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Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0700
Pata Zoo denies gorilla 'Bua Noi' is for sale
Pata Zoo has denied there is any deal to sell the country’s last gorilla, Bua Noi, for 30 million baht so that she can be relocated to Germany, saying its management never thought of putting a price on the cherished animal to gain profits.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:44:00 +0700
Actor 'Tono' starts 15-km charity swim across Mekong
NAKHON PHANOM: Popular singer-actor Pakin "Tono" Kumwilaisak plunged into the Mekong River in this northeastern province to start his charity swim on Saturday morning to raise funds for two public hospitals, with donations soaring past 40 million bah...

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 07:09:00 +0700
Director gets 385-year term for 'shoddy' school lunches
The Criminal Court recently handed down a 385-year jail term to a former school director in Surat Thani after finding him guilty of malfeasance in connection with a school lunch programme.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 06:17:00 +0700
Bitter pill for True, DTAC
Despite providing tacit approval for the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has prescribed harsh remedial measures that could mean lower margins for the...

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0700
PPRP eyes Pridiyathorn as economic tsar
The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has yet to approach former deputy prime minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula who is seen as a potential candidate to become the ruling party's new economic mastermind, party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said on Friday.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 04:14:00 +0700
Domestic tourist spending still tepid
Local tourism this year has been marked by a higher volume of short trips, with inflation and flooding affecting average spending per person, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0700
All systems go as summit nears
With the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit just weeks away, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered all agencies concerned to ensure things on the ground will run smoothly.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:11:00 +0700
Mall zoo prices Thailand's last caged gorilla at B30m
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans fund-raising events to buy the country's last gorilla, held caged at a shopping mall in Bangkok that has put the price at 30 million baht.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:21:00 +0700
Activists want court to stop True-DTAC merger
Consumer activists and the Move Forward Party will ask the Administrative Court and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to object to the planned merger between the telecom operators True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0700
40 of 159 guns stolen by Nonthaburi cop recovered
Forty of 159 guns stolen from Pak Kret police station have been recovered, most returned anonymously, since a police officer was arrested and charged with the thefts.



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