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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:04:00 +0700Khon Kaen Geopark passes Unesco review
Khon Kaen Geopark has successfully passed a Unesco review process is on track to become Thailand’s third Unesco global geopark, pending final approval in April next year, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin.
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:53:00 +0700Chiang Mai temple chedi collapses
The top of a chedi crumbled and fell to the ground at Wat Mai Nong Hoi in Doi Lo district, Chiang Mai, on Tuesday morning, raising concerns over the stability of nearby structures.
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:47:00 +0700Phuket launches new bus line from airport to Rawai beach
PHUKET - A new bus route has been added on the resort island to serve commuters and travellers between the airport and Rawai beach.
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:45:00 +0700Egyptian mummy portraits show antiquity’s piercing gaze
ROME - An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, questioning look on her face.
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:39:00 +0700Activists’ acquittals in criminal defamation case hailed
The United Nations human rights body has welcomed a Thai Court of Appeal decision upholding the acquittal of three human rights activists in a long-running criminal defamation case brought by the Thammakaset poultry company.
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:46:00 +0700Ex-beauty queen faces public fraud, money-laundering, computer crime probe
Police are investigating allegations of public fraud, money laundering and computer crime involving former Miss Thailand Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee, following a scandal over millions of baht spent by her Goodness Foundation. She appeared to place the ...
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:44:00 +0700Autos hub Thailand approves steep tax hikes on imported EVs
Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved an excise tax increase on fully imported battery electric vehicles to 35% from 10% starting January, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said, a move aimed at encouraging investment and local production...
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:14:00 +0700University student 'saved' after B400K digital arrest scam
Police forced their way into a university student's room to warn her she was online to a scammer who had already cheated her out of 400,000 baht.
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:45:00 +0700King Charles's former horse Point of Law wins Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE - Short-priced favourite Point of Law on Tuesday surged to victory at the Aus$10 million (US$7.2 million) Melbourne Cup, earning jockey Ethan Brown a debut win in Australia's "race that stops a nation".
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:34:00 +0700Thailand raises tax on fully imported EVs to 35%, finance minister says