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Cambodia to import more clean power from Thailand in next 2 years
Published on 21/10/2024
» SINGAPORE - Cambodia plans to import over 600 megawatts (MW) of clean power from neighbouring Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, its energy minister Keo Rottanak told Reuters, increasing its contracted import capacity by over 50%.
Chiang Rai meditation centre under land probe
Published on 21/10/2024
» CHIANG RAI: Police and forestry officials on Monday began investigating the Cherntawan International Meditation Centre in Muang district, run by well-known preacher Phra Maha Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi, or V Vajiramedhi, following media reports that it may have encroached on forest land.
ONE Championship’s Superlek, Rungnarai apologise to Mikel Fernandez after soccer kick DQ at Friday Fights 83
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 21/10/2024
» Rungnarai Kiatmoo9 has apologised to Mikel Fernandez after an illegal soccer kick ended their Muay Thai clash prematurely last weekend at ONE Friday Fights 83.
Thai minister wants to hike domestic tourism subsidy
Published on 21/10/2024
» The Tourism and Sports Minister is aiming to increase the tourism subsidy to local tourists in the upcoming stimulus scheme to 50% and would like to change the criteria for online travel agents, mandating them to register in Thailand to avoid losing income to foreign companies.
Thai monks lose over B1bn to stock fraud
Post Reporters, Published on 21/10/2024
» Thailand's National Office of Buddhism (NOB) has been instructed to investigate an alleged pyramid scheme in which monks were duped into investing in bogus stock in the northeast, causing damages worth more than a billion baht.
Thailand's 'Andaman Riviera' report due in February
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/10/2024
» Phuket: The final report on the so-called Andaman Riviera project, a 50-billion-baht plan to build over 600 kilometres of new roads along the Andaman coast, will be completed in February, the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning said on Monday.
Grab Advance Booking: Why wait? Book your trip in advance!
Published on 21/10/2024
» How many times have you struggled to hire a taxi to go to a planned important meeting or to go to Suvarnabhumi airport at odd hours? Me, as a Bangkokian, major traffic jams and unpredictable rainfalls are part of my daily city life and going somewhere without proper planning in advance can easily cause me to be late on appointments. But with Grab's new advance booking service these headache-inducing situations can be avoided.
Vietnam parliament elects military general Cuong as state president
Published on 21/10/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam's parliament elected on Monday army general Luong Cuong as the new state president in a widely anticipated move that is expected to bring some stability to Vietnamese politics after a turbulent phase of departures and reshuffles.
Panpayak set for ONE Championship return on December Friday Fights ‘tentpole’ after comeback win
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 21/10/2024
» Panpayak Jitmuangnon is set for a quick turnaround on ONE Championship’s quarterly “tentpole” Lumpinee event in December, after his successful comeback from two years out last weekend.
Lisa Blackpink to play New Year's concert in Bangkok
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/10/2024
» Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban, a world-renowned Thai artist, has been confirmed to perform at the Amazing Thailand Countdown 2025 in Bangkok, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong.