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A ceremony was held at Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday (Aug 19) for the opening of an automatic gate for Singapore nationals, with an intention of reducing immigration congestion at the airport.The ceremony was attended by Pol Lt Gen Natthathorn Prousoontorn, the Immigration Bureau commissioner, Chatri Archjananun, director-general of the Consular
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A fire broke out at the Hua Seng Heng Restaurant on the sixth floor of CentralWorld shopping mall in Bangkok on Saturday.The 199 Phraram emergency centre was alerted just before noon and fire engines were dispatched to the scene.Full story: The NationBy The Nation
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Three students at the Pathumwan Institute of Technology (PIT) turned themselves to Pathumwan station police yesterday (Aug 17) after they are wanted for the fatal brawl on the skywalk at BTS national stadium station in Aug 1.The violent fight resulted in one dead and two seriously injured.The three students are
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A 39-year-old South Korean man has been arrested for his alleged role in a human trafficking gang that lured Thai women to South Korea with a promise of high-paid body massage jobs and then forced into prostitution.Kim Hyoung Joon was apprehended at a condominium in Soi Sukhumvit 101/1 in Bangkok's
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A senior male official in the education permanent secretary's office accused of sexually harassing at least four temporary female staff members turned himself over to police Thursday, according to a police source.Asadet Rattanaworaprasert, who is reportedly employed at a supervisory level at the state office, reported to Nonthaburi police to
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BANGKOK, 16 August 2017 (NNT) – A Deputy Prime Minister has inspected progress in the government’s street food development project on Yaowarat Road ahead of the publication of a new Michelin Guide for Bangkok.Deputy Prime Minister Gen Tanasak Patimaprakorn and Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Yuthasak Supasorn have
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A man who has produced various kinds of fake official documents as ordered online has been arrested, Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt Gen Sanit Mahathavorn said at a press conference on Wednesday (Aug 16).Pol Lt Gen Sanit said the man, Nitipong “Jo” Thavornwiwatbut, 35, was arrested on Tuesday under a
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Litterbugs, motorcyclists who ride on the pavements and a href="https://www.thailandnews.co/2017/04/bma-bans-street-food-across-bangkok-year/">sidewalk vendors in Bangkok beware! You are being watched by countless people who will report your misconduct to the city officials – for a reward.Starting on Aug 15, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will give a reward to anyone who reports about littering
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