Analysis

UN declares 2025 Year of Peace & Trust: Golden opportunity for Asean tourism to take the lead

  THE UN General Assembly has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust (IYPT), and called for a full scale mobilisation of efforts to build sustainable peace, solidarity and harmony via political dialogue, mutual understanding and cooperation amongst nations and peoples. 2025 will mark the 80th anniversary since the end of World

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Local news

Digital wallet campaign to be carried out in third, fourth quarters

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-INITIATED, 10,000-baht digital wallet campaign will be implemented in the third and fourth quarters of this year, confirmed Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat today (Mar. 25). All Thai nationals aged 16 years and over as well as restaurant owners, store owners and vendors may register themselves for access

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No more ‘bananas’ for potential Move Forward defectors: Thammanat

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Secretary-General Thammanat Prompao today (Mar. 25) categorically denied allegations that his coalition party might possibly tempt potential Move Forward defectors with payoff in cash. Thammanat who concurrently performs as agriculture & cooperatives minister told reporters no more “bananas” will be handed out by the Palang Pracharath to any

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Health Local news

Rush to help S.Korean tourist who fainted after diving at Similan islands

  OFFICIALS in southern coastal Phang Nga province rushed to help a South Korean tourist who lost consciousness and stopped breathing  after diving at Similan Islands National Park last night, Amarin TV said this morning (Mar. 25). Phang Nga Port Security Control Centre was alerted at 7 p.m. last night that the South Korean tourist,

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