PARTICIPATING in a traditional merit-making ceremony performed for hundreds of years were some villagers in Phang Nga who put out a special boat to sea to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year, Naewna newspaper said last evening (Jan. 1). Presiding over the ceremony at Bang Sak beach, Bang Muang subdistrict, Takua
Month: January 2026
Thai troops urgently placing containers at Sa Kaeo border
THAI soldiers from Burapha Task Force are urgently placing containers at a former Cambodian refugee camp in Ban Nong Chan village, Sa Kaeo province, to reinforce border security and use them as support points for security missions and operations in the area, PPTVHD36 said today (Jan. 1). The goal is to strengthen control and
Read morePeople’s and Pheu Thai teams campaign at same Chiang Mai market on New Year’s Day
HECTIC election campaigning took place at a market in Chiang Mai city with both People’s team led by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the party’s campaign assistant, and Pheu Thai team wooing voters at same place on New Year’s Day (Jan. 1), TV Channel 7 said. Thanathorn visited Uthai market at Ton Pao subdistrict, Sankamphaeng district, to
Read moreSeveral dead as fire ravages bar in Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana: Police
Geneva – A fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, killing and injuring several people, police said early on Thursday (Jan. 1). As revellers rang in the new year, a “fire of undetermined origin” broke out in a bar popular with tourists,
Read moreWorld welcomes 2026 after a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
By Agencies and published by CNA, updated at 8.50 a.m., Jan. 1, 2026 Sydney – New Year’s Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday (Dec. 31), waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest
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