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The Ping River is slightly subsiding, but the situation in Chiang Mai city remains critical as floodwaters have caused damage to economic areas.

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Michelin names its best Thai hotels

In its first hotel list for Thailand, Michelin has awarded eight hotels with its top, three key ranking.

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10,000 baht handout scheme begins

The government on Wednesday launched the first phase of its US$14 billion stimulus handout scheme, which will eventually see an estimated 45 million people receive 10,000 baht each.

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Woman killed by sister’s pit bull terrier

An elderly woman was killed by her sister

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Downtown Chiang Mai flooded as Ping River overflows

The Ping River has overflowed, flooding downtown areas in Chiang Mai late on Tuesday night.

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Hundreds of illegal workers arrested in Ayutthaya

Local officials raided a construction camp in Ayutthaya province on Tuesday morning and arrested 272 illegal workers from Myanmar.

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Woman bitten by snake in cinema seeks more damages

A woman who was bitten by a snake in a movie theatre two months ago has turned down an offer of additional compensation from the cinema operator, which has already paid her hospital costs.

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Flood alert for Chiang Mai

People living along the riverside in Chiang Mai are being strongly advised to move their belongings, including vehicles, to high ground as the Ping River is rising rapidly and expected to flood into the city on Tuesday night.

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Morning rain causes rush-hour traffic jams

Several roads were flooded and morning traffic came to a standstill during rush hours on Tuesday morning as rain blanketed Greater Bangkok.

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Thai casino plan gains momentum

The ruling Pheu Thai Party has defended its casino-entertainment complex project, saying it will legalise the underground activity and allow the government to collect tax revenue from it.

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Landslide stops trains to Chiang Mai

Train services have been halted by a landslide and flooding on the northern line between Lampang and Chiang Mai stations, the State Railway of Thailand said on Monday.

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22-wheel truck smashes into 16 vehicles

A 22-wheeled truck smashed into 16 other vehicles on Bangkok

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Toxic smoke alert from fire in Rayong

People living near Thai Plastic and Chemicals Plc in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong have been advised to stay away from toxic smoke from its plant fire.

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Suspected drunk drivers to take new tests

Thai police may now take urine or blood samples to test the blood alcohol levels of drivers who refuse to blow into breathalyser devices, under a new regulation.

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Two-year-old survives Khon Kaen shooting horror

A jealous man shot his ex-wife, her mother and a teen relative before turning the gun on himself at a house in Khon Kaen on Saturday, leaving his two-year-old daughter alone and in shock.

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New bill plans to keep cannabis legal

Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to health and medical purposes, the latest effort to control recreational smoking after several policy u-turns.

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Storm Soulik to bring heavy rain until Monday

A depression near the upper Vietnamese coast has developed into Tropical Storm Soulik and is expected to cause heavy downpours across Thailand until Monday, according to the Meteorological Department.

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Only ‘poor Thais’ can be street vendors

New City Hall rules say that only “poor Thais” will be allowed to be street vendors in Bangkok and they will be barred from employing migrants.

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More working foreigners arrested on Koh Phangan

Tourist police arrested a Russian man and a Turkish man for working without permits on Koh Phangan on Thursday.

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Singapore drug dealer could face death after deportation

A Singaporean drug smuggler who was arrested this week in Samut Prakan will be deported back to his country, where he is likely to be given the death penalty, officials said on Wednesday.

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Storm to bring heavy rain from Thursday

Heavy rain and high waves are forecast throughout the country from Thursday to Monday, brought by the annual monsoon and a developing tropical storm due to hit Vietnam on Friday.

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Woman rescued from 4-metre python attack

An exhausted woman was freed from the coils of a large snake that had been wrapped around her body for almost two hours, at her house in Samut Prakan on Tuesday night.

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Illegal villas closed on Koh Samui

Authorities have closed 21 villas built illegally on Koh Samui, some of them housing foreign tenants who were ordered to leave.

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Human trafficking suspect arrested after 12 years on the run

Police have arrested a woman on charges of human trafficking in connection with forced labour on fishing boats after she was on the run for more than a decade.

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Worker dies after boss allegedly refused sick leave

A factory employee collapsed at work and later died, the day after her manager allegedly refused to allow her another day

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