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BANGKOK — Weeks after the military government hiked taxes on cigarettes to discourage smoking, it announced today it will take measures to keep smoking affordable for the poor.

BANGKOK — Troubles continue piling up for Nok Air with reports that 17 pilots have left the airline.

BANGKOK — Nok Air announced today that it will canceled 20 flights scheduled to fly Tuesday.

BANGKOK — Nok Air has been warned it could lose its license if it repeats the poor handling of a crisis that left hundreds of passengers stranded Monday as the airline denies a former manager’s accusation that it has been using unqualified trainees to fly its planes.

BANGKOK — A Nok Air official was fired and two others suspended last night following a pilot strike which left more than 1,500 passengers stranded.

BANGKOK — At least one flight remained canceled Monday after a Nok Air pilot strike yesterday left more than 1,500 passengers stranded.

SAMUT SONGKRAM — Trains which run through a market southwest of Bangkok to the awe of tourists will cease operating until April 1, railway officials announced today.

BANGKOK — Every ivory shop nationwide must be inspected by the end of March as part of the government’s effort to comply with the international wildlife trafficking agreement CITES, the state-run news bureau reported.

SAN FRANCISCO — It won't be long before Facebook's 1.6 billion users have more ways to quickly express their feelings on the world's largest social network.

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — Anxious about the possibility of looming cyberattacks, Thailand's banking association today called on its members to improve security measures and end the culture of data secrecy.