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Teen boy killed by sugar cane harvester

A 15-year-old boy taking a nap in a Kampaengphet sugar cane field was killed by a giant harvester on Tuesday.

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Thailand’s corruption score slips

Thailand’s score has in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) declined to 34 from 35 the year before, though its global ranking improved one place to 107th, according to Transparency International.

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Russian dies on tourist boat after using slide

A Russian man collapsed and died after using a water slide on a tourist boat in the sea off Pattaya on Tuesday evening.

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University expels two over soup attack

Bangkok University has expelled two students who were seen assaulting a younger student in a video clip that went viral on social media last week.

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PM orders review of 2-5pm alcohol sale ban

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a review of the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages from 2pm to 5pm following calls by business groups to support tourism.

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Bus left hanging on Bangkok road

Emergency responders called to an accident on Monday night were confronted with the unusual sight of a public bus hanging metres above the road, its front end tangled in low hanging cables.

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Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi

A Moscow-bound Boeing 777-300ER Aeroflot Airlines plane with 346 people onboard made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday night following a landing gear problem.

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Alleged Russian hackers arrested in Phuket

Police have arrested four Russians living in Phuket who are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on multiple charges of using ransomware to demand payments totalling US$16 million baht.

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Canadian found dead in car with a farewell letter

A Canadian man was found dead in a parked car at a beach in Phuket on Monday morning, along with a letter outlining his final wishes.

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Bangkok slow to enforce new speed limit

A new speed limit has been in effect in Thailand

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Four Japanese arrested at Myanmar border

Four Japanese nationals have been arrested in Mae Sot district of Tak province after illegally crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border to Myawaddy, police said on Saturday.

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Four Israelis deported after Pai hospital rampage

Tourist police and Immigration Bureau (IB) officers are cracking down on tourism-related offences in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province following the deportation of four Israeli nationals involved in a violent rampage at Pai Hospital.

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Korean teachers caught working illegally

Eight South Korean nationals have been arrested for working as language teachers without permits during raids at two branches of a language school in Bangkok.

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Koh Samui ferry ends ban on electric vehicles

The operator of ferries between mainland Surat Thani and Koh Samui will resume accepting electric vehicles (EVs) starting Tuesday, ending a three-month ban due to safety concerns.

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Jurassic World approved in Bangkok

The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved a project to build Jurassic World, a new Bangkok-based attraction featuring animatronic dinosaurs, to promote tourism.

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Tutoring school owner faces rape charge

The owner of a well-known Pathum Thani tutoring school has been arrested on charges of raping one student and sexually molesting two others.

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Chon Buri police reject Brit’s ‘Thai holiday hell’ tale

Chon Buri Provincial Police have officially refuted British media reports about mistreatment of a tourist by Pattaya police.

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Speaking up for success

A student-led YouTube channel is helping Thailand’s youth improve their English.

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Foreign arrivals to Thailand up 21% so far

Foreign tourist arrivals to Thailand have risen 21% since the start of the year.

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B5m gold robbery in Pathum Thani mall

Police are hunting a robber who stole jewellery worth about 5 million baht from a shopping mall gold shop in Pathum Thani province on Monday.

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Thai women rescued from human-egg farm in Georgia

Three Thai women have been rescued after being lured into a human-egg harvesting scheme operated by Chinese gangsters in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

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Hazardous air pollution in 57 of 77 Thai provinces

Fifty-seven out of 77 provinces in Thailand were blanketed with unsafe levels of ultrafine dust pollution on Monday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).

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Nine injured in Phuket bus plunge

Nine people, including seven foreigners, were injured when a tour bus plunged 20 metres down a hill from a road heading to Phuket

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Bangkok ranked 2nd best city

Bangkok has been ranked second after the South African city of Cape Town in Time Out magazine

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24-hour booze ban for local elections

A 24-hour ban on all alcoholic beverages will be enforced from 6pm on Friday in 76 provinces, including popular tourist destinations like Phuket and Chiang Mai, as Thailand prepares for local elections nationwide.

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