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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:51:00 +0700
Cops 'sorry' for missing body in car
The Highway Police Division (HPD) has expressed regret over an incident in which its officers were accused of failing to notice a body trapped inside a wrecked car for 12 hours in Pattaya earlier this week.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:10:00 +0700
'Little ghosts' in S Korea prompt ministry warning
The Foreign Affairs Ministry is warning Thais visiting South Korea against overstaying in the country to become illegal job seekers known as "little ghosts".

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0700
Chinese rate Thailand No 4 as tourists return
Thailand is among the five most favourite destinations for Chinese travellers as the easing of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions sees more Chinese taking trips outside of the country, according to government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:39:00 +0700
Gambling with Thailand's future
Whether you support it or not, betting and gambling dens have been commonplace in much of Thailand for a long time, despite authorities' attempts to stamp it out.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Provinces on alert for more floods
Flood alerts have been issued in 11 provinces, including Bangkok, after severe runoff unleashed by Tropical Storm Mulan flowed downstream from the North, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Sathit foresees end to list-MP tussle
A last-ditch effort to settle the wrangle over the calculation of list-MPs will succeed on Monday provided the quorum is met, said Sathit Pitutecha, chair of the parliamentary panel scrutinising the organic bill that governs the calculation method.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 05:47:00 +0700
Smartphone sales set to struggle in 2022
Thailand's smartphone market is expected to experience flat growth or even decline this year due to the economic slump and a weaker baht, but flagship 5G smartphones, loans and trade-in programmes could help prop up the segment, according to IT produ...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0700
King bestows royal pardons
More than 100,000 inmates serving time in jails nationwide will be released early or see their sentences reduced on Saturday under a royal decree to mark His Majesty the King's 70th birthday on July 28 and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother's...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:38:00 +0700
Ex-Sri Lankan president staying in inner Bangkok
Ousted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is staying at a hotel in the heart of Bangkok, where police are advising him not to leave for security reasons, a source said on Friday.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:16:00 +0700
Rain drenched sheet smashes into car on Rama II Rd
A car was heavily damaged on Rama II Road in Bang Khun Thian district late Thursday night when a canvas filled with rainwater fell from an incomplete elevated road structure.



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