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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:22:00 +0700
Prawit chairs first cabinet meeting, PM's seat left empty
Deputy Prime Minister and caretaker prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon chaired his first weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, but the prime minister's seat normally occupied by Prayut Chan-o-cha was left empty in his honour.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0700
994 new Covid inpatients, 27 more deaths
There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 994 patients admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:14:00 +0700
Army of motorcyclists smuggling illegal migrants
KANCHANABURI: Smuggling of illegal migrants is rampant along the border in Sangkhla Buri district with young motorcyclists being well paid to make many trips a day.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:32:00 +0700
Salutary lessons from the aborted Bitkub takeover deal
Stock analysts and industrialists in the digital asset business shared their views and the lessons learned after the aborted plan of SCB X group to acquire shares in the crypto exchange market Bitkub Online last week.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:03:00 +0700
Prayut kicks off defence exhibition
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha made his first public appearance since being suspended as prime minister by the Constitutional Court last week, at a defence exhibition in Nonthaburi on Monday.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:30:00 +0700
Markets plunge on US rate hike fears
Thai and other Asian stock markets tumbled on Monday, with the regional benchmark approaching a two-year low last seen in mid-July, as investors fled risk assets after the US Federal Reserve signalled that it would keep raising interest rates to rein...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:09:00 +0700
More cash urged for Red Line work
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has proposed that the cabinet consider approving an adjustment in the budget ceiling for the three extension lines of its Red Line electric commuter train service in response to the rising cost of construction work...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:20:00 +0700
Time ripe for a review
After two years of virtual celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's Asean Secretariat held an in-person celebration on Aug 8 at its headquarters in Jakarta to mark the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's 55th anniversary.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:08:00 +0700
No reason to call an election: Wissanu
There is no justifiable reason to dissolve the House at this point in time although a dissolution is technically possible even with an acting prime minister, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:53:00 +0700
Lisa makes history, wins best K-pop artist at MTV awards
Thai superstar singer Lisa has won best K-pop artist, the first solo performer to receive the award, while Blackpink won best metaverse performance, at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.



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