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Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:33:00 +0700Malaysian held in Bangkok accused of laundering B11bn
Thai immigration authorities have arrested a 26-year-old Malaysian man accused of operating a massive money laundering scheme linked to the illegal online gambling platform HYDRA888, with transactions exceeding 11.5 billion baht.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:25:00 +0700Safety fears, not casinos, keeping Chinese away, argues Paetongtarn
Suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has denied Chinese President Xi Jinping discouraged Chinese from visiting Thailand because of her party's plan for legal casinos, saying that people's safety was the prime concern.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:46:00 +0700Thai Airways ‘has no plans’ to resume direct US flights
SINGAPORE - Thai Airways International has no plans to resume direct flights to the United States, despite the US upgrading Thailand’s air safety rating this year to permit them, CEO Chai Eamsiri said on Wednesday.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0700The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
HEGRA, Norway - Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. Norway's iconic wild salmon is in dramatic decline, a victim of fish farming and climate change.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0700Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen Unesco-listed documents
THE HAGUE - A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several Unesco-listed archives from the world’s first multinational corporation.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0700Mattel launches Barbie doll with diabetes
WASHINGTON - Mattel has launched its first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes in a bid to foster a greater sense of inclusion and empathy among children, a company vice-president said Tuesday.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:23:00 +0700Poacher arrested in Khao Laem National Park
KANCHANABURI - Rangers in Khao Laem National Park have arrested a 66-year-old poaching suspect inside a makeshift hut, where they also found a musket, ammunition and various hunting tools.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0700Korean multi-crash driver says blinded by deployed airbag
PATTAYA - A South Korean who crashed his white SUV into several vehicles late Tuesday night told police he had been blinded by the airbag after rear-ending the car travelling ahead of him.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:47:00 +0700Thailand's biggest call-scam gang sentenced to prison
Seventy criminal accomplices rounded up in Thailand's biggest scam-gang bust have been sentenced to up to 24 years in prison.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:30:00 +0700Opposition blames tourism losses on casino policy
Anutin Charnvirakul, former interior minister and leader of the now opposition Bhumjaithai Party, blames a sharp decline in Chinese arrivals and losses in Thailand's tourism sector on the Pheu Thai-led government's dismissive attitude towards Chinese...