By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SUM OF 1.3 BILLION baht in initial budget was today (May 12) approved by the Bhumjaithai-led government for Thailand to buy broadcasting rights for World Cup 2026 football games from North America during a five-and-a-half-weeks period. The Bhumjaithai-led cabinet of ministers has approved the 1.3 billion baht initial government
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Cabinet green light for US to buy house in Chiang Mai
THE cabinet has approved the US government purchasing a landed house in Chiang Mai to serve as the residence for the US Consul-General, reinforcing the over 190-year relationship between the two countries, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 12). Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said this house is located
Read moreKhon Kaen MP gets death threats after probing factory polluting farmland
A KHON KAEN MP who had joined several agencies and community leaders in inspecting a large chemical factory on May 1 after years-long complaints of wastewater being discharged into farmland has filed a police report after receiving death threats, Amarin TV said today (May 12). As the villagers had also filed a complaint with
Read moreSihasak unaware of Cambodia registering scrapped MOU44 under Unclos
FOREIGN Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he had no knowledge of Cambodia having secretly registered Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration under Unclos before Thailand cancelled it, Naewna newspaper said today (May 12). With both Thailand and Cambodia having ratified United
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