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Theft prank; evil eye; durian feast; errant monk
News, Published on 14/09/2025
» An Udon Thani man, frustrated with life, stole gold rings from two stores in succession, claiming he wanted to go to jail to "take a rest".
Agencies probe causes of building's collapse
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2025
» Four engineering institutes will work with the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) to model the collapse of the State Audit Office's (SAO) 2.1-billion-baht high-rise, aiming to identify the real causes of the March 28 disaster following an earthquake in Myanmar.
Dead elephant was electrocuted
News, Published on 22/02/2025
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) has lodged a complaint with police seeking an investigation into the death of a wild elephant in Chachoengsao's Tha Takiab district, a local official said.
Thailand's cannabis U-turn is a cautionary tale
News, Karishma Vaswani, Published on 20/05/2024
» Turns out you can have too much of a good thing. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered a U-turn on the country's landmark cannabis policy, saying the plant should be soon classified as a narcotic again and its use limited to medical and health purposes.
Where have all the good cops gone?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/02/2023
» In wake of the various scandals over the past several months, implicating policemen from non-commissioned officers up to generals for involvement in Chinese grey businesses, some people may wonder where the good cops have gone. Or are there good cops in the Thai police force that people can trust?
Cambodian rice beats Hom Mali for top spot
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/11/2022
» A fragrant rice variety from Cambodia beat Thailand's Hom Mali rice to win the title of World's Best Rice 2022 at a global conference on rice held last week in Phuket, the Rice Exporters Association said on Monday.
Impatience costs protest leaders dear
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/11/2021
» Two remanded anti-establishment Ratsadon protest leaders, Panusaya "Rung" Sitthijirawattanakul and Benja Apan, wrote a letter on Friday pleading with the court to grant them bail.
The eyes have it in the big cover-up
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/05/2021
» Coming from our Not Particularly Surprising News Department is a report that owing to the Covid pandemic lipstick sales have slumped quite markedly. With most people wearing masks there seems little point for the ladies to bother with lipstick.
Adapting key to survival
News, Published on 10/11/2020
» The coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on many businesses, but ThaiNamthip Ltd has managed to weather the crisis by shifting its focus to at-home consumption, its online businesses and promoting strong partnerships.
Rice to riches as Ubon eyes new tourist trail
News, SUKUMA CHATHAISONG, Published on 22/12/2018
» Four villages in Ubon Ratchathani are home to a trove of information that can be presented as a model for developing products for tourists harnessed from their "living culture".