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Two new holidays announced; May 5 dropped
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/04/2017
» The nation will have two new public holidays starting this year, on July 28 and Oct 13, while May 5 will no longer serve as Coronation Day, the government announced Tuesday.
Transgenders happy to come out from the shadows
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2017
» For centuries in the Land of Smiles, men with an outwardly feminine appearance felt offended when they were called "katoey" or "toot" (transvestite). But as time goes by, more gays and transpeople have come out in the public spotlight than ever before.
Korea at top of Asean summit agenda
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 14/04/2017
» Asean leaders are expected to discuss tensions on the Korean Peninsula at the upcoming Asean summit in Manila later this month while issues related to the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims are still regarded as a "non-Asean" matter, officials said this week.
Cabinet denies religious bias
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 19/03/2017
» The government has warned people to stop sharing social media posts that could cause rifts between different religious groups.
PACC to decide rice suspects' fate by June
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/03/2017
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission's (PACC) processing of 987 cases associated with the rice-pledging scandal during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration expects to decide on the level of suspects' involvement by June.
Duterte to pay official visit Monday
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 17/03/2017
» President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is heading to Thailand for his first official visit next week.
Russia promotes transport ties
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/03/2017
» Russia is eager to expand its cooperation with Thailand in transportation and aviation, according to Russia's top envoy to the country.
US rights report based on unverified data
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017
» The Foreign Ministry describes as unilateral and unverified the United States' latest human rights report on Thailand.
Asean forum mulls border crimes hub
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 08/03/2017
» The Asean Regional Forum (ARF) has agreed in principle to set up a regional anti-transnational crime centre, but says a survey is needed to avoid work overlapping with existing Asean centres.
BBC 'pulled own plug on broadcasts'
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 10/03/2017
» It was the BBC's decision to stop World Service broadcasts from its transmission station in Nakhon Sawan province, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.