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Emmanuel Jal, former Sudanese child soldier turned advocate for international peace, will speak at the Rotary World Peace Symposium in May.

The Mekong Riverine Operation Unit of the navy will be beefed up to enable joint patrols with China, Laos and Myanmar against robbers, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, navy chief Surasak Roomruangwong said.

7 to mark the official beginning of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. CG 12 is the 31st iteration of an annual exercise hosted in the Kingdom of Thailand and is designed to advance regional security by exercising a robust multinational force from nations sharing common goals and security commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chuvit Kamolvisit, leader of the Rak Thailand Party, has submitted a request to the National Anti-Corruption Commission seeking an investigation into whether an MP of his own party had abused his political post for self-interest. Mr Chuvit accused Chaiwat Krairiksh, a Rak Thailand list MP, of using his political poskition to divert funds of the ... (more)

MONITORED TUITION: Teachers can charge up to US$20 per hour which is more than what many language schools are paying in Phuket.

Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Science's math lecturer Atichart Kettapun and a team have written and published a cartoon book about Thai history from the perspective of mathematics, to promote students' interest in both history and maths.

The Department of Special Investigation has found more factories producing substandard steel rods in Samut Prakan and seized more than 100 tonnes of their products yesterday.

After at least a month and a half of having no contact with her family, South African drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda has written to her parents from prison in Bangkok, Thailand.

Royal Thai Forces and U.S. Marines with to Marine Wing Support Squadron-172 construct a multipurpose building at the Ban Khunsong School in support of Cobra Gold 2012, Chanta Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tune Hotels, the pioneering value hotel chain under the Tune Group, is marching ahead with the opening of its second property in Thailand this month.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates , and airberlin, Europe's sixth biggest carrier, today announced a significant increase in services between Abu Dhabi and both Germany and Thailand.

A total of 49 districts in seven provinces have been declared drought areas, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Tuesday.

PHUKET: A civil servant in Nakhon Ratchasima is appealing to the public for help in finding his mother, last seen in Phuket in early June last year.

Volunteer Positive, an international service organization comprised of people living with and affected by HIV, has assembled its first group of volunteers.

Businesses are preparing five proposals for a meeting with the government later this month, with the focus on water management, rail development and investment promotion with neighbouring countries.

When migrant workers come here, they usually want to bring back the best thing from Thailand for family and friends at home.

CHON BURI : Police will not press charges against a man who admitted to destroying 1 million baht worth of 1,000-baht notes in a fit of of sibling jealousy.

In light of an estimated 15-per-cent spurt in the film industry this year, Major Cineplex Group and SF are continuing their aggressive cinema-expansion plans to tap potential upcountry after Bangkok likely faces saturation.

On the latest episode of An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List , Karl was sent off to swim with dolphins in Australia , but we know it's never that easy.

Privy Council president General Prem Tinsulanonda will attend a government function this Friday to thank officials and volunteers involved in flood relief efforts, senior government figures said yesterday.