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Journalist prevails in another ‘Slapp’ case
Online Reporters, Published on 06/03/2024
» The journalist and community advocate Chutima Sidasathian has been acquitted of three charges of criminal defamation in a closely watched case brought by a local mayor in Nakhon Ratchasima.
New 1% fee for using Thai credit cards abroad
Somruedi Banchongduang and Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk, Published on 06/03/2024
» Holders of credit cards issued in Thailand will be charged a fee of 1% for foreign currency conversion when they make purchases in baht from merchants and online shops registered outside the country.
Two Filipinos charged over transgender brawl
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/03/2024
» Police have charged two Filipino nationals with assaulting six Thai transgenders on Monday, which led to a brawl on Sukhumvit Soi 11/1.
Animal smugglers caught at airport
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/03/2024
» Six Indian nationals have been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on charges of attempting to smuggle 87 wild animals, among them a red panda, out of the country.
Trump and Biden cruise towards rematch few want
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/03/2024
» US President Joe Biden and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump are set for a rematch in a general election race that few Americans are excited about and that Wall Street donors tried in vain to avert.
Korat to host international expo in 2029
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/03/2024
» Thailand has been selected to host the 2029 International Horticultural Expo, a 4-month event expected to attract up to 4 million visitors and pump about 19 billion baht into the economy.
10m meth pills seized, one arrest
Published on 06/03/2024
» A member of a major drug network was arrested and 10 million methamphetamine pills seized when police raided rented premises in a housing estate in Pathum Thani’s Thayaburi province.
Swiss retiree charged with bashing woman in supermarket
Online Reporters, Published on 06/03/2024
» A Swiss retiree has been charged with assaulting a 58-year-old woman in a Trang supermarket, repeatedly punching her and breaking her nose, on Tuesday afternoon.
Thick smog in North, upper Northeast
Online Reporters, Published on 06/03/2024
» Much of the North and upper Northeast was cloaked in fine-dust smog on Wednesday, with residents advised to stay indoors.
Vietnam lists overseas dissident groups as 'terrorist organisations'
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam has listed two political groups operating in the United States as "terrorist organisations", accusing them of orchestrating attacks and promoting a secessionist agenda, its internal security agency said on Wednesday.