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Sun, 19 May 2024 14:31:00 +0700
Heavy rains throughout next week
The Meteorological Department predicts heavy rains in the western parts of the North, the Central Plain and the South from April 20 to 26 due to southwesterly winds and low pressure areas.

Sun, 19 May 2024 13:05:00 +0700
Questions continue on death of jailed activist Boong
The Department of Corrections has insisted its attempts to resuscitate for late activist Netiporn "Boong" Sanesangkhom were conducted professionally after a human rights lawyer alleged an endotracheal tube was misplaced.

Sun, 19 May 2024 12:01:00 +0700
Poll: Most support relisting cannabis as narcotic
Most Thais support the plans to relist marijuana as an illegal drug but have mixed opinions over its benefits, according to an opinion survey by Nida Poll.

Sun, 19 May 2024 09:05:00 +0700
Push to sell old rice raises questions
Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.

Sun, 19 May 2024 08:02:00 +0700
PM boosts indigo products on Italy fashion tour
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has offered leading Italian ateliers Thai indigenous indigo-dyed fabric as material for producing high-end fashion as the government looks to ramp up fashion commerce and trade exchanges with Italy.

Sun, 19 May 2024 06:35:00 +0700
Ministries to promote film spots
The Tourism and Sports Ministry has joined hands with the Culture Ministry to promote Thailand's film locations in a bid to achieve 7.5 billion baht in earnings from foreign film companies choosing to shoot their films in the country this year.

Sun, 19 May 2024 05:37:00 +0700
Court may suspend PM pending ethics ruling
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may face suspension from duty if the Constitutional Court accepts a petition from a group of senators accusing him of violating a code of ethics over the appointment of a PM's Office Minister.

Sat, 18 May 2024 21:30:00 +0700
Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine - For Ukrainian gun commander Oleksandr Kozachenko, the long-awaited US ammunition can’t come fast enough as he and his comrades struggle to hold off relentless Russian attacks.

Sat, 18 May 2024 15:08:00 +0700
Rights group decries ‘swap mart’ for dissidents
Thai authorities are assisting neighbouring governments to take unlawful actions against refugees and dissidents from abroad, making the country increasingly unsafe for those fleeing persecution, Human Rights Watch says in a report released this week...

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:03:00 +0700
SET makes another attempt to clear 1,400 hurdle
Thai shares continued to move sideways up, with the SET index struggling to clear 1,380 points (the next hurdle will be 1,400) throughout the past week, causing the market to stay rangebound.

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