Bangkok ready for flooding as rainy season arrives
In an effort to prevent repeated flooding in Bangkok, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday held meeting with authorities from five surrounding provinces to map out water management plan and…
Roadside bomb attack injures a defence volunteer
One defense volunteer was injured on Wednesday when a roadside bomb went off as security officials were on a patrol to give protection to a team of explosive ordnance disposal…
White House announces venue of summit
The White House has announced that the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Unscheduled for June 12 will take place at the Capella…
The Singapore Embassy in Bangkok and SF World Cinema present “5th Singapore Film Festival 2018”Come and enjoy quality films for free!!
The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore,in cooperation with SF World Cinema, is proud to organize the“5th Singapore Film Festival 2018”,which will feature five selected award-winning Singaporean films with Thai-English…
Fashion designer Kate Spade dead in an apparent suicide at age 55.
Fashion designer Kate Spade dead in an apparent suicide at age 55. Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion, was found dead on June 5, 2018,…
DPM Prawit expects an answer about Phra Prommethi’s return to Thailand in 3 days
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said he expected to know within three days whether Phra Prommethi, former assistant abbot of Wat Samphanthawong, could be extradited from Germany to Thailand to…
Thammasat U aims to cut plastic garbage by 50 percent in a year
Thammasat Univerity aims to cut back the use of plastic bags on the campus by 50 percent within a year after launching a campaign to phase out single-use plastic bags…
Wildlife’s suffering from plastic garbage
On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), a veterinarian has a warning for wildlife-lovers: Keep plastic away from wild animals. Mr. Pattharaphol Manee-on, a veterinarian attached to the…
Somkid urges investors to make Thailand regional automobile hub
The government is urging auto-makers to take advantage of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) facilities to set up production bases in its effort to make Thailand the regional hub for…
PM says government to phase out paraquat by next year
The government will set next year as the timeline to phase out the use of hazardous chemicals, to reduce their import and to reduce the areas where the chemicals are…
Residents carry the coffins of 7 people who died following the eruption of the Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes
Residents carry the coffins of seven people who died following the eruption of the Fuego volcano, along the streets of Alotenango municipality, Sacatepequez, about 65 km southwest of Guatemala City,…
20 ministries kick off campaign to reduce use of plastic bags
Led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 20 ministries and the private sector today launched a campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags to mark the World…