Life

Indian movie star thrills Thais after quitting Cambodian post

  POPULAR Indian movie star and Buddhism activist Gagan Malik wowed the Thai people by writing “I Love Thailand” on a picture of outgoing Second Army Region Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang at an event in Pattaya soon after stepping down as Cambodia’s Tourism Goodwill Ambassador, Amarin TV said today (Sep. 30). The Indian actor,

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Analysis Real estate

Luxury home market attracting more developers but demand limited

  THAILAND’S luxury home market, with prices ranging from 25 to 100 million baht, is now attracting more mid-sized and new entrants as the mass market is saturated amid declining purchase power but this segment could be more challenging than they had anticipated, PPTVHD 36 quoted an analysis by Kiatnakin Phatra Bank (KKP) as saying

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Local news

Public referendum on new charter, Thai-Khmer MoUs may be held on same day alongside general election

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PUBLIC REFERENDUM, largely anticipated to be held nationwide early next year, may simultaneously involve a couple of significant issues on which the people will decide whether and how a future government may work at the same time when they will pick their representatives in a general election, Deputy Prime

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Local news

Half a tonne of Ice heading for Indonesia seized off Phuket

  THAI Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) officials together with a team of navy officers raided a passenger ship anchored off Phuket’s Ao Chalong pier and seized half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and some Ketamine which were being taken to Indonesia, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 29). ONCB Secretary-General Pol. Gen. Panurat

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Business Local news

PM outlines policies to Parliament amid economic challenges

  By Reuters and published by CNA PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday (Sep. 29) outlined his coalition government’s policy agenda to Parliament, focusing on immediate actions to revive Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. Anutin’s policies include measures to reduce living costs, tackle household debt and stimulate domestic tourism, with Thailand now struggling with United States

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Local news World news

Vietnam evacuates thousands as Typhoon Bualoi approaches while very heavy rain to hit Thailand

  By Thai Newsroom and AP – published by Yahoo!News Hanoi, Vietnam – Vietnam evacuated thousands of people from central and northern provinces today (Sep. 28) as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward the country faster than expected with landfall forecast later in the day. Bualoi had left at least 20 people dead in the central Philippines

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Local news

Former Phuket Airport deputy chief held on graft charges

  A FORMER deputy director of Phuket Airport was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport upon arrival from overseas on charges of corruption in mishandling garden decoration contracts for Thailand’s main airport worth 7.1 million baht, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 26). A National Anti-Corruption Commission and Immigration Bureau 2 team apprehended Mr. Manas (surname withheld),

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Local news

Bhumjaithai to get overwhelming vote over Pheu Thai in Sisaket by-election

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BY-ELECTION FOR MP of a northeastern constituency scheduled for the upcoming Sunday (Sep.28) will likely see a piece of cake for one contestant and a rotten tomato for another as far as tensions over Thai-Cambodian border conflict are concerned. In Constituency 5 covering Khun Harn and Pusing districts of

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Around Town

Luxury lighting shop Bangkok: Euro Creations showroom

  Browse a Bangkok lighting shop featuring designer luxury By Anucha Kasun WHEN transforming a space with exceptional illumination, discerning homeowners and designers in Thailand turn to Euro Creations, a premier lighting shop in Bangkok that features luxury lighting solutions. This expansive showroom showcases an impressive collection of world-renowned lighting brands that elevate any interior

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