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The South Korean coach who guided Thai taekwondo to world class has received Thai citizenship. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had signed an order giving national citizenship to taekwondo coach Cho…

After news of the undersea oil pipeline leak came to light on Jan 25, the public expected it would be dealt with effectively and cleaned up. The public has reason to be hopeful. The tourism sector in Rayong province, particularly Koh Samui, were affect…

Have you ever imagined how you might die in old age? I remember once telling a close friend that I would use a “sleeping pod” — if euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide were legal. But in Thailand, it is only terminally ill patients who have the ri…

City governor hopeful faces probe House panel inspects Suchatvee’s wealth Suchatvee Suwansawat, a candidate in Bangkok’s gubernatorial race, is now facing a probe by the House committee on corruption and misconduct prevention and suppression over a com…

The prices of pork, chicken and eggs are poised to drop after the end of Chinese New Year festivities, according to the Internal Trade Department. Speaking after an on-site inspection of prices at the World Market at Thawi Watthana on Thursday, Wattana…

Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk on Thursday applied to be a member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) at the Secretariat of the Senate. This comes as Mr Nate, 67, awaits results over a serious disciplinary investigation into h…

BEIJING – A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and Covid will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the “Bird’s Nest” stadium. The distinctive lattice-shaped arena took centre stage at the 2008 Games — seen as C…

KYIV: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine. The diplomatic offensive came as the Unit…

YANQING (CHINA) – Skeleton racer Kim Meylemans said Thursday she was “safe” and back in the Beijing Olympic Village having been released from a Covid isolation facility following a tearful post on Instagram. “It seems like the video and the efforts of …

Push for bubbles amid tourism drive Talks continue after revival of Test & Go The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to continue travel bubble discussions with short-haul destinations following this week’s resumption of the Test & Go scheme. The Tourism…