Tragic weekend accident cuts short dreams of two young girls
Photo shows Kalyakorn Poon-iad (L) and Suparatna Hetthong(R). When the ill-fated coach skidded off a road and crashed into a tree in Prachuab Khiri Khan province over the weekend, it…
Explainer: The pork smuggling racket costing Thailand billions in damages
Thai consumers have been rocked by news that billions of baht in illegal pork has been smuggled into the country – and likely onto their dinner plates. Thousands of shipping…
Thai rice varieties will no longer enter world’s best rice competition
Thailand did not participate in the World’s Best Rice 2023 competition, held during the International World Rice Commission in Philippines, and will not do so in the coming years, Chukiat…
Untaxed frozen pork uncovered in Laem Chabang containers
File photo : Untaxed frozen porks Two cargo containers, left unclaimed by their owners at Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri province since 2021, were discovered to contain frozen…
Cooler weather in the north and northeast tomorrow
A new moderate cold front from China is now covering the northern and north-eastern regions of Thailand. This will cause temperatures to fall by 1-2 degree Celcius in the next…
All BLACKPINK members renew contracts with label YG
A man walks past a bus used for promotion for the BlackPink band on the eve of their two day concert in Hanoi on July 28.//AFP Seoul, South Korea –…
Thailand’s Songkran festival recognized as Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin expressed his delight as the Songkran Festival of Thailand was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. The official announcement was made during…
Thailand’s former COVID spokesman dies
Photo from ‘More ทวีศิลป์’ Facebook Page Natapanu Nopakun, the deputy foreign ministry spokesman who presented press briefings in English for the government-run COVID-19 centre, died on Monday. The ministry’s spokesperson,…
“Madam Pang” applies for presidency of Football Association of Thailand
Nualphan Lamsam, known locally “Madam Pang” and manager of Thailand’s national football team, applied for the position of president of the Football Association of Thailand today. She is the first…
Myanmar’s Yangon hit by fuel shortage
Motorists queue to fill their vehicles at a petrol station in Yangon on December 6, 2023, amid fuel shortages in the area. Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon is facing a fuel…
Health Ministry campaigns to encourage Thai couples to have children
File photo : Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew The Ministry of Public Health has begun a program to increase the birth rate in Thailand, by encouraging Thai couples to have…
Investigation ordered into video of Chinese man wearing Thai police uniform
An urgent investigation has been ordered into a viral video clip depicting a Chinese man wearing a Thai police uniform, accompanied by a Thai man in police training attire opening…