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Foreign press explained the state of the nation in Thailand
Spokespersons of the Thai government on February 19 called for a rare press conference for a large number of foreign media representatives and diplomats...
Former Thai PM Yingluck slapped with $1-billion fine
Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been presented a whopping 35.7-billion baht (around $1 billion) bill by the ruling military government as reparation...
Bangkok mayor suspended by Thailand’s junta
The governor of Thailand's eight-million-people capital Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, has been suspended until further notice without pay amidst an ongoing graft case against him. The country's...
Crisis? Foreign investment in Thailand drops 78%
Foreign investment in Thailand plunged 78 per cent between January-November 2015 year-on-year despite new incentives offered by the government. The total amount listed in...
Government poll finds 99% of Thais happy with government
A new poll released by the Thai National Statistics Office on December 22 found that 99.3 per cent of Thais are happy with the...
Thai junta plans single Internet gateway to gain control of web use
Thai authorities are reportedly planning a single gateway for all Internet traffic in and out of the kingdom in an attempt of Chinese-style web...
Singapore names flower in honour of Thai junta leader
Thailand's junta leader General Prayut Chan-ocha's two-day official visit to Singapore ended on June 12 on a flowery note as the National Orchid Garden...
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First high-speed train from China arrives in Lao capital
Residents of Laos’ capital Vientiane on October 16 witnessed the arrival of the first passenger high-speed train running on the new Laos-China railway line...
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