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Police Raid Firm Linked to Smuggling of Bangkok-bound Baby Gorilla

21 December 2024 11:26

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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 […]

Thailand to Impose “Salt Tax” on Snacks in 2025

21 December 2024 10:21

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BANGKOK, Dec 25 (TNA) – Thailand plans to introduce a tax on salty snacks in 2025 as part of a broader effort to reduce sodium consumption and improve public health, a senior excise official said. Kulaya Tantitemit, director-general of the Excise Department, told reporters the tax would initially target snack foods, considered non-essential items. The […]

Phang Nga Remembers 20 Years of Tsunami

21 December 2024 09:29

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PHANGNGA, Dec 26 (TNA) – Twenty years after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, survivors in Thailand’s worst-hit Baan Nam Khem village still vividly remember the disaster while expressing confidence in the government’s current warning systems. The tsunami, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the northwest coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on December 26, 2004, […]

Tak Province Inspects Mae Sot Water Supply After Four Cholera Cases Detected

21 December 2024 12:07

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TAK, Dec 25 (TNA) – Following a cholera outbreak in Myanmar along the border with Mae Sot district in Tak province, Thailand, local authorities have confirmed four cases within Mae Sot. Concerns over unsanitary conditions in the Moei River, exacerbated by cross-border waste disposal, prompted inspections of the tap water production supply to reassure residents. […]

Thailand Celebrates Christmas Eve with Elephant Parades

21 December 2024 11:38

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CHONBURI, Dec 25 (TNA) – Thailand embraced the Christmas spirit with festive celebrations across the country, featuring everything from elephant parades dressed as Santa Claus to traditional star processions. Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya hosted a grand Christmas and New Year celebration, decorating the garden with tens of thousands of flowers. The garden also […]

Drunk Driver Kills Police Officer outside School

21 December 2024 15:00

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Dec 24 (TNA) – A drunk driver crashed his Honda CRV into a crowd outside a primary school in northeastern Thailand on Monday afternoon, killing a traffic police officer and injuring nine others, including four students, police said. CCTV footage showed the bronze-silver SUV plowing into people gathered outside Ban Don Kwang School […]

Defence Volunteer Kills 2, Wounds 3 in Restaurant Shooting

21 December 2024 12:40

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SONGKHLA, Dec 24 (TNA) – A defense volunteer shot and killed two people and wounded three others at a restaurant in Thailand’s southern city of Hatyai in Songkhla province Sunday night. The incident occurred when Akkarapon Phamchamnong, 50 opened fire at customers and staff at Paowana rice porridge restaurant around 10 p.m. following a dispute. […]

Thailand Heightens Border Surveillance amid Cholera Concerns

21 December 2024 22:04

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BANGKOK, Dec 23 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered intensified surveillance along the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province to prevent the spread of cholera into Thailand, following the detection of three cases among Myanmar workers in Thailand’s Mae Sot. The move comes after more than 300 Chinese and Myanmar […]

Phu Kradueng Reopens After Elephant Attack

21 December 2024 15:12

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LOEI, Dec 23 (TNA) – Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province welcomed back hundreds of eager hikers today, marking the reopening of the popular mountain trail following a fatal elephant encounter earlier this month. Despite the recent tragedy, approximately 300 tourists arrived at the park’s entrance as early as 7 a.m. to begin their […]

Traditional Snack Finds New Market

21 December 2024 12:24

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KHON KAEN, Dec 23 (TNA) – In the northern province of Khon Kaen, a traditional rice cracker known as “Khao Pong” is keeping ancient culinary traditions alive while adapting to modern markets. The craft of making these distinctive crackers has been practiced in Thailand’s northeastern region since the early Rattanakosin period. Today, 40 households across […]

Wa Army Maintains Positions Despite Thai Withdrawal Request

21 December 2024 16:00

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MAE HONG SON, Dec 20 (TNA) – The United Wa State Army (UWSA), a powerful ethnic armed group in Myanmar, has shown no signs of withdrawing its troops from bases located on disputed border areas along the Thai-Myanmar border, despite recent negotiations with Thai military officials. Approximately 50 UWSA soldiers are stationed at two bases […]

Family Dispute Leads to Deadly Rampage

21 December 2024 10:53

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BUNG KAN, Dec 20 (TNA) – A man in northeastern Thailand fatally shot two people and injured three others before taking his own life on Thursday. The incident occurred at approximately 12:50 p.m. in Ban Phon Kaeo village, Phon Charoen district, Bung Kan province. Police received reports of a man firing a weapon at villagers. […]