One migrant worker dead, 14 injured in Thailand
A traffic accident in Thailand claimed the life of one Cambodian worker.
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Cambodia -Thailand trade fails to reach its $15bln trade target
Trade between the two countries grow by 12 percent in 2019 to $9.4 billion.
Tearful Thai general says ‘don’t blame army’ for soldier’s rampage
Thai army portrays the shooter as a rogue soldier, not a product of the army system.
Poor security worsened massacre toll: Thai PM
Prayut Chan-o-cha orders a review of security measures at the military’s armouries.
Thai mall shooting survivors tracked killer via CCTV
In a fourth-floor toilet of the Terminal 21 mall, shoppers jammed cubicle doors against the entrance to keep out a Thai soldier on a shooting spree, tracing his movements through fragments of CCTV passed on by friends on the outside.
Thai gunman among 30 dead in ‘unprecedented’ mass shooting
A debt dispute is behind the rampage of a Thai soldier who killed at least 29: Prayut.
Thailand reports six new Novel Coronavirus cases
Thailand reported more cases of human-to-human transmission of coronavirus with six people – four Thais and two Chinese tourists – the latest found to be infected, Thai health officials said on Tuesday.
Countries urge Laos to conduct dam impact studies
Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam reiterate concerns over Luang Prabang dam.
Thai police unravel trail of gruesome murders
Thai police have been kept on their toes in the investigation into a wealthy criminal suspect who has been given the alias “Ice Metal Casket”.
Thai opposition submits censure motion
The opposition submitted a censure debate motion on Friday to Parliament president Chuan Leekpai, in which Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five other ministers will be targeted.
Pailin reports return of trafficked teens
18 and 14 years old girls are rescued near the Thai border in Battambang.
Mekong almost dried up in Thai district
The Mekong River has almost dried up in That Phanom district.
Thailand mulls halting VOAs for Chinese from virus-hit areas
The Tourism and Sports Ministry is pondering the cancellation of visas-on-arrival (VOAs) for Chinese travellers from areas most affected by the coronavirus, even as there are concerns the move may affect rocky tourism relations between the two countries in the long run.
Thailand deploys military to help screen for Novel Coronavirus
Thailand has sent military medical personnel to help with the screening of passengers at international airports as another six Chinese nationals entering the country were found to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases detected in the country to 14.
Court questions woman over her alleged abuse
Court questions a woman over a complaint of abuse in Thailand in 2013.
Embassy denies unauthorised fees online rumour
Cambodian embassy in Thailand denies unauthorised fees of dead migrant workers.
The rise of youth power and the future of free trade
More than half of the Southeast Asian population is under the age of 30
Thai PM mulls banning cars whenever air quality is unsafe
The government is considering whether to impose a ban on personal car use in affected areas to cope with high levels of hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles in the air, if levels exceed 100 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), twice the safety level.
Key Muslim insurgent group joins peace talks for Thailand’s restive south
The key rebel group behind a 16-year insurgency in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south has met the kingdom’s head negotiator for the first official meeting in their peace talks.
FFP found not guilty of opposing monarchy
Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that key figures of the opposition Future Forward Party were not guilty of opposing the monarchy.
More smog in Bangkok and elsewhere
Smog levels have worsened in Bangkok with high pollution readings in 34 out of Bangkok’s 50 districts, and the worst in Phra Nakhon, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported Monday morning.
Anti-government fun run draws thousands of defiant Thais
Around 10,000 Thais join a “run against dictatorship”.
All that Jazz: the ex-Buddhist monk meditating his way to golf’s Masters
Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond has something special in his bag as he prepares for the US Masters — the Buddhist meditation techniques learned as a monk that have helped him become the talk of Asian golf.
Government gives green light for anti-Prayut run
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday reaffirmed that a campaign-run calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from office will be allowed to go ahead.
Thai army on alert for violent discontent over role in politics
Thailand’s army has ordered soldiers to stay alert to possible violent incidents as dissatisfaction with its alleged role in politics will likely continue unabated this year.
Mixed year for Thailand in role as Asean chairman
Thailand achieved a great deal during its 2019 chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
Thai cops nab man trafficking Rohingya
A 56-year-old man has been arrested in Ratchaburi’s Muang district for alleged involvement in trafficking more than 200 Rohingya migrants into the country.
Thailand charges two soldiers in killing of Muslim civilians
Thailand charges two soldiers with murder in the shooting of three Muslim men.
Thai govt adding street-food to spice up tourism promotion
The Thai government is moving to spice up the country’s culinary scene next year with a plan to blend world-renowned Thai street food with its tourism promotion policy to attract visitors and boost the economy.
Road to be upgraded with loan from Thailand
Thailand plans to lend Cambodia $39.7 million to build a road linking both countries.
