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Prosecutors Indict The Icon Group Executives, Two Celebrities Cleared

20 January 2025 16:31

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BANGKOK, Jan 8 (TNA) – Public prosecutors indicted 16 executives of The Icon Group while clearing an actor and actress of wrongdoing in a high-profile fraud case. The iCON group, a direct sales company faces accusations of operating a pyramid scheme. Sakkasem Nisaiyok, spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), said the Special […]

Thab Lan National Park Tackles Elephant Issues

20 January 2025 16:15

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Jan 8 (TNA) – The head of Thab Lan National Park has expressed concern over a rapidly growing elephant population that is increasingly venturing into nearby agricultural areas, causing significant damage to crops. Drone footage captured at night has revealed massive herds of up to a hundred elephants leaving the park to forage […]

Former Cambodian Opposition MP Shot Dead in Bangkok

20 January 2025 11:12

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BANGKOK, Jan 8 (TNA) – Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for a 41-year-old Thai man suspected of killing Lim Kimya, a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker, in central Bangkok on Tuesday. The warrant names Ekkalak Paenoi as the suspect in the broad daylight shooting of the 74-year-old French-Cambodian citizen near a historic temple in […]

Cheap Power Pledge Faces Skepticism

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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 […]