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SAMUT PRAKAN, Jan 2 (TNA) – A fire broke out at a synthetic fiber factory in Bang Pu district, Samut Prakan province, early Thursday morning, causing an estimated 20 million baht (approximately $570,000) in damage. Police received a report of the fire at a factory located in Soi Thetsaban Bang Pu 71/1 in Muang district […]

BANGKOK, Dec 27 (TNA, BERNAMA) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has confirmed his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim aboard a yacht. The meeting took place in Thai territorial waters near Lipe Island in Satun province, with the vessel departing from Phuket. When asked about the meeting, Thaksin briefly acknowledged it, stating […]

BANGKOK, Dec 27 (TNA) – Thailand’s transport authorities are bracing for a significant surge in travel as the New Year holiday approaches, with airports, train stations, and bus terminals preparing for a large influx of passengers. Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects Suvarnabhumi Airport to handle over 200,000 passengers per day during the festive period. To […]

KRABI, Dec 26 (TNA) – Commemorations were held across Thailand’s Andaman coast on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed thousands of lives in the region. On Phi Phi Island in Krabi province, a ceremony was held at the Sailfish Sculpture Plaza to remember the victims of the […]

NAKHON PATHOM, Dec 26 (TNA) – Police and national park officials on Wednesday raided a trading firm in Nakhon Pathom to investigate whether the company was involved in the smuggling of a baby gorilla from Nigeria to Thailand, which was intercepted at Turkey’s Istanbul airport. Officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant […]