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Cheap Power Pledge Faces Skepticism

04 January 2025 10:57

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BANGKOK, Jan 8 (TNA) – Thailand’s Energy Minister and leader of the United Thai Nation Party has announced a New Year’s gift to citizens – a reduction in electricity rates by 0.03 baht to 4.15 baht per unit for the first billing period of 2025, amid promises to lower overall energy costs. This populist move, […]

Missing Chinese Star Returns Safe

04 January 2025 10:42

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BANGKOK, Jan 7 (TNA) – Chinese actor Wang Xing Xing has been safely returned to Thailand after a mysterious disappearance that led him across the Thai-Myanmar border. The 32-year-old actor, appearing visibly weary and with a shaved head, arrived at Police Aviation Division 3 in Bangkok’s Don Mueang area at 7:00 PM on Tuesday. He […]

PM: Missing Chinese Actor Found

04 January 2025 15:28

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TAK, Jan 7 (TNA) – Missing Chinese actor Xingxing has been found near Thailand’s border town of Mae Sot, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday, ending a multi-agency search that raised concerns about human trafficking and tourism safety. “We have located Xingxing near the Mae Sot border area in Tak province. Region 6 Police […]

Chinese Actor Vanishes at Border

04 January 2025 15:10

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TAK, Jan 7 (TNA) – Chinese actor Wang Xing aka Xingxing vanished near the Thai-Myanmar border after arriving in Thailand for what was claimed to be an entertainment industry casting opportunity, authorities said. Immigration records show he entered Thailand through Suvarnabhumi Airport on January 3. He was last tracked in a grey Toyota Altis passing […]

PM2.5 Warning: Burning Ban Issued

04 January 2025 12:13

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BANGKOK, Jan 7 (TNA) – Thailand’s Pollution Control Department issued a warning for elevated PM2.5 pollution levels during January 7-10, with 15 provinces urged to suspend burning activities as stagnant air conditions trap pollutants. The Department of Pollution Control forecasts worsening air quality in Bangkok and surrounding areas due to cold air masses moving in […]

Thai Woman’s Ashes Returned After Jeju Air Crash

04 January 2025 11:06

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UDON THANI, Jan 7 (TNA) – Yesterday, the ashes of a Thai woman who perished in a Jeju Air plane crash were returned to her grieving father. At Udon Thani International Airport, 77-year-old Boonchai Duangmani, father of Ms. Jonglak who died in the Jeju Air plane crash that skidded off the runway and crashed into […]

Hundreds File Complaints After Being Scammed in Overseas Job Scheme

04 January 2025 16:40

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BANGKOK, Jan 6 (TNA) – Hundreds of victims of an alleged overseas job scam have filed complaints with Thai police, accusing a woman of defrauding them of millions of baht. Around 250 Thai workers presented evidence to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) after being allegedly deceived by a woman identified as Ms. Oi, who claimed […]

Bomb Wounds Seven in Southern Thailand

04 January 2025 17:06

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PATTANI, Jan3 (TNA) – Six police officers and a three-year-old child were injured in a bomb attack at a security checkpoint in Thailand’s restive southern province of Pattani on Friday. The explosion occurred at a checkpoint near Ban Kalapor School in Saiburi district, where officers were conducting routine New Year holiday security checks. All victims […]

Thai PM Declares $400M Assets

04 January 2025 16:41

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BANGKOK, Jan 3 (TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has declared assets worth 13.8 billion baht, including luxury cars and designer handbags and liabilities of 4.4 billion baht, according to a public declaration by the country’s anti-corruption agency released on Friday. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) report showed the 37-year-old premier, who took office […]

Girl Injured by Fireworks on Pattaya Countdown Night

04 January 2025 11:49

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CHONBURI, Jan 3 (TNA) – A seven-year-old girl was injured by fireworks while watching displays on Jomtien Beach in Pattaya during New Year’s Eve celebrations. Pattaya City is now pursuing legal action against those who illegally set off the fireworks. Video footage shows the girl and her family, who traveled from Bangkok for the countdown, […]

Foreigners’ Bangkok BASE Jump Probed

04 January 2025 11:05

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BANGKOK, Jan 3 (TNA) – Thai police are investigating three foreign nationals who were captured on video BASE jumping from a high-rise building in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok. The video, which surfaced on social media on January 1, appeared to show the men parachuting from the building before calmly riding away on motorcycles. Initial […]

Factory Fire in Samut Prakan Causes Estimated 20 Million Baht in Damage

04 January 2025 15:47

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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 […]