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Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:21:00 +0700
18,892 new Covid cases, 125 more deaths
The country registered 18,892 more Covid-19 cases and 125 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Songkhram River threat
Development projects and agrochemicals are threatening the ecology of the Songkhram River -- the last free-flowing river in the Northeast and one of the country's few remaining freshwater biodiversity hotspots, although some species are already nothi...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:58:00 +0700
Arrest warrant considered for Prinn over sexual harassment claims
Police are compiling evidence to seek a warrant from the South Bangkok Criminal Court to arrest Prinn Panitchpakdi, former deputy leader of the Democrat Party who is engulfed in sexual harassment allegations.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:21:00 +0700
Explainer: How to prove genocide?
Washington and Kyiv are accusing Russia of genocide in Ukraine, but the ultimate war crime has a strict legal definition and has rarely been proven in court since it was cemented in humanitarian law after the Holocaust. Video | Reuters

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:17:00 +0700
BTS operator set to take legal action as BMA debt nears B38bn
Operation and maintenance costs owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are nearing 38 billion baht and may trigger further lawsuits, BTSC CEO Surapong Laoh...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:33:00 +0700
Chiang Mai records most daily accidents, injuries
Chiang Mai logged the most accidents and injuries on Thursday in a road toll update that also saw Lampang and Sa Kaeo leading the nation in the number of deaths.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:12:00 +0700
Chanathip 'Thai Messi' Songkrasin making own name in Japan
He is known as the "Thai Messi" and grew up idolising Diego Maradona -- now Chanathip Songkrasin is making his own name after joining one of Asia's top clubs.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:18:00 +0700
20,289 new Covid cases, 119 deaths
The country registered 119 more Covid-19 fatalities and 20,289 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:22:00 +0700
Hitting the bottle
'Lisa' Manoban, the Thai member of South Korea's superstar K-pop group Blackpink, has become a brand ambassador for a famous Scotch whisky company, reigniting discussion over the controversial Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0700
Activists battle to save beaches from sea dykes
Projects to construct sea dykes to ease beach erosion along various parts of Thailand's coastline carry on despite clear evidence showing they are not a constructive or effective way to stop the problem, environmental activists say.



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