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Govt Closed 89 National Parks To Curb Wildfires, Reduce Dust

The Centre of Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM), Pollution Control Department, reports exceeding the PM2.5 standard in many provinces of Thailand, especially in the...

Srettha Takes a Break From Sansiri To Concentrate on Election

Srettha Thavisin, CEO of Sansiri, one of the big players in Thailand's real estate industry, who recently took the advisory chairman of the Pheu...
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“The Mist” House Underlines Thais Suffer From Dead-end Pollution Issue

The Thai public demanded a solution to air pollution when a video went viral showing a house filled with black, polluted smoke coming from...
Pisutsiri Chansodam, center, being escorted by police to Bang Pu Police Station in Samut Prakan province on Mar. 7, 2023.

Man Arrested For Setting Fire and Stabbing Girlfriend to Death

SAMUT PRAKAN  — A man accused of setting fire and stabbing his girlfriend to death was charged with homicide, police said Tuesday.

The Public Praises “Hero Rider,” Who Saves a Child on the Road

Social media praised a delivery driver named “Hero Rider,” who was filmed parking his motorcycle and rushing to the aid of a 4-year-old who suddenly...

Ashes of Thailand ‘Cave Boy’ Released on Mekong River

CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press) — Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat Monday as the ashes of one of...

Court Jails 5 Poachers Who Killed Bengal Tigers in a National Park

Five poachers who killed and skinned two Bengal tigers inside the Thong Pha Phum National Park between 8 and 11 January 2023 were sentenced...

Buakaw Trains American Soldiers in Cobra Gold’s SAO

Thai boxing legend Buakaw Banchamek 40, took part in Cobra Gold’s Strategic Airborne Operations (SAO) training at the 1st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol’s Guard...

Yes!  You Can Buy Gold With 30,000 Baht in Coins

In the digital age, where people use less cash, it is rare for someone to bring 30,000 baht, or around US$ 855, in coins,...
A screenshot of a Facebook post by British Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams showing a plate of desserts with a caption in Khmer translated as "Khmer desserts." Photo: Dominic Williams / Facebook

Opinion: Understanding Thai Cultural Jingoism: A Case of “Cambodian” Desserts

You might have heard the phase “ทัวร์ลง” (pronounced as tour lohng in Thai), a relatively new Thai slang that means getting backlash online. The phase literally means hordes of tourists getting off a bus at your doorstep.

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