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Veteran Tanasugarn to lead Thai team as they aim to serve up gold medal haul at SEA Games
Veteran Tanasugarn to lead Thai team as they aim to serve up gold medal haul at SEA Games
TENNIS: The Thai tennis team in confident mood as they head to the Philippines with a target to win three gold medals at the SEA Games, which officially kicks off today (Nov 30).
Thailand's Kunlavut into last 8 after superb show
Thailand's Kunlavut into last 8 after superb show
BADMINTON: Kunlavut Vitidsarn booked his berth in the quarter-finals of the US$150,000 Syed Modi International Championships in Lucknow, India, yesterday (Nov 28).
Magnificent Seven! War Elephants roar back into contention with Brunei rout
Magnificent Seven! War Elephants roar back into contention with Brunei rout
FOOTBALL: Thailand football coach Akira Nishino urged his men to 'show more hunger' and the country's U23 squad responded by firing seven unanswered goals past minnows Brunei in their second 2019 SEA Games Group B match last night (Nov 28).
Prayut calls for unity after defeat
Prayut calls for unity after defeat
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on coalition parties to honour their original “gentleman's agreement”, after the government suffered a shock defeat in its bid to prevent formation of a panel to scrutinise Section 44.
Thais eyeing big Brunei score, confident of winning gold medal
Thais eyeing big Brunei score, confident of winning gold medal
FOOTBALL: The Thai men's football team must beat Brunei today (Nov 28) to put the defence of their title back on track at the SEA Games in the Philippines.
New committee countermands ban on toxic farm chemicals
New committee countermands ban on toxic farm chemicals
BANGKOK: The new National Committee on Hazardous Substances on Wednesday (Nov 27) decided to lift the scheduled ban on the herbicide glyphosate and delay the ban on the herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos for six months.
Nishino remains defiant
Nishino remains defiant
FOOTBALL: Coach Akira Nishino still believes in his players' abilities although the Thai U23 team lost 2-0 to Indonesia in their opening game at the SEA Games in the Philippines yesterday (Nov 26).
Slowdown hits Pattaya hoteliers
Slowdown hits Pattaya hoteliers
BANGKOK: Hotel business in Pattaya has begun to feel the pinch of the strong baht and the economic slowdown, with reports of declining occupancy rates.
MP Pareena may escape charges: Alro
MP Pareena may escape charges: Alro
BANGKOK: Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Pareena Kraikupt may escape charges for encroaching on land reform areas as she may not have broken the law after all, said the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) yesterday (Nov 26).
7kg plastic waste, underwear found in dead wild deer
7kg plastic waste, underwear found in dead wild deer
PHRAE: The stomach of a wild deer discovered dead in the Khun Sathan National Park in northern Nan province has been found to contain seven kilogrammes of plastic waste, along with underwear.
Champs Thailand eye winning start
Champs Thailand eye winning start
FOOTBALL: Three-time defending champions Thailand kick off the defence of their men's football title this afternoon already three points in arrears of their arch-rivals Vietnam.
MP Pareena charged over chicken farm
MP Pareena charged over chicken farm
BANGKOK: The Royal Forest Department (RFD) has charged Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Pareena Kraikupt with encroaching on 46 rai of forest land in Ratchaburi, said the department chief, Atthaphon Charoenchansa.
Trouble greets Thais in Manila
Trouble greets Thais in Manila
FOOTBALL: A number of men's football team coaches, including Thailand's Akira Nishino, on Sunday lambasted the 2019 Philippines SEA Games organisers for their failure to provide adequate facilities.
Opposition to target economy, corruption in censure debate
Opposition to target economy, corruption in censure debate
BANGKOK: The opposition is ready to censure the government for its mishandling of the economy, policies it says benefit big businesses and alleged corruption in government agencies, according to Pheu Thai Party chief strategist Sudarat Keyuraphan.
Minimum tour package prices set
Minimum tour package prices set
BANGKOK: Minimum prices for tour packages to discourage price wars and root out substandard travel operators are scheduled to take effect next year, according to the Tourism Department.
Prawit warns Thanathorn: 'No protests'
Prawit warns Thanathorn: 'No protests'
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon warned Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit not to instigate any street protests in the wake of the Constitutional Court’s ruling to disqualify him as an MP in a media-shareholding case.
Pope plea for needy
Pope plea for needy
BANGKOK: During his historic visit to Thailand, His Holiness Pope Francis has used the opportunity to pass on a message to the world to help take care of abused children and women as well as refugees around the world while highlighting inter-religious cooperation to create peace.
AoT gives B42bn Suvarnabhumi airport expansion green light
AoT gives B42bn Suvarnabhumi airport expansion green light
BANGKOK: The Airports of Thailand (AoT) board has officially given the green light to the controversial northern expansion plan of Suvarnabhumi airport and the B42-billion project will be forwarded to Cabinet for approval, said AoT President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn.
Earthquake shakes Thai-Lao border, sways Bangkok high-rises
Earthquake shakes Thai-Lao border, sways Bangkok high-rises
BANGKOK: A strong earthquake shook a border area between northern Thailand and northwestern Laos this morning (Nov 21), swaying Bangkok high-rises.
Thanathorn disqualified as MP
Thanathorn disqualified as MP
BANGKOK: The Constitutional Court has ruled 7-2 to disqualify Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit as MP for having shares in a media company when applying to become MP.