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Songkran could feature a soaking from the skies
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/04/2025
» More tropical storms are forecast during the coming Songkran festival, particularly in upper Thailand, where strong winds, thunderstorms and hail are expected between April 12 and 14, according to the Meteorological Department.
Thailand sets out tactics for US tariff talks
Wichit Chantanusornsiri and News Agencies, Published on 08/04/2025
» Thailand plans to revamp its import duty structure and non-trade barriers as it prepares for talks with the United States to lessen the impact of a 36% tariff on its exports, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak continues
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe’s climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
Commanders in firing line over conscript abuses
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/04/2025
» Commanders of army units where trainers are found to have abused conscripts will also face disciplinary punishment for looking the other way, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai vowed on Tuesday.
‘Malignant stupidity’: Economists on Trump’s tariffs
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs blitz, which has sparked a trade war that experts say could lead to a global recession.
Indonesia announces trade concessions for US
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia announced a number of concessions for US imports on Tuesday, including reducing taxes on electronic goods and steel, ahead of trade negotiations with Washington over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Bail denied for American scholar charged with royal insult
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2025
» The Phitsanulok Provincial Court on Tuesday denied a request for bail by a prominent American academic facing a charge of royal defamation.
Four more bodies found in collapsed SAO tower
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2025
» Four more bodies have been found in the rubble that was the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok, as searchers approach an area where many labourers were working when the March 28 earthquakes struck.
Suspect in B16bn Dr Boon fraud case arrested at airport
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan and Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2025
» Special investigators arrested a close associate of Dr Boon Vanasin, the fugitive founder of Thon Buri Healthcare Group wanted for massive public fraud, at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday night.
South Korean presidential poll to be held June 3
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2025
» SEOUL - Leading contenders began to throw their hats in the ring on Tuesday as South Korea officially set June 3 for a presidential election triggered by last week’s removal from office of impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol.