Category: Thailand
Pheu Thai gears up to grill ministers
The opposition bloc led by the Pheu Thai Party is seeking to grill cabinet ministers of the government in the first interpellation session of the House of Representatives on [...]
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Plane spotting, photo shoots at Thailand’s controversial airport beach
It’s 9:55 a.m. and all’s quiet on Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach. Tourists stand on the shoreline, scanning the cloud-free skies for approaching aircraft, some [...]
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Police chief, Prawit deny reports ‘Big Joke’ to return
The police chief and the deputy prime minister in charge of security have denied reports of the imminent return of Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn to the police [...]
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Central bank seen holding key rate despite flagging growth
Thailand’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark policy rate steady on Wednesday for a fourth straight meeting, a Reuters poll showed, despite slowing growth [...]
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Paper thin: Thai summit recycling drive mocked by environmentalists
Despite offering chairs and notebooks made from recycled paper at a Bangkok summit, Thailand and its Southeast Asian allies were accused Sunday of a “greenwash” [...]
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Thailand: Authorities must investigate abduction of Vietnamese journalist
The Thai authorities should investigate the Thai police’s role in Vietnam’s abduction of journalist Truong Duy Nhat, Amnesty International said today. Documents [...]
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Southeast Asian leaders open summit in Bangkok
Southeast Asian nations vowed on Saturday to fight against plastic pollution in the ocean, as their leaders adopted a joint declaration during a summit in Bangkok. The [...]
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Can Thailand Handle 65 Million Tourists by 2029?
This looks like an overtourism disaster in the making. Thailand could get 65 million visitors the size of UK’s population by 2029. It can hardly cope now, with issues [...]
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Thailand has political stability, Prayut says
Thailand now has political stability and has been able to overcome conflicts in the country, prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday. “We have overcome an [...]
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Thailand’s May foreign tourist arrivals fall 1.03pct y/yministry
* Thailand saw a 1.03 percent drop in tourist arrivals in May from a year earlier, after a 3.31 percent increase in April, the tourism ministry said on Thursday. * The 2.7 [...]
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Courier arrested, 105kg of crystal meth seized
A drug courier has been arrested and 105kg of crystal methamphetamine seized from his pickup truck during a police search in Muang district of this northern province. [...]
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FFP boss seeks new share defence delay
Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has asked the Constitutional Court to extend the deadline to submit evidence to fight a media share-holding [...]
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Rohingya return to dominate Asean summit in Thailand
The repatriation of Rohingya refugees will dominate a two-day summit of South East Asian nations in Thailand as the US-China trade war and dispute in the South China Sea are [...]
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Tesco looks to open 750 new convenience stores in Thailand
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has announced that it could grow its business in Thailand by opening 750 new convenience-style stores. There are currently1,583 Tesco [...]
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Thailand’s King Power wins duty-free retailer auction for major airports
Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) on Wednesday approved King Power Group’s $494 million bids for duty-free retailing at its major airports over rival contenders, including [...]
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