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Thaksin apologises for Tak Bai incident, shrugs off car bomb blast

  FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was unperturbed by a car bomb explosion within Ban Thon Airport at far-south Narathiwat province this morning (Feb. 23) an hour before he and his team landed there while he later apologised for the Tak Bai incident, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb.

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PM urged to apologise to the public over Tak Bai manslaughter

  PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was today (Oct. 24) urged by Thai Sang Thai Party to apologise to the public over 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter with the statute of limitations expiring tomorrow (Oct. 25), Thai Rath newspaper said. Party leader Sudarat Keyurapan said the stance of those in power over 2004’s manslaughter of 85 protesters

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Business

Apple pulls ad and apologies to Thailand

  TECH GIANT Apple Inc. has pulled a promotional video that was heavily criticised on Thai social media for conveying outdated and unrealistic view of the country and apologised to Thailand, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Aug. 2). The 10-minute clip, which has amassed 5.4 million views since its release on Apple’s YouTube channel on

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Royalists rally at Lazada office over promotional video clip

DESPITE Lazada Thailand Company having publicly apologised over a promotional video clip criticised for referring to the monarchy, royalists showed up at the eCommerce platform’s office on Sukhumvit Road to demand a more serious apology, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 6). This promotional video clip was produced by Mr. Anivat Prathumthin, or Nara Crepe

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