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Thais still struggle to enter S Korea
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 19/05/2017
» Thai tourists complain that too many are being refused entry to South Korea as authorities there fear they may overstay their visas or look for work, but the Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) has cited a lack of required documents and language problems as the main reasons.
Ministry to revive gay rights bill
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 30/05/2017
» The Ministry of Justice has vowed to take action in favour of a petition demanding a stalled bill on gay rights be enacted.
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.
Calls for booze-free Songkran
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 14/04/2017
» Songkran is a beautiful festival that requires safer and more acceptable forms of celebration, according to Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) chief executive officer Supreda Adulyanon.
Thai teen in India may have died from gas leak
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 24/04/2017
» An autopsy on a 15-year-old Thai student who was found dead at a hotel in India's West Bengal early last month confirmed he died from a lack of oxygen to the brain, possibly as a result of a gas leak.
Indian tourist visa fees increase sharply
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 06/04/2017
» Indian tourist visa fees have risen for applicants who apply via the normal process, while the fees remain unchanged for e-visa applications, the Indian embassy says.
Ministry: BBC chose to pull out of relay service talks
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 09/03/2017
» The Foreign Ministry has said BBC World Service chose to withdraw from talks on the extension of its shortwave relaying operation from Thailand even as Thai officials were sorting out the problem.
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.