Immigration office to reopen at Muang Thong Thani
The Immigration Bureau will open an office at Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province from Monday, to relieve congestion at its government complex office on Chaeng Wattana Road.
‘Slave monkey’ scandal forces rethink of coconut trade
Thailand, the world’s top producer of coconut milk, said it will enable retailers and consumers to trace coconuts back to their source to show whether monkeys have been used for harvesting.
US army delegation arrives, tested for Covid-19
United States army chief-of-staff Gen James McConville arrived on Thursday for a two-day visit, and he and his delegation were tested for coronavirus disease.
More returnees from Mideast infected
Five more returnees infected with the coronavirus, and a warning that with more than 200,000 new cases being detected globally each day, Thailand is not necessarily "safe".
Fire guts Ayutthaya-period teak temple
AYUTTHAYA: Fire gutted a teak pavilion at historical Wat Chang Thong, built in the Ayutthaya period, on Wednesday night. Damage was estimated at 20 million baht.
Myanmar, Chinese illegal migrants arrested
TAK: Officials arrested 12 Myanmar and three Chinese illegal migrants in Phop Phra and Mae Sot districts on Wednesday.
No US base in Thailand: Apirat
Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has denied the US is looking to set up a military base on Thai soil.
Push for total Thai ban on wildlife trade
Thailand could be a global leader in stopping pandemics by further cracking down on and ceasing to be a gateway for the illegal wildlife trade.
Narongpan tipped to be next army chief
Gen Narongpan Jitkaewthae is expected to replace Gen Apirat Kongsompong as army chief during a military reshuffle at the end of September.
Cut it out, schools told
The Education Ministry has instructed schools not to give students "ugly" haircuts as a punishment for turning up with long hair.