PM backs island's Expo bid
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday decided upon an Andaman agenda that includes supporting Phuket's bid to host an international expo in 2028 with the potential to generate 40 billion baht.

Furnace dust contaminated with hazardous caesium-137 found at a metal foundry in Prachin Buri has been safely contained, with no danger to employees or local residents, the Office of Atoms for Peace says.
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed rumours that he had lobbied for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon to help suspended transport minister Saksayam Chidchob.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday decided upon an Andaman agenda that includes supporting Phuket's bid to host an international expo in 2028 with the potential to generate 40 billion baht.
TasteAtlas, a global food mapping site for local dishes, has unveiled Thailand's phanaeng curry as No 1 on its recently-updated 100 best-rated stews in the world list.
Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a new memoir that he was “possibly dying” from the illness diagnosed a year ago.
BERLIN: A wrenching German adaptation of the classic war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" clinched the Academy Award for best international feature on Sunday with its timely anti-militarist message.
LOS ANGELES: Here are the winners in key categories for the 95th Academy Awards handed out in Hollywood on Sunday night.
IFS, a leading facility solutions provider in Thailand, signed a franchise agreement with Chaktomuk Services, a Cambodian company specialising in pest management. The franchise agreement signing ceremony between IFS and Chaktomuk Services took place on 14 March 2023, at Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dentsu on March 16 announced the creation of a new cluster for Southeast Asia, appointing a team of veteran industry leaders, Sanjay Bhasin, Prakash Kamdar and Bharti Agrawal, to lead the fast-growing market for the network in APAC. The newly formed SEA cluster includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Furnace dust contaminated with hazardous caesium-137 found at a metal foundry in Prachin Buri has been safely contained, with no danger to employees or local residents, the Office of Atoms for Peace says.
Azure Rich Group (ARG), a Thai-Australian international property development group, signed an MOU with Siam Lucky Building System (Siam LBS), a modular construction subsidiary of Siam Steel International PCL in Thailand, for an internationally co-developed state-of-the-art technology in the area of high-speed hybrid construction.
The Pheu Thai Party has recently revised its MP target, aiming to capture 310 House seats in the next polls — an ambitious scale-up from the 250 seats.
PRACHIN BURI: Local authorities closed a steel melting plant in tambon Hat Nang Kaeo of Kabin Buri district on Sunday after they detected radioactive caesium-137 there.
We are delighted to announce our April Camps at Brighton College Bangkok. The Camps are for children between the ages of 4 and 16 years and run for a full week from 3rd - 11th April 2023 (the 6th is a holiday).
The United Thai Nation Party (UTN) plans to announce its prime ministerial candidates this Saturday and has finalised the selection of 400 constituency MP candidates.
Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a new memoir that he was “possibly dying” from the illness diagnosed a year ago.
BERLIN: A wrenching German adaptation of the classic war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" clinched the Academy Award for best international feature on Sunday with its timely anti-militarist message.
LOS ANGELES: Here are the winners in key categories for the 95th Academy Awards handed out in Hollywood on Sunday night.