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Thai cabinet extends ?5 per litre diesel excise tax cut for two more months

The cabinet decided to extend the 5-baht/litre excise tax cut today (Tuesday), to control the price of diesel fuel until…

Two hundred extra public buses available during this week’s long holiday

The state-run Transport Company has added 200 buses to its fleet, in anticipation of a surge in passenger demand during…

US Secretary of State hails the signing of documents as taking Thai-US ties into the 21st century

The signing in Bangkok today (Sunday) of the Communique on Strategic Alliance and Partnership and the Memorandum of Understanding to…

Tourist drowns, another missing in rough seas off Thailand’s Koh Chang

A Spanish tourist has drowned in the seas off Koh Chang, in the eastern province of Trat, and a French…

Dragnet widens in extortion racket investigation in Nonthaburi

The chief of the special operations unit of the Provincial Administration Department believes more people, in addition to the three…

Sereepisuth alleges vote buying in Lampang’s Constituency 4 by-election

Thai Liberal party leader Sereepisuth Temeeyaves claimed today (Saturday) that he has evidence of vote buying by a candidate in…

Vehicles entering Thailand’s Khao Yai Park subject to emission checks

All vehicles entering Khao Yai National Park, in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, will now be subject to emission…

Two suspected insurgents killed in Thailand’s Yala Province

Two suspected insurgents were shot dead by Thai security forces during clashes this morning (Friday) in Raman district of the…

Ronaldo will not travel with Man Utd for pre-season tour

Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel with Manchester United for their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia after the Portugal striker…

Amid grieving in Asia for Japan’s Shinzo Abe, Chinese nationalists celebrate

The shooting death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe Friday prompted grief across Asia, but mixed reactions on China’s…