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Tough Texas test for Thai spikers
Tough Texas test for Thai spikers
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand women’s volleyball team are set to begin the third and final week of the 2025 FIVB Nations League in Arlington, Texas, today (July 10).
Thailand’s biggest call-scam gang sentenced to prison
Thailand’s biggest call-scam gang sentenced to prison
BANGKOK: Seventy criminal accomplices rounded up in Thailand’s biggest scam-gang bust have been sentenced to up to 24 years in prison.
Thailand’s cannabis ‘clinic’ transformation explained
Thailand’s cannabis ‘clinic’ transformation explained
BANGKOK: Only 2,000 of the estimated 18,000 cannabis shops in Thailand will be left once authorities complete their plan to convert dispensaries to clinics with resident doctors, a Ministry of Public Health official said yesterday (July 8).
Short-haul bookings remain weak
Short-haul bookings remain weak
BANGKOK: Airlines report forward bookings for short-haul markets for the remainder of this year are weak, in contrast to the long-haul segment, while some carriers expressed interest in joining the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) stimulus campaign.
Ikeda to stay on as Chaba Kaew coach
Ikeda to stay on as Chaba Kaew coach
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) is keeping faith in Japanese coach Futoshi Ikeda despite the national team’s failure to make it to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals in Australia next year.
Bhumjaithai challenges Pheu Thai to dump casino plan for good
Bhumjaithai challenges Pheu Thai to dump casino plan for good
BANGKOK: The Bhumjaithai Party has accused the governing Pheu Thai Party of lacking sincerity following its decision to remove a bill to promote casinos from parliament.
Aimsaard sisters, new mixed duo steal show
Aimsaard sisters, new mixed duo steal show
BADMINTON: Aimsaard sisters Benyapa and Nuntakarn won their second title in two weeks, while Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat claimed their biggest career win in Canada on Sunday (July 6).
Phumtham says he can dissolve House
Phumtham says he can dissolve House
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai dismissed the Council of State’s (CoS) opinion about the acting prime minister’s power to dissolve the House of Representatives as just one of many legal views.
National icons Panipak and Pleumjit receive honours
National icons Panipak and Pleumjit receive honours
TAEKWONDO / VOLLEYBALL: Two-time Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit and volleyball star Pleumjit Thinkaow were honoured during the 5th Thailand Moral Awards ceremony 2024.
Eateries hunger for co-payment revival
Eateries hunger for co-payment revival
BANGKOK: Restaurateurs view the ‘Tiew Thai Khon La Khrueng’ travel campaign as inadequate to support the restaurant sector during the low season and called on the government to revive the ‘Khon La Khrueng’ co-payment subsidy scheme.
Border row goes to UN boss
Border row goes to UN boss
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it blames Cambodia for breaking its own promise to resolve border issues with Thailand through bilateral mechanisms agreed upon by both countries.
NBTC endorses eight new cybercrime measures
NBTC endorses eight new cybercrime measures
BANGKOK: The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board has approved eight measures to prevent and suppress crimes related to technology.
Breeding of water monitor lizards now permitted in Thailand
Breeding of water monitor lizards now permitted in Thailand
BANGKOK: The Asian water monitor can now be bred in captivity for commercial purposes, according to a new declaration in the Royal Gazette.
Debt relief scheme to be expanded
Debt relief scheme to be expanded
BANGKOK: The Cabinet has approved expansion of debtor eligibility for the ‘You Fight, We Help’ debt relief programme.
Wage hike policy gets mixed reviews
Wage hike policy gets mixed reviews
BANGKOK: When the minimum daily wage for hotel workers nationwide leapt to B400 on Tuesday (July 1), not everyone was in a celebratory mood.
Casino bill decision due on Monday
Casino bill decision due on Monday
BANGKOK: The government is set to make a final decision on Monday (July 7) on whether to withdraw the controversial casino-entertainment complex bill from the House agenda, according to Chousak Sirinil, the Prime Minister’s Office Minister.
Medical clinics to replace cannabis dispensaries
Medical clinics to replace cannabis dispensaries
BANGKOK: Cannabis dispensaries must transition into medical clinics if they are to continue to run legally, says the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine.
Separatist ‘white faces’ sow fear in South
Separatist ‘white faces’ sow fear in South
BANGKOK: Recent bomb discoveries in the tourist provinces of Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi are believed to mark a strategic expansion of southern insurgent activity, aimed at undermining tourist confidence and damaging the local economy, particularly in the tourism sector, says a security source in the Deep South.
Bugs being fixed in travel subsidy sign-up system
Bugs being fixed in travel subsidy sign-up system
BANGKOK: Lessons learned from previous travel subsidy schemes that cost the government B2.3 billion due to fraud have the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) defending the complicated registration process for the latest programme.
PP offers way out of ‘crisis’ with caretaker caveat
PP offers way out of ‘crisis’ with caretaker caveat
BANGKOK: The People’s Party (PP) has signalled its readiness to vote for a new prime minister without joining the governing coalition, on the condition the next administration functions solely as a temporary government.