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Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Expats get online visa extensions
The Immigration Bureau (IB) unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay (e-Extension) service on Tuesday to make it easier for expats to apply for visa extensions.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0700
60,000 criminal suspects rounded up
More than 60,000 suspects in cases mostly tied to narcotics and illegal weapons have been detained during a series of nationwide raids from Oct 10 until on Tuesday, in a major security operation aimed at bolstering confidence among the international ...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:12:00 +0700
Thai-Saudi pacts set to enhance relations
Three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on strengthening relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia will be signed during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, deputy government spokesman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Tuesday.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Footy cost riles scholars
Media academics have voiced strong objections to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) spending 1.6 billion baht on the rights to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches free of charge.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:36:00 +0700
5 Chinese triad leaders blacklisted, 2 caught
The heads of five major Chinese triads operating in Thailand have been declared persona non grata, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Tuesday.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:11:00 +0700
Foreign land ownership proposal withdrawn from cabinet
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said his draft proposal to allow foreigners to own a small block of residential land was withdrawn from the cabinet agenda on Tuesday.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:22:00 +0700
Ruam Thai Sang Chart would welcome Gen Prayut if he wants to move
Ruam Thai Sang Chart would welcome Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha if he decided to move from Palang Pracharath, party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said on Tuesday.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Expert warns about spread of Omicron subvariants
One of the nation's leading physicians expressed his concern about the growing spread of Omicron subvariants of the Covid-19 virus in the country.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:24:00 +0700
State revenue exceeds goal by B130bn
The government's net revenue in fiscal 2022 hit 2.53 trillion baht, exceeding its target by 130 billion baht, or 5.4%, said Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0700
Drunk doctor avoids jail time for fatal road crash
The Thon Buri district court has sentenced a police doctor, charged with drunk driving and causing two deaths and a serious injury in a crash in Bangkok last year, to three years in jail suspended for two years.



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