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Wetter rainy season predicted for this year
Wetter rainy season predicted for this year
NATIONWIDE: Thailand could see 10% more rainfall than usual during this year’s rainy season with Andaman coastal provinces and eastern areas being warned of particularly heavy downpours, says the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).
Uproar over Pattaya Beach wastewater
Uproar over Pattaya Beach wastewater
PATTAYA: The Pollution Control Department is preparing to inspect the wastewater being released by hotels and buildings in Pattaya after netizens cried foul over photos shared online showing visibly polluted water being released at Pattaya Beach.
Centuries-old elephant kraal getting facelift
Centuries-old elephant kraal getting facelift
AYUTTHAYA: Owners, mahouts and Brahmin priests led 10 elephants to worship deities in a ceremony marking the start of a B30-million restoration of the centuries-old Royal Elephant Kraal on Monday (May 7).
Don Muang market ex-cop faces multiple extortion charges
Don Muang market ex-cop faces multiple extortion charges
BANGKOK: Arrest warrants have been issued for 11 suspects, including a former Special Branch deputy superintendent, for allegedly extorting money from vendors at Don Muang New Market.
Billion baht drug haul seized from convoy in Bangkok
Billion baht drug haul seized from convoy in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Ten million made-in-Myanmar methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and nearly half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) hidden in tea packages have been seized from a convoy of cars in Bangkok, police announced today (May 11).
Govt set to smoke out cannabis effect
Govt set to smoke out cannabis effect
BANGKOK: A draft narcotics code drawn up by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) which will permit medical research on the effects of cannabis on humans will be put before the Cabinet next week.
Decades in jail for karaoke girl’s killers
Decades in jail for karaoke girl’s killers
KHON KAEN: The provincial court today sentenced four defendants in the karaoke girl murder trial to 23-33 years in jail and ordered they jointly pay B1.17 million in compensation to the victim’s family over 17 years.
Phuket Deep Sea Port B345mn bid to target cruise-liner tourists
Phuket Deep Sea Port B345mn bid to target cruise-liner tourists
PHUKET: The Treasury Department has awarded a 30-year concession to Phuket Deep Sea Port Co to operate the Deep Sea Port on Cape Panwa, while the concessionaire aims for an annual 10% increase in cruise passengers stepping ashore at the port.
And then there were 25: welfare scandal swells
And then there were 25: welfare scandal swells
BANGKOK: Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin has revealed that 25 current and former high-ranking officials at the ministry were involved in “irregularities” in an embezzlement-hit welfare fund intended to assist poor students.
217 officials await fate after PACC welfare probe
217 officials await fate after PACC welfare probe
BANGKOK: The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is expected to demand that 217 state officials found guilty of involvement in the welfare fund embezzlement scandal be transferred while it is decided what punishment they should face.
Prayut cultivating ‘allies’ in Northeast
Prayut cultivating ‘allies’ in Northeast
BANGKOK: The ruling administration is out to court politicians in the Northeast during a two-day Cabinet trip as it has made big promises to inject massive development funds into the region, political sources note.
Top officials linked to education fund theft
Top officials linked to education fund theft
BANGKOK: Seven high-ranking education officials and retirees have been found to be involved in the embezzlement of more than B88 million from a protection fund supposed to help underprivileged children, according to an internal Education Ministry probe.
Doi Suthep ‘ready for reforestation’
Doi Suthep ‘ready for reforestation’
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment says it stands ready to regrow forest in the area where the controversial housing project for judicial officials is situated at the foot of Doi Suthep following the government’s decision to return the area to the national park.
Black wastewater fouls Jomtien beach
Black wastewater fouls Jomtien beach
CHON BURI: Tourists are staying away from Jomtien beach after foul black wastewater poured out into the sea, polluting one of Pattaya’s most popular attractions.
PACC finds blankets scam in Sing Buri
PACC finds blankets scam in Sing Buri
BANGKOK: The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said yesterday (May 6) that it detected a new case of suspected embezzlement of welfare funds meant for blanket procurement in Sing Buri.
Foreign labour cap set at 20% under new law
Foreign labour cap set at 20% under new law
BANGKOK: A new law to take effect on July 1 will cap the number of migrant workers which companies and industries can hire at 20% to protect Thai labourers as the government moves to free up skill shortages in some areas while also ensuring foreigners do not force Thais out of work.
Fake visa schools to be hit with charges
Fake visa schools to be hit with charges
NATIONWIDE: Police will next week press charges against a number of international and language schools with falsifying visa documents on behalf of foreigners.
Utilities burned, bombed, banners in far South
Utilities burned, bombed, banners in far South
SOUTH: Power poles were bombed, tyres and communication towers burned and anti-government banners put up in many places in the three southernmost border provinces early yesterday (May 4).
Government targets end of photocopy mania by August
Government targets end of photocopy mania by August
BANGKOK: The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) has teamed up with the Electronic Government Agency (EGA) to eliminate the need to submit hard copies of official documents at government offices by August.
Move to ensure slick end to deceptive ads
Move to ensure slick end to deceptive ads
BANGKOK: The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications (NBTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have come up with a way to fast-track the removal of advertisements of substandard products from television and social media.