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UN sounds new global warming alarm
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2024
» TORONTO - Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday — more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago.
Pope decries ‘mad pursuit’ of money
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2024
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has urged the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics to abandon the “mad pursuit” of money and instead devote themselves to their faith in a new encyclical letter, the highest form of papal teaching, released on Thursday.
Chiang Mai ‘ready for tourists next month’
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 24/10/2024
» CHIANG MAI - Chiang Mai will be ready to welcome tourists in November in time for the high season, deputy governor Tosapol Phuanudom said on Thursday.
Thai PM apologises for Tak Bai massacre
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 24/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday apologised for the deaths two decades ago of 78 protesters who were piled up in army trucks, hours from the expiry of the statute of limitations on a case in which no state official has ever been convicted.
Samui villa demolition runs into hurdles
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/10/2024
» Authorities on the tourist island of Koh Samui are trying again to get 11 illegally built luxury villas demolished after their first attempt to do so earlier this week fell flat.
Pathum Thani politician given 7.5 years for graft
Chairith Yongpiam and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/10/2024
» Veteran Pathum Thani politician Charn Phuangphet and six others have been sentenced to 7.5 years each in prison for corruption related to flood-relief funds.
Minister defends Bangkok congestion fee plan
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/10/2024
» The Ministry of Transport has rejected opposition criticism that its planned traffic congestion fee in Bangkok will favour the private sector, saying that the policy is designed to be accountable.
Thailand on course for 2.8% growth
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/10/2024
» The Ministry of Finance expects the Thai economy to grow by 2.8% this year and 3% next year, according to the head of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Wife of ‘Big Joke’ answers theft charge
Online Reporters, Published on 24/10/2024
» The wife of the former high-profile police general Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn reported to police on Thursday to answer charges of breaking into a condominium room and stealing valuables worth 5.7 million baht.
Bank of Thailand defends inflation target
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2024
» Thailand’s current inflation target range of 1% to 3% has “served pretty well” and should not be changed, a deputy central bank governor said on Thursday, as the government pushes for a higher price target to boost economic activity.