Ailing pope ‘rested well’ but misses start of Lent
[Bangkok Post] - 03/5/2025
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’s condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him.
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Nigerian overstayers arrested, implicated in cocaine smuggling
Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Bangkok after a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
DHL strategy backs nation's hub ambition
DHL, a leading global logistics firm, has outlined its strategy 2030 for Thailand by targeting electric vehicle (EV) (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Thailand plan would allow polluters to offset 15% of emissions
Thailand is considering proposals to allow businesses to offset as much as 15% of their greenhouse gas pollution (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Russia jails Briton for 19 years for fighting for Ukraine
MOSCOW - A Russian court jailed a British man for 19 years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of fighting for (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Alcohol sales allowed on major Buddhist holidays in select locations
PATTAYA, Thailand – The National Alcohol Policy Committee has approved a relaxation of alcohol sales restrictions on (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 5/03/2025
Germany gears up for massive rearmament
BERLIN - Germany is set to rearm in a way not seen since World War II after the likely next chancellor Friedrich (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
China and Laos in legal tussle over hydropower project
A Chinese state-owned company is suing the national power utility of Laos for $555 million in unpaid fees from a (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Neutral stance key for Thailand, says Phumtham
Thailand must maintain neutrality and remain committed to a balanced foreign policy amid rising tensions between the (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Pattaya City resolves issues with drainage system project at Soi Thepprasit 9 connecting Jomtien Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet chaired a meeting to discuss the issues surrounding the ongoing (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 5/03/2025
Canada and US ‘offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum’
Canada and the United States offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Patong car thief arrested in Chumphon
PHUKET: A 32-year-old Thai man was arrested in Chumphon province just hours after he stole a car from the Patong (…)
[Phuket News] - 5/03/2025
