, Malaysia/BANGKOK — Malaysian and Thai authorities on Tuesday resumed their search for dozens of people missing at sea, days after a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority sank near the border between the two countries, killing at least 21.
4 bodies found floating off Koh Tarutao
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» An investigation is underway along with search and rescue operations after four bodies were found floating off Koh Tarutao island in Satun, local authorities said yesterday.