Mass return to Bangkok begins
[Bangkok Post] - 01/1/2025
Tens of thousands of people flocked to bus terminals and provincial railway stations on Wednesday to return to the capital following the end of the New Year holiday.
In Thai newspapers
Ministry ramps up zero dropout policy
More than 360,000 children have been brought back to classrooms as the Education Ministry steps up efforts to get as (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
Woman seeks justice for Chinese businessman assaulted by nightclub guards in Pattaya Walking Street
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[Pattaya Mail] - 1/01/2025
New defence minister offers self-critique
Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said he is doing his best to manage the ministry's affairs but admitted he (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025
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[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
Tenant’s anger over rent leads to violent attack, caretaker dies in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A tragic incident occurred at an apartment complex in Sukhumvit Soi 31, Naklua, when a (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 1/01/2025
Veteran Thai leader Chuan takes swipe at govt handouts
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[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating, hot water after Russia stops gas flow
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
Pattaya known for culinary paradise where foreigners never go hungry for under 100 baht
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[Pattaya Mail] - 1/01/2025
Indonesia waters down planned VAT hike in last-minute move
Indonesia scaled back its planned increase in the value-added tax rate just hours before it was set to take effect (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
Finnish police probing 7 sailors over cut cables
HELSINKI - Finnish police said Tuesday that seven sailors from the Eagle S tanker suspected of last week cutting an (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 1/01/2025
No excuses for drunk driving – Pattaya Police increase traffic discipline during New Year Festivities
PATTAYA, Thailand – Nongprue Police Station, East Pattaya, led by Traffic Inspector Pol. Maj. Col. Manoon Somabut, (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 1/01/2025
