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Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:36:00 +0700Chiang Mai golden tigresses attract visitors
Chiang Mai Night Safari has introduced the three-year-old golden tiger Eva, who has quickly become a favourite on social media alongside her sister Luna.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:50:00 +0700Cyanide killer gets death sentence
The Criminal Court has given the death sentence to a woman suspected of killing 14 people with cyanide and found guilty of murdering one, a friend, during a merit-making trip last year.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:20:00 +0700Japan sets monthly visitor record
TOKYO - Japan welcomed a record 3.31 million foreign visitors last month, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a tourism boom that is pouring money into the country’s coffers.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:42:00 +0700Conflict in Myanmar sparks surge in Thai property purchases
Buyers from Myanmar have been snapping up condominiums in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, providing a bright spark for the kingdom's sluggish real-estate market, as they look to move money out of an economy battered by civil war.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:33:00 +0700Seven killed in crash while fleeing police
Seven foreign workers were killed when their pickup truck struck a power pole and plunged into a ditch while their driver was fleeing police in Nakhon Pathom.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:29:00 +0700Trump tariffs ‘could cost Thailand B160 billion’
Thailand risks missing its economic growth target next year if US President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his pledge to raise tariffs as it could hurt the country’s exports and weaken the baht, according to a study.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:11:00 +0700Third phase of handout to cost B140 billion
The Thai government expects to carry out the third phase of its cash handout stimulus programme in the second quarter next year, when 140 billion baht will be distributed to 14 million people, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:40:00 +0700US will provide land mines to Ukraine after approval on missiles
WASHINGTON — The United States will provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines to blunt the advance of Russian troops, an official familiar with the decision said, the latest effort by the Joe Biden administration to bolster support for Kyiv...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:02:00 +0700Bombs injure 3 at Guanyin statue site in Songkhla
SONGKHLA - Three people, one a 9-year-old, were injured by two exploding grenades fired into a construction camp for the world’s tallest Guanyin statue in Thepha district on Wednesday morning.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:32:00 +0700Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon testifies in national security trial
HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai on Wednesday testified in court for the first time in his years-long national security legal battle on charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, and publishing seditious materials...