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Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:48:00 +0700
Northerners prefer Thaksin daughter Paetongtarn for PM: poll
Paetongtarn "Ung-ing" Shinawatra, leader of the "Pheu Thai family", tops the list of potential candidates for the post of prime minister among the people of the North, according to a survey by the National Institute for Development Administration, or...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 16:10:00 +0700
Speed pill prices plunge to B2 each
Methamphetamine pills, which cost as much as 300 baht apiece in Thailand just a few years ago, can now be had for as little as two baht each, say police who arrested a drug suspect in Lop Buri.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:42:00 +0700
Body of woman killed in Itaewon crush returns home
The body of a Thai woman killed in Seoul Halloween crush disaster arrived in her home province of Phetchabun early Saturday morning.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 07:38:00 +0700
World Cup broadcast in limbo
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) said it is waiting for a budget report from the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) about purchasing the rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, leaving the domestic broadcasting o...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:22:00 +0700
Casual dress allowed at college exams
A top education official on Friday voiced disagreement with a resolution by the Council University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) that allows students to dress more casually when sitting their university entrance exams.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:40:00 +0700
'Hundred million' gang arrested over huge lottery ticket fraud
Three people accused of duping others into investing in a bogus lottery ticket scheme, with losses of more than 120 million baht, have been arrested in Muang district of Khon Kaen.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:12:00 +0700
Nursery massacre victim makes final journey to the sea
A boat bobbing on the Gulf of Thailand carried the ashes of four-year-old Pattanan Mumklang.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:22:00 +0700
Plan to air World Cup now in doubt
A government plan to purchase the rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup is up in the air after some National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) board members voiced their disagreement, citing budgetary constraints.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:12:00 +0700
Fed jolt has Asian markets on edge
Asian bourses paused on Thursday and most emerging market currencies in the region fell after the US Federal Reserve issued its fourth straight 0.75% interest rate hike, with chairman Jerome Powell suggesting the policy will continue to control infla...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:02:00 +0700
15 nabbed in raids over scams
Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht, deputy national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Th...



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