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Saudi Arabia to open first alcohol store
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2024
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh, which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, according to documents and a source familiar with the plans.
74 dead in Russian military plane crash
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2024
» MOSCOW - Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a “barbaric” act of terrorism that killed a total of 74 people.
Thawil presses for appeal of Yingluck acquittal
AEKARACH SATTABURUTH, Published on 24/01/2024
» Senator Thawil Pliensri has called on prosecutors to appeal the Supreme Court’s acquittal of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra of malfeasance in the case he brought against her, according to a source familiar with the case.
Sea turtle found dead on beach had 136 eggs
APINYA WIPATAYOTIN, Published on 24/01/2024
» Almost 140 eggs were found inside the body of “Mae Thai Muang”, a 1.8-metre-long leatherback sea turtle found dead and entangled in netting on a beach in Phangnga on Monday.
Phangnga lithium output ‘could start by 2026’
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 24/01/2024
» Production of lithium in Phangnga province could begin in about two years, boosting the country’s ambitions to become a regional electric vehicle (EV) production hub, according to government and company officials involved.
Airport chaos as passenger checkout system fails
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/01/2024
» Long queues formed at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning after the biometric blacklist system used by the Immigration Bureau broke down.
Navy cancels winning bid for salvage of HTMS Sukhothai
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/01/2024
» The Royal Thai Navy has cancelled the awarding of a tender to a firm using equipment from China to salvage of the US-built corvette HTMS Sukhothai, and agreed to abide by its agreement with the US.
Ban wanted on individuals owning lions
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation wants to ban individuals owning lions following the viral video of a young lion in a car driven by a foreigner along a Pattaya street.
Pita survives media shareholding case
Published on 24/01/2024
» The Constitutional Court has ruled that Pita Limjaroenrat, the former leader of the election-winning Move Forward Party, did not hold shares in a media business when he applied to run for office last year, and his MP status remains intact.
Ban floated on individuals owning lions following viral video
Chaiyot Pupattanapong and Online Reporters, Published on 24/01/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation wants to ban individuals owning lions following the viral video of a tame young lion in a Bentley convertible driven by a foreigner along a crowded street in Pattaya.