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Mayor killed by train at railway crossing

SURAT THANI: The mayor of Nasan Municipality was killed when the SUV he was driving was hit by an express train at a railway crossing on Monday night.

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Five arrested for gangland murders

NARATHIWAT: Five men have been arrested over the gangland murder of four men whose bodies were found in Waeng district on Feb 21.

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Wild elephants threaten farms

Phimphitcha Soonjirad, a 40-year-old teacher from Sai Yok Noi Vitthaya School in Mauen in tambon Chorsadao in Kanchanaburi's Mueang district, on Friday night accompanied a group of local villagers on a patrol close to her village located inside Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours around 270 wild elephants. Her team's…

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Politicians step up election campaigns

An anti-government group tried to confront Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his official tour in Ratchaburi on Monday, as pickets against political parties at their campaign trails could be expected to be more common.

Bangkok Post

Free-flowing Salween River needs protection

This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.

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Central upbeat on luxury stores in Europe

Central Group remains confident that its luxury department stores in Europe won't be affected by inflation as they targeted high-end customers, while Centara Hotels & Resorts (CHR) expects its revenue this year to exceed the level recorded in 2019.

Bangkok Post

Goa CM Pramod Sawant directs closure of outdoor music post 10pm

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Bali wants to tighten visa requirements for Russian tourists

JAKARTA: Authorities in Indonesia's popular holiday island of Bali have asked the central immigration agency to cancel a visa-on-arrival policy for Russian and Ukrainian nationals after tourists were found working illegally.

Bangkok Post

Tiger numbers increase in Kanchanaburi

At least six tigers have been found in Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi for the first time in over 30 years.

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Asia-Pacific travellers return in 2023, with different tastes

Travellers are set to come out in fuller force across the Asia-Pacific region this year, though still-high inflation and structural hurdles likely will leave the critical industry still far from pre-Covid levels.

Bangkok Post

The Cuban Collapse – a photo essay

Far from the romanticised notion of Old Havana, this project documents the city’s housing situation as a microcosm of the country’s collapse. Many buildings have collapsed or been declared uninhabitable, forcing people to live in shelters or squat in unsafe conditions while new hotels are built around them

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Uttarakhand: More than 2.50 lakh devotees registered for Chardham Yatra so far

More than 2.50 lakh devotees have registered for Chardham Yatra so far, said Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Fire damages part of Cambodian king's residence near temple

Fire has damaged part of the provincial residence of Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni while he was abroad

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Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

WAWONII, Indonesia: Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia's Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below.

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Tiger numbers increase after bantengs released

Kanchanaburi: At least six tigers have been found in Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi for the first time in over 30 years.

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Cashing in on superstition

In an uncertain world, people become anxious or worried for various reasons, including emerging diseases and epidemics, high living costs, war and job instability.

Bangkok Post

Not on the govt's clock

Today, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit Ratchaburi as part of a series of provincial trips before his four-year term ends on March 23.

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PM Modi inaugurates 118 Km long Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway at a public rally in the Mandya district of Karnataka. read further on Dynamite News:

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Agreement signed to tackle Phuket labour shortage

PHUKET: An agreement has been signed between representatives of the business sector and the Office of Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) for vocational institutes to provide graduates and part-time students to work in tourism and service industries, which are now in need of about 30,000 workers in this southern island resort…

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Bidding open for commercial space at Bang Sue Grand, Red Line stations

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has invited bids for commercial areas covering altogether about 55,000 square metres at Bangkok's Bang Sue Grand Station and stations on the Red Line electric railway system.

The Times of India

Krishna Mukherjee enjoys her mehendi night in a green lehenga; Aly Goni, Jasmin Bhasin, Shireen Mirza add masti to the ceremony

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein fame Krishna Mukherjee is all set to tie the knot on March 13 in Goa with deck officer, Chirag Batliwalla. The wedding festivities kicked-off on Saturday (March 12) with the mehendi ceremony.

Bangkok Post

Fun attire for some, pain for others

Netizens are divided over whether Chinese tourists should wear student uniforms. Some claim foreigners want to wear them like cosplay and they are just tourists trying to enjoy themselves.

The New Daily

Indonesia’s Merapi spews searing gas clouds and lava

Avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava have erupted from Mount Merapi on the densely populated Indonesian island of Java.

The Guardian - AU

The moment I knew: as he towed a stranger out of a rip, my reaction was selfish but primal

Watching her partner perform an act of heroics stirred something in Jenny Valentish she had not felt since childhood: the fear someone she loved might die

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Chardham Yatra preparations start at Kedarnath Dham

The Rudraprayag district administration on Saturday started preparations for the Chardham Yatra which is set to begin on April 22. Read further on Dynamite News:

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