22 tourists saved from sinking boat
OFFICIALS rescued 22 tourists from a speed boat which foundered close to the national park at Phi Phi islands today,
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Month: January 2017
Inflation jumped the highest in 25 months in December
THAILAND’S consumer price index, or inflation, rose by 1.13% in December compared to the same month in 2015 with this
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TDRI: Mobile units needed to check passenger vans
THE Land Transport Department should set up mobile units to check whether passenger vans follow maintenance guidelines after news spread
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China confirms its aircraft carrier held drills in South China Sea
(AP via The Globe and Mail) – China confirmed that its aircraft carrier has for the first time conducted drills
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New Year holiday road toll hits 367
ROAD accidents across Thailand over five days of New Year holidays from December 29, 2016 till January 2, 2017 have
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Thais mourn stars who touched us through the decades
THE past year’s celebrity list of the dearly departed has been especially hard on millions of movie fans. For Thais
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Turkey nightclub attacker fired ‘up to 180 bullets’
(BBC) – The gunman who killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub fired up to 180 bullets, Turkish media report.
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Property market expected to shake off the blues after February
THAILAND’S economic growth rate for the year of the chicken is forecast by many to be in the region of
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Good wishes from HM the King on New Year’s Day
HIS Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun expressed his good wishes to the Thai people on the occasion of the New
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Istanbul Reina nightclub attack ‘leaves 39 dead’
(BBC) – AT least 39 people, including 16 foreigners, have died in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey’s
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