Huay Pu Keng village, Koh Mak win German travel awards
2023-03-09
Two destinations in Thailand won top places at the Green Destinations Story Awards held at ITB Berlin 2023 in Germany.Continue Reading
Smugglers sought after drug stash seized
2023-03-09
Police are hunting for three suspected drug smugglers after seizing almost 2.5 million speed pills and 10 kilogrammes of ketamine in Samut Prakan.Continue Reading
Orange Line extensions ‘on hold’ due to legal issues
2023-03-09
The Orange Line’s western section will likely remain on hold until all the legal disputes involving the project are settled, Deputy Transport Minister Atirat Ratanasate said yesterday.Continue Reading
PM orders investigation into Samanea Plaza
2023-03-09
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered an investigation into the legality of Samanea Plaza Thailand, a new wholesale and retail trade and goods distribution centre in Bangkok’s Bang Na district, after reports claimed that it is fully owned by Chinese investors.Continue Reading
Ministry acts over Thai worker’s death
2023-03-09
The Labour Ministry will work with the Thai embassy in Seoul to follow up on the case of an illegal Thai worker who was found dead on a mountain in South Korea’s Gyeonggi province.Continue Reading
Canada TikTok ban bad for the business of politics
2023-03-09
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, the most prolific Canadian politician on TikTok with almost 900,000 followers, has deactivated his profile in a move that will undermine his party’s attempts to engage with young voters through social media. On February 27, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced TikTok would be banned on all federal-issued government devices […]Continue Reading
Thailand improves but still ‘not free’
2023-03-09
Thailand has improved slightly in an annual assessment by Freedom House but remains “not free” overall, the US democracy research group said on Thursday.Continue Reading
Myanmar migrant fatally stabbed by colleague
2023-03-09
A Myanmar migrant worker was arrested for fatally stabbing a female compatriot in Bangkok’s Pratunam neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.Continue Reading
The Padang Civic Ensemble: Then and now
2023-03-09
CNA revisits five elements of the potential UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate and the historic moments that took place there.Continue Reading
Taiwan president plans ‘transit’ in Los Angeles, New York: Government minister
2023-03-09
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen plans to stop off in Los Angeles and New York as part of a visit to Central America, a government minister said on Thursday (Mar 9), a sensitive itinerary Tsai’s office has yet to confirm. Tsai plans to meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy inContinue Reading