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Ban Laem Thai-Cambodian Border in Phetchaburi

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September 10, 2020

Ministry of Public Health to take legal action against teens fighting at hospital in Phetchaburi

Phetchaburi – The Ministry of Public Health will take legal action against two groups of hot-headed teenagers who were caught fighting aggressively at an emergency room at King Mongkut Memorial Hospital on Wednesday night, September 8. Following the incident, the groups were reportedly having a quarrel at a Thai barbecue restaurant nearby, leading to a […]

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September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Government expedites project to connect Koh Lanta island

KRABI (NNT) – The government is expediting the project to connect Lanta island, to mainland Krabi, to allow residents and visitors to travel more conveniently. Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, and Mr Saksiam Chidchob, Minister of Transport, have inspected the environmental impact assessment (EIA) covering the plan to connect […]

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September 2, 2020October 4, 2020

Songkhla beauty contest ends in chaos

SONGKHLA: And the winners are…all of you. The decision at the end of the Miss Samila 2020 contest on Monday night to give all 10 finalists a fair share of the prize money has drawn strong criticism from pageant followers. “The contest was famous, but nobody will join it from now,” one person wrote on […]

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The kings waiting room at Hua Hin railway station

South

September 1, 2020

Two Schools in Hua Hin Closed to Prevent COVID-19

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, Sept 1 (TNA) – Two schools in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin has temporarily closed for one week after parents of the students allegedly crossed the border through natural border passes without going through disease control procedures. Some students did not attend classes as they had fever, said Panlop Singhaseni, provincial governor. […]

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South

August 31, 2020

60 women’s Facebook accounts hijacked to offer sexual services

SURAT THANI: Sixty women in several villages of this southern province have complained with local police that their Facebook accounts were hacked and their pictures were posted with claims that they were selling sex. The women filed complaints at the Chai Buri police station in Chai Buri district on Saturday and Sunday. Some of them […]

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South

August 23, 2020

Phang Nga woman gets 50 years for offering granddaughter for sex

The Phangnga Provincial Court has handed a 50-year jail term to an elderly woman found guilty of offering her 14-year-old granddaughter for sex to a local politician last year. Chuwit Jantaros, secretary to the Foundation for Children, Youth and Families, said yesterday the court handed the sentence to Sakol Phodee, the defendant, on Wednesday. Full […]

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Anoru, Mueang Pattani District, Southern Thailand

South

August 17, 2020

Deep South: Seven Killed in Pattani Clashes

PATTANI, Aug 17 (TNA) – Seven suspected insurgents were killed separate clashes with government forces in the southern province of Pattani over the weekend, said Col Pramote Prom-in, spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc)’s Region 4 Forward Command. Three more bodies were found as officials cleared up the areas after the clashes, bringing […]

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South

August 14, 2020

Boy, 2, in coma after left in hot childcare van for 6 hours in Nakhon Si Thammarat

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A two-year-old boy remained in a coma on Friday, three days after he was left alone in a scorching hot van outside a childcare centre in Phibun district for six hours. Thanakit “Nong Kongbin” Yodmanee was being treated in the pediatric intensive care unit at Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital. Full story: […]

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