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Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:25:00 +0700
Smart traffic lights ‘cut Bangkok travel delays by 10-41%’
The installation of smart traffic signal systems at 72 major intersections in Bangkok has helped reduce travel delays by an average of 10-41%, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Thursday.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:20:00 +0700
Should casinos be legalised in Thailand?
The Entertainment Complex bill, with its legalisation of casinos, is one of the hottest topics in Thailand.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:47:00 +0700
China-only livestreamers busted at Bangkok mall
Police have arrested a group of Chinese and Thai nationals who set up a livestreaming operation in a shop at a Bangkok mall to sell unlicensed Thai products exclusively to Chinese people, generating at least 30 million baht per day.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:46:00 +0700
Fleeing driver abandons 44 illegal migrants in Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI - Forty-four illegal migrants from Myanmar hoping to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested early Thursday after a fleeing driver abandoned them following a chase in Thong Pha Phum district.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0700
UN: 122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’
GENEVA - The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains “untenably high”, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:22:00 +0700
Bangkok student in hospital after 200-squat punishment
A Bangkok high school student is being treated in hospital for rhabdomyolysis, a serious muscle breakdown, after a teacher punished him for late homework submission by making him do 200 squats in a row.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:17:00 +0700
Congestion at Laem Chabang to add B20 billion to Thai shippers’ costs
Thai exporters and importers risk more than 20 billion baht ($616 million) in added annual logistics costs as congestion worsens at Laem Chabang, the country’s main deep-sea port, driven by a surge in shipments ahead of potential steep US tarif...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:25:00 +0700
China-backed militia controls rare earth mines in Myanmar
A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is wielding as a bargaining chip in its trade war with Washington...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:45:00 +0700
US-backed aid group says 5 workers killed by Hamas
GAZA CITY - A US- and Israeli-backed charity operating in Gaza has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of attacking aid workers en route to a distribution centre on Wednesday, saying at least five people were killed.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:39:00 +0700
Unpaid labourer tries to break into Government House
A lone man with an electric saw tried to break into Government House in Bangkok on Thursday, saying he was protesting because he had not been paid for working on the construction of a government hospital.

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