Thailand ready to celebrate the arrival of 2024
People across Thailand ready to celebrate the arrival of 2024 tonight.
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31 dead, 404 injured on the roads on second day of New Year holidays
31 people died and 404 others were injured in 385 road accidents yesterday, bringing the death toll for the first two of the “Seven Dangerous Days” to 71, with 739 injured. 34 killed, 335 injured in Thailand on first of 7 dangerous days on the road 34.55% of the road accidents involved speeding, 22.60% involved […]
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34 killed, 335 injured in Thailand on first of 7 dangerous days on the road
Thirty-four people died and 335 others were injured in road accidents across the country on the first of the New Year travel “Seven Dangerous Days” yesterday, according to the Command Centre for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents. Holiday Traffic Jams Hit Bangkok’s Northern Routes 86% of the road accidents involved motorcycles, 86.43% occurred […]
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Thai Police to renew Paragon shooting investigation
Police say they will renew their investigation of the 14-year-old boy they arrested for the Siam Paragon shootings that left three people dead, after prosecutors rejected their original report. 14-year-old boy kills two people at Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok Prosecutors handling the case on Thursday returned a police summary report, citing the lack […]
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Thai PM Srettha Thavisin and his wife are worth Bt1.02 billion: NACC
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his spouse, Dr Pakpilai, have assets worth Bt1.02 billion, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Thai PM Srettha Thavisin unveils new plan to fight drug abuse The prime minister’s own assets are worth 659,391,610 baht. These include one million baht in cash, 68,986,558 baht deposited in 47 bank accounts, 1,301,668 […]
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Thai authorities launch New Year’s road safety campaign to reduce traffic accidents and drunk driving
At 10:30 AM, on December 27th, 2023, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, the Deputy Prime Minister, and relevant agencies held a conference on the initiative of prevention measures to reduce road accidents for the safety of drivers during the New Year holidays. 2,440 Road Accidents and 317 Deaths Recorded in Thailand’s ‘New Year’s Seven Days of Danger’ […]
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Daily Minimum Wage Hike in Thailand to Begin Next Week
BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand’s national wage panel has resolved to increase the daily minimum wage starting next week, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin indicating a further hike is anticipated in March. The cabinet has recognized the decision of the tripartite wage committee, which proposed raising the daily wage by 2 to 16 baht across different […]
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Thai PM Srettha Thavisin unveils new plan to fight drug abuse
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday launched a new initiative aimed at reducing the harm caused by illicit drugs in front of ministers, state agencies and representatives from the public sector at Bitec Exhibition Hall in Bang Na. Banglamung Police Crack Down on Illegal Guns and Drug Dealers “The operation plan was written under the […]
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